[Amended 11-13-1985 by Ord. No. 46-1985; 7-9-1986 by Ord. No. 28-1986; 10-12-1988 by Ord. No. 37-1988; 4-27-1994 by Ord. No. 12-1994; 12-27-2000 by Ord. No. 54-2000]
As used in this article the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AUTOCABS
A limousine.
LIMOUSINE
Includes any automobile or motor car used in the business of carrying passengers for hire to provide prearranged passenger transportation at a premium fare on a dedicated, nonscheduled, charter basis that is not conducted on a regular route and with a seating capacity in no event of more than 14 passengers, not including the driver, provided that such a vehicle shall not have a seating capacity in excess of four passengers, not including the driver, beyond the maximum passenger seating capacity of the vehicle, not including the driver, at the time of manufacture. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to include taxicab, hotel buses or buses regulated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
[Added 12-27-2000 by Ord. No. 54-2000]
LIMOUSINE SERVICE
Includes the business of carrying passengers for hire by limousine.
PERSON
Includes any individual, copartnership, association, corporation or joint-stock company, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever.
STREET
Includes any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway, boulevard or other public place.
There are hereby established two classes of limousine licenses, to be known as "limousine owner's license" and "limousine driver's license."
A. 
Limousine owner's license. A limousine owner's license shall entitle the limousine therein described to be operated anywhere within this Township by a driver duly licensed hereunder, until such license either expires or is surrendered, suspended or revoked, and shall not be transferable. There shall be no limit to the number of limousine owner's licenses issued.
B. 
Limousine driver's license. A limousine driver's license shall entitle the person named therein to operate within this Township any limousine duly licensed hereunder, until the license either expires or is surrendered, suspended or revoked, and shall not be transferable. There shall be no limit to the number of limousine driver's licenses issued.
No person shall hire out, keep or use for hire or pay, or to be kept or used for hire or pay, any limousine within the Township without first having obtained an owner's license for that purpose, as provided by this chapter.
A. 
Applications for licenses shall be filed with the Licensing Officer, who shall, in the case of a limousine owner or limousine driver's license, initiate the investigation as specified in Chapter 142, Licensing, § 142-3.
B. 
Each application for an limousine driver's license shall, in addition to the requirements of any law of the state, establish, to the satisfaction of the Licensing Officer, that such applicant:
(1) 
Is currently licensed by the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles and maintains a valid license by the standards set forth:
(a) 
The latest offense was of such a nature that it revealed an unreasonable disregard by the licensee for the safety and welfare of himself or others.
(b) 
The number and seriousness of the offenses contained in the prior driving record of the licensee reveal a pattern or patterns of unreasonable disregard by the licensee for the safety and welfare of himself or others.
(c) 
The nature and extent of the driving record of the licensee establish a substantial risk that licensee will commit another offense.
(2) 
Is at least 18 years of age.
(3) 
Is a legal resident of the United States.
(4) 
Submits a certificate from a licensed physician of the State of New Jersey, at the applicant's expense, certifying that the applicant has been examined within the preceding 30 days and that such applicant has no infirmity of body or mind, or visual impairment or deficiency, which might render the applicant unfit for the safe operation of a limousine.
(5) 
Submits to a traffic violations check for the preceding five years to be conducted by the Township and that he or she has sufficient knowledge of the Township's traffic regulations.
(6) 
Submits two recent photographs, being not less than 1 1/4 inches in height by one inch in length, of the applicant, with the application.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(7), regarding a working knowledge of the English language, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-27-2000 by Ord. No. 54-2000.
A. 
No license required by § 203-12 shall be issued or renewed unless the limousine sought to be licensed has been thoroughly and carefully inspected by the Police Department and a certificate issued that the same is found to be in a safe, comfortable condition for the transportation of passengers, of good appearance and well painted.
B. 
The provisions of § 203-2E regarding the powers of Township Committee are herewith incorporated and applicable to limousine licensure.
The owner of the limousine shall execute and deliver to the Division of Motor Vehicles, concurrently with the filing of a certificate of insurance pursuant to § 203-12A(1) a power of attorney, wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy filed.
A. 
Insurance requirements.
(1) 
No limousine shall be operated wholly or partly along any street in this Township until the owner of the limousine shall have filed with the Licensing Officer, if the owner has his/her principal place of business within this Township, a certificate of insurance, by a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this state, in the sum of $1.5 million against loss by reason of the liability imposed by law upon every limousine for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by a person as a result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the limousine upon any public street.
(2) 
If the owner has his or her principal place of business in another municipality, then a copy of the certificate of insurance filed with such municipality shall be filed with the Licensing Officer.
(3) 
The operation shall be permitted only so long as the insurance policy remains in full force and effect as to the full and collectible amount of $1.5 million. A limousine owner, or anyone on its behalf, shall not undertake to cancel or have canceled any such policy without first giving the Licensing Officer 10 days' notice of the intention to do so. No such policy shall be filed by the Licensing Officer unless such policy shall contain a provision to the effect that the Licensing Officer shall be afforded at least 10 days' notice of the intention of the insurance company which issued such policy to cancel same.
(4) 
The insurance policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance and use of such limousine upon any public street or any fault in respect thereto and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid.
(5) 
Child restraint seats are required for the operation of a limousine pursuant to § 203-5G.
B. 
Issuance of certificate for operation.
(1) 
The Licensing Officer, upon the filing of the required application, certificate of insurance and power of attorney, shall issue a certificate, in duplicate, showing that the owner of the limousine service has complied with the terms and provisions of this chapter.
(2) 
The certificate shall state the name of the insurance company, the number and date of expiration of the policy and a description and the registration number of each limousine service insured thereunder. The duplicate certificate shall be filed with the Division of Motor Vehicles before any such vehicle is registered as a limousine service.
(3) 
A limousine shall not be operated by anyone for service within the Township unless the driver thereof has been issued a valid limousine driver's license.
C. 
Inspection of license and operations.
(1) 
The original license shall be retained within the limousine and shall be available for inspection by any police officer of the state.
(2) 
No limousine shall be licensed and operated without the equipment specified in N.J.S.A. 48:16-22.1.