No person shall drive a taxicab for hire upon
the streets of the Borough unless such person shall have first obtained
and shall have then in force a driver's license issued by the State
of New Jersey, Division of Motor Vehicles, and a taxi driver's license
issued by the Borough pursuant to the provisions of this article.
[Amended 11-14-1971 by Ord. No.
685]
No taxi driver's license shall be granted to
any person unless such person is at least 19 years of age and until
such person shall have filed an application, in writing, addressed
to the Borough Clerk, setting forth his full name, his place of residence,
his age and certification as to his good moral character and ability,
signed by at least two citizens of New Jersey, together with certificate
issued by the Chief of Police of the Borough of Paramus, certifying
that he has been photographed and fingerprinted, and that the same
are on file in the Paramus Police Headquarters, together with such
other facts as the Mayor and Council may require; and provided further
that there shall have been paid to the Borough Clerk for the use of
the Borough the license fee herein provided for.
[Amended 6-23-1981 by Ord. No. 81-14; 10-25-1983 by Ord. No. 83-27]
A. No taxicab driver's license shall be issued to any
person until he has filed a written application with the Borough Clerk,
on forms provided by the Borough, and containing the following information:
(1) The full name and address of the applicant.
(3) The length of time he has resided in the county, and
places of residence in the county for the three years last past.
(4) Whether his state driver's license issued by the Division
of Motor Vehicles has ever been revoked or suspended, and for what
reason.
(5) Such other facts as the Mayor and Council may require.
B. The application shall be accompanied by the annual
license fee, hereby fixed in the sum of $15, plus any fee required
by the New Jersey State Police and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The application shall have attached to it a certificate as to the
good moral character and ability of the applicant, signed by at least
two citizens of Bergen County, New Jersey, and a physician's certificate
certifying that the applicant has been examined within the preceding
30 days and that he has no infirmity of body or mind which might render
him unfit for the safe operation of a taxicab.
[Amended 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-23]
Upon the filing of the application, the Borough
Clerk shall refer the same to the Chief of Police for his investigation
and recommendation and shall direct the applicant to the Police Department
to be photographed and fingerprinted. The Police Department shall
return to the Borough Clerk two of said photographs, one of which
shall be attached to the license when issued in such manner that it
cannot be removed and another photograph substituted without detection.
The other photograph shall be filed with the application in the office
of the Borough Clerk, and the remaining photographs, together with
the fingerprints of the applicant, shall remain on file in police
headquarters.
[Amended 11-4-1971 by Ord. No. 685]
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Paramus
shall recommend to the Mayor and Council his approval or disapproval
of the application for license herein provided for but in no case
shall he recommend an approval unless it shall appear to be to the
best interests of the Borough that such license should be granted.
The Chief of Police may, in his discretion, issue a temporary taxi
driver's license, to be effective immediately, subject to completion
of all requirements herein specified within 30 days of issuance thereof.
In the event that the Mayor and Council shall
determine that the license should not be granted, notice of such rejection
shall be promptly given to the applicant.