All persons owning, operating or controlling
any taxicab shall charge the following rates to be determined by the
taximeter:
A. For not more than three passengers, $6 for the first
1.5 miles or fraction thereof; $0.35 for each additional 1/8 of a
mile or fraction thereof; and, in addition,
[Amended 1-24-2014 by Ord. No. 14-003]
B. For each passenger exceeding three, $0.50 per trip
per passenger, not including children under 14 years of age; and,
in addition,
C. For each three minutes of waiting time or fraction
thereof, $0.60. "Waiting time," as used herein, shall include the
time when the taxi is not in motion, beginning with the arrival at
the place to which it has been called or the time consumed while standing
at the direction of the passenger, but no charge shall be made for
time lost for inefficiency of the cab or its driver or time consumed
by a premature response to a call.
D. For senior citizens 62 years of age or over and qualified
handicapped persons, upon presentation of a prepurchased discount
coupon, a flat rate fare of not more than $5 to any point within the
City limits. Not more than three senior citizens 62 years of age or
over or three qualified handicapped persons or any combination thereof
not to exceed three persons may utilize the discount fare provided
in this section on any single trip. For each additional senior citizen
passenger or qualified handicapped passenger exceeding three, the
fare shall be $0.50. Any trip paid for by the use of a senior citizen/handicapped
person discount coupon shall be from the point of pickup to the point
of destination without any additional stops for pickups or discharges
en route. Additional pickups or discharges during any such trip shall
require the presentation of an additional senior citizen/handicapped
person discount coupon, together with the payment of an additional
flat fare of $5. Discount coupons may be purchased at the Licensing
Division, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. The persons owning, operating or controlling taxicabs can
cash in said coupons during the same hours set forth above, receiving
$4.90 per coupon; $0.10 will be retained by the City for costs of
printing coupons and administering the sale and reimbursement as provided
in this section. Coupons will be sold in books of five tickets.
[Amended 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-016; 5-11-1999 by Ord. No.
99-026; 1-24-2014 by Ord. No. 14-003]
E. A qualified handicapped person under this article
shall include, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-204, any person who
has lost the use of one or more limbs as a consequence of paralysis,
amputation or other permanent disability or who is permanently disabled
as to be unable to ambulate without the aid of an assisting device
or whose mobility is otherwise limited as certified by a physician
with a plenary license to practice medicine and surgery or a podiatrist
licensed to practice in this state or a bordering state or a physician
stationed at a military or naval installation located in this state
who is licensed to practice in any state.
[Added 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-016]
No person shall charge or attempt to charge
any passenger or potential passenger a fare at a rate in excess of
the rate permitted for said vehicle in this Part 1.
[Amended 1-24-2014 by Ord. No. 14-003]
When a fare dispute arises, the passenger shall
pay the disputed fare and the driver shall issue the passenger a receipt.
The passenger may then file a written complaint with the Taxicab Division
on forms provided by the Taxicab Division. A hearing shall then be
scheduled before the Police Director or his or her designee within
30 days from the date in which the complaint was filed.
If demanded by a passenger, the taxi driver
shall deliver to the person paying for the hiring of the cab, at the
time of payment, a legible receipt containing:
A. The name of the taxi company.
C. The driver's taxi license number.
E. The additional services provided and amount paid for
them.
F. The date of service and, if different, the date of
payment.