No autocab or rented motor vehicle shall operate
along any street in the City without first obtaining a valid City
of Paterson registration for said vehicle, except where said vehicle
is operated within the City merely to discharge a passenger(s) and
said motor vehicle already has a valid license from another municipality,
then rather than a City of Paterson registration, consent of this
City is required before said vehicle may operate here. Such consent
is deemed given where the following two criteria have been met:
A. Said vehicle is in compliance with State of New Jersey
minimum insurance requirements.
B. A certificate of compliance listing the name of the
insurance company, the policy number, the date of expiration and a
description of the vehicle in question is posted in a conspicuous
place within the autocab or rented motor vehicle.
C. Any violation of TCOP §
449-59 shall be reported to the office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
[Added 3-10-2009 by Ord. No. 09-007]
D. Any violation of TCOP §
449-59 shall be reported to the violator’s insurance company, if applicable.
[Added 3-10-2009 by Ord. No. 09-007]
[Amended 1-24-1995 by Ord. No. 95-003]
A. No vehicle shall be placed in service as an autocab
for the first time by the owner where it has already reached the age
of 72 months.
B. When a vehicle reaches the age of 72 months old, it
shall be removed from service as an autocab, except those vehicles
which have already reached the age of 72 months on the effective date
of this Part 2.
C. Within five years from the effective date of this
Part 2, all owners and autocab companies with autocabs which had already
reached the age of 72 months on the effective date of this Part 2
shall have at least 50% of their vehicles below 72 months old.
D. Within seven years from the effective date of this
Part 2, all owners and companies with autocabs which had already reached
the age of 72 months on the effective date of this Part 2 shall have
100% of their vehicles below seven years of age.
A registration issued under this Part 2 shall
be for a period commencing on April 1 of the year of issuance and
ending on March 31 of the following year, unless sooner suspended
or revoked.
When an autocab driver changes residences, he
or she must notify the Taxicab Division of his or her new address,
in writing on forms provided by the Taxicab Division, within three
days after such change.
The registering of an autocab or rented motor
vehicle shall be evidenced by the issuance of a registration card
signed by Director of the Taxicab Division.