Town of North Hempstead, NY Article VI Reciprocity

§ 52-26 Reciprocity with other municipalities.

A. Issuance of license; Town taxi transportation services.

[Amended 11-18-2008 by L.L. No. 14-2008; 2-24-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015]

(1) The Town Clerk may issue a driver's or owner's license without the application required under this chapter to any person who shall submit a certified copy of a license issued by any other municipality within the Town of North Hempstead whose licensing requirements are substantially the equivalent of those established by this chapter and § 498 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, if such municipality extends similar reciprocity to licensees of the Town of North Hempstead. In such a case, the terminal required by § 52-17 may be located in such municipality.

(2) Notwithstanding § 52-26(A)(1) above, the Town Clerk may issue a driver's or owner's license without the application required under this chapter to any person who shall submit a certified copy of a license issued by any other municipality within the Town of North Hempstead, without regard to the licensing requirements of this chapter or § 498 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and without regard to whether such municipality extends similar reciprocity to licensees of the Town of North Hempstead, provided that the Town Clerk may only issue the license if the license is required by the licensee to perform Town taxi transportation services and provided further that the license shall be issued for the sole purpose of providing Town taxi transportation services and for no other purpose. Such license shall only be granted by the Town Clerk for the term that Town taxi transportation services will be provided by the licensee. Any application for a license pursuant to this subsection shall be accompanied by a statement by the Town Department of Services for the Aging or the Town Department of Community Services that the license is required for the licensee to perform Town taxi transportation services and shall also state the term during which the Town taxi transportation services will be provided. For purposes of this subsection, the term "Town taxi transportation services" shall mean taxi transportation services pursuant to an agreement with the Town of North Hempstead that requires that the contractor comply with certain drug and alcohol testing requirements as if the agreement were funded by grants by the State of New York and/or the United States Department of Transportation.

[Amended 11-17-2015 by L.L. No. 16-2015; 12-13-2016 by L.L. No. 11-2016]

B. Whenever another licensing municipality shall require operators licensed under this chapter to obtain an additional license for prearranged pickups within its borders, any operator licensed by such municipality who makes any prearranged pickups within the borders of the Town of North Hempstead shall be required to obtain a prearranged trip license.

[Added 2-11-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]

(1) The conditions of a prearranged trip license shall include:

(a) Possession of a valid for-hire operating license issued under conditions substantially the equivalent of those required for a for-hire operating license issued under this chapter.

(b) Possession of a valid operator's license.

(c) Possession of a valid vehicle registration.

(d) Maintenance of a record of each transport authorized by such license, said record to include:

[1] The passenger's name.

[2] The time of scheduled pickup of the passenger.

[3] The location of scheduled pickup of the passenger.

[4] The final destination of passenger.

[5] The time elapsed during the completion of the transport.

(e) No solicitation of business, no operation of a place of business and no operation of a telephone number within the borders of the Town of North Hempstead.

(2) If, in the opinion of the Town Clerk, the license possessed by an applicant shall not have been issued under conditions substantially the equivalent of those required under this chapter, the applicant shall be required to meet any and all additional conditions which will bring the applicant into compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(3) A prearranged trip license shall require renewal on an annual basis.