[Amended 5-11-2015 by Ord. No. O-7-15]
A.
A taxicab driver shall have a good driving record.
B.
Every taxicab operating within the City under this chapter shall
be periodically inspected by the Police Department at such intervals
as shall be determined by the Police Chief to ensure continued safe,
clean and lawful operating conditions.
C.
No driver of a taxicab within the City shall drink any intoxicating
beverages, ingest any medicines or drugs likely to affect his ability
to drive, use any profane or indecent language, shout or call to any
prospective passengers or disturb the peace in any way while on duty.
D.
A taxicab driver will report any motor vehicle accident, any motor
vehicle summons, any motor vehicle driver's license suspension and
any arrest to the Police Chief or his designee within 48 hours of
any violation, whether said violation occurred while on duty as a
taxi driver or while off duty.
E.
Any controlled substance or narcotic prescribed by a doctor shall
be reported to the Police Chief or his designee prior to the start
of a taxicab driver's next shift.
F.
All drivers of taxicabs within the City shall accept as passengers
any persons who seek to so use the taxicab, provided that such person
is not intoxicated and conducts himself in an orderly manner. No person
shall be admitted to a taxicab occupied by a passenger without the
consent of the passenger. The driver shall take his passenger to his
destination by the most direct available route from the place where
the passenger enters the taxicab.
G.
Every taxicab driver operating a taxicab within the City shall display
his taxicab driver permit in such a manner as to be in view by all
passengers.
H.
A taxicab driver shall thoroughly search the interior of the vehicle
immediately after the termination of each trip and note if the passenger
has left any article therein. Any property found shall be taken to
Rahway police headquarters and turned in to the officer in charge
within 24 hours.
I.
A taxicab driver entering a taxi stand shall do so by taking his
position at the rear of any taxis already on the stand.
J.
A taxicab driver shall not solicit patronage from restaurants, nightclubs,
cabarets, dance halls, hotels, or like places, nor solicit for any
place maintained in violation of the law.
