[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Monroe 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. O:06-2011.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 254, Taxicabs, adopted 12-13-1967
by Ord. No. O-8-67 as Ch. 76 of the 1967 Code, as amended, was repealed
8-24-1999 by Ord. No. O-20-99.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a taxicab in
the Township of Monroe without first securing an owner's taxicab
license. An owner's taxicab license shall permit the owner to
drive and operate his taxicab or taxicabs on the streets of the Township
of Monroe. Applicants shall maintain an office in the Township of
Monroe. Said office shall be established in accordance with all other
applicable zoning ordinances. Applicants must submit a New Jersey
business registration certificate (BRC) and be officially authorized
to do business in the State of New Jersey. If a corporation, such
corporation must be organized and existing under the laws of the State
of New Jersey. A driver other than the taxicab owner shall secure
a taxicab driver's license.
Application for both types of licenses shall be in writing and
delivered to the Municipal Clerk, who shall submit such application
to the Council of the Township of Monroe at the next succeeding Council
Meeting for action. Applications may be granted or refused by vote
of the Council at such meeting. Upon approval, the Municipal Clerk
will issue the license.
[Amended 12-13-2011 by Ord. No. O:26-2011]
Every applicant for a taxicab owner's license or taxicab driver's
license shall provide the Municipal Clerk with an original New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission driver's license or a valid driver's license
from another state and must be 21 years of age. The applicant shall
provide a current certified driver's abstract from the licensing jurisdiction
and shall provide a background check and certified criminal history
from the State of New Jersey and/or his or her state of residency.
Taxi driver's license bearing the inscription "The Township of Monroe
Driver's License" shall, at all times, be displayed in the taxicab.
No owner's license shall be issued until the applicant
has submitted a policy of insurance and power of attorney as provided
for in N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 to 48:16-22, inclusive.
A.
Insurance amount herein required for taxicabs shall be not less than:
(1)
For personal injury to one person resulting from one accident: $100,000.
(2)
For personal injury to two or more persons resulting from the same
accident: $300,000.
(3)
Damages to property of any one person resulting from one accident:
$50,000.
(4)
Damages to property of all persons in any one accident: $50,000.
B.
Insurance coverage must remain in effect during the licensing period.
The Council of the Township of Monroe may revoke a taxicab license
if insurance coverage is terminated. It is incumbent upon the applicant
to keep insurance coverage paid up-to-date.
The annual fees for the licenses herein required shall be set
forth as follows:
All taxicabs must predominantly display in the interior within
full view and access of any passengers and on the exterior of the
vehicle a complete list of fares, charges or tariff rates to be charged
to any passengers being transported, and no other fares, charges or
tariff rates will be utilized. A schedule of said fares, rates and
tariffs shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk. No rate change shall
take effect unless and until same shall be filed with the Municipal
Clerk at least 10 days prior to the proposed effective date of change.
A.
No taxicab
license shall be issued until the said taxicab has been thoroughly
inspected by a New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicle inspection facility
and found to be in a safe condition for the transportation of passengers.
Inspection documentation must be submitted to the Municipal Clerk
at time of application.
B.
Each taxicab
shall be equipped with a child restraint seat as required under Title
39 of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Code.
[Added 12-13-2011 by Ord. No. O:26-2011]
[Amended 12-13-2011 by Ord. No. O:26-2011]
All licenses shall expire on January 31 of each year. Renewal
applications must be submitted to the Municipal Clerk by December
15 of each year. The number of licenses issued shall be based upon
one taxicab license per 2,000 residents, not to exceed 15 licenses.
Licenses may be revoked or suspended at any time after notice
and a hearing for any violation of this chapter or upon conviction
of two violations of the New Jersey State Motor Vehicle statutes.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall have his or her license revoked and, upon conviction,
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500. The continuation
of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate
offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation
of the violation may be subject to the fine provided above for each
separate offense.
[Added 12-13-2011 by Ord. No. O:26-2011]
The Director of Public Safety and/or his/her designee shall
be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.
