A.
A driver
shall be clean and neat in dress and person.
B.
A driver shall not smoke while carrying a passenger if the passenger
so requests.
C.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab while his or her driving ability
is impaired by either alcohol or drugs.
D.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab for more than 12 hours in any
continuous twenty-four-hour period.
E.
A driver shall, at all times, cooperate with all law enforcement
officers, including but not limited to giving, upon request, his or
her name and taxicab driver's license number and exhibiting his
or her rate card, trip record and other documents required to be in
his or her possession.
F.
A driver shall operate his or her taxicab at all times in full compliance
with all New Jersey State and Toms River Township traffic laws, rules
and regulations.
G.
A radio shall be turned on or off at the request of a passenger.
Program selection shall be the passenger's privilege. Whether
or not a taxicab is hired, a radio shall be played at normal volume
only, and all noise ordinances shall be complied with.
H.
An air-conditioning device in a taxicab shall be turned on or off
at the request of a passenger.
I.
A driver shall not, in the course of operating a taxicab, commit
or attempt to commit, alone or in concert with another, any act of
fraud, misrepresentation or larceny or perform any willful act of
omission or commission which is against the best interests of the
public, even though not specifically mentioned in these rules.
J.
A driver shall not apply for or accept more than one taxicab driver's
license or license number.
K.
A driver shall not permit any other person to use the driver's
taxicab driver's license while operating any taxicab.
L.
A driver at no time shall permit the taxicab to be operated for hire
by another person who is not currently licensed by the Township as
a taxicab driver.
M.
During the work shift period, a driver shall not allow any person
to operate the taxicab or occupy the driver's seat, except in
the event of an emergency.
N.
A driver shall not use or permit any other person to use his or her
taxicab for any unlawful purpose.
O.
A driver shall not conceal any evidence of crime nor voluntarily
aid violators to escape arrest.
P.
A driver shall report immediately to the police any attempt to use
his or her taxicab to commit a crime or escape from the scene of a
crime.
Q.
A driver shall remove all currency or other valuables from the taxicab's
interior prior to its examination by any authorized personnel of the
Township of Toms River.
R.
A driver shall not use a taxicab to participate in any procession
or parade, other than a funeral procession.
S.
A driver shall immediately notify the Township of his or her conviction
of a crime or violation. Such notification shall be in writing and
must be accompanied by a certified copy of the certificate of disposition
issued by the clerk of the court.
T.
A driver convicted of a felony or indictable matter shall immediately
surrender his or her taxicab driver's license to the Township
Clerk. Upon surrender of the license, the Township Council shall determine
whether or not the taxicab driver's license shall be revoked
because of such conviction.
A.
A driver shall not permit more passengers to ride in any taxicab above the seating capacity of said taxicab. In addition, all seats shall be equipped with adequate seat belt restraint. All children must be seated in a separate designated seat with appropriate restraints in accordance with § 457-40 of this chapter and not in the lap of another passenger.[1]
B.
A handicapped passenger or prospective passenger, unable to enter
or ride in the rear passenger part of the taxicab must be permitted,
if it is possible, to occupy the front seat alongside the driver.
If a passenger's luggage occupies the rear passenger part of
the taxicab, a passenger, if it is necessary and possible, must be
permitted to occupy the front seat alongside the driver.
C.
A driver shall be courteous to passengers and shall comply with all
the reasonable requests of a passenger, including but not limited
to giving, upon request, his or her name, his or her taxicab driver's
license number and the taxicab number.
D.
A driver shall not threaten, harass or abuse any passenger or any
governmental representative, public servant or other person in the
course of operating his or her taxicab.
E.
A driver shall solicit a prospective passenger only from the driver's
seat and only with the words "taxi" or "cab" or "taxicab."
F.
A driver may not use another person to solicit a prospective passenger,
nor suggest to a passenger that an additional person be accepted as
a passenger.
G.
A driver shall not pick up additional passengers, except if the passenger
who hired the taxicab requests that the driver do so.
H.
A driver may not, in omnibus fashion, pick up passengers at one or
more locations.
I.
A driver shall not seek to ascertain the destination of a prospective
passenger before such prospective passenger is seated in the taxicab.
A driver shall not refuse, by words, gestures or any other means,
without justifiable grounds, to take any passenger or prospective
passenger to any destination within the Township; this includes a
person who is handicapped and any guide dog accompanying such person.
J.
Justifiable grounds for the conduct otherwise prohibited by Subsection I shall be the following:
(1)
Another passenger is already seated in the taxicab.
(2)
A hail from another prospective passenger has already been acknowledged
by the driver and that other prospective passenger is being picked
up or is about to be picked up.
(3)
A radio dispatched call has been accepted by the driver and he or
she has displayed or illuminated the "On Radio Call" sign and has
made the appropriate entry of the trip record.
(4)
The passenger or prospective passenger is carrying or is in possession
of any article, package, case or container which the driver may reasonably
believe will cause damage to the interior of the taxicab, impair its
efficient operation or cause it to become stained or foul smelling.
(5)
The driver is ending his or her work shift and has already illuminated
the "Off Duty" sign, locked both rear doors, and has indicated on
the trip record that he or she is off duty and proceeding to his or
her garage or home.
(6)
It is necessary to take the taxicab out of service for one of the
reasons given within, and the driver has already illuminated the "Off
Duty" sign, made the appropriate trip record entry and locked both
rear doors.
(7)
The passenger or prospective passenger is escorting or accompanied
by an animal which is not properly or adequately secured in a kennel
case or other suitable container. This provision shall not apply to
a Seeing Eye dog or a guide dog for the hard of hearing.
(8)
The passenger or prospective passenger is disorderly.
[Amended 4-27-2010 by Ord. No. 4253-10]
K.
A driver shall not induce the hire of his or her taxicab by giving
misleading information, including but not limited to the times of
arrival and departure of transportation facilities, the location of
a building or place or the distance between two points.
L.
A driver shall not refuse to transport a passenger's luggage,
wheelchairs, crutches, guide dog or other property. Upon request of
a passenger, the driver shall load or unload such luggage in or from
the taxicab's interior or truck compartment and shall secure
such compartment.
M.
A driver shall not transport for hire any property, except blood
or vital human organs, unless such property is in the possession of
a passenger.
N.
A driver shall not sell, advertise or recommend any service or merchandise
to any passenger without prior written Township approval.
O.
A driver shall comply with any request of a passenger during the
trip to change his or her destination or terminate the trip, unless
it is impossible or unsafe for the driver to comply with such request.
P.
A driver shall take a passenger to his or her destination by the
shortest reasonable route, unless the passenger requests a different
route, and the driver shall comply with all reasonable and lawful
routing requests of the passenger.
Q.
A driver shall not collect or attempt to collect separate fares from
individual passengers who have shared a taxicab for part or all of
a trip, unless such fares are specifically authorized as part of a
group riding program established by the Township.
R.
A driver shall be required to accept United States currency.
S.
A driver shall give the correct change to a passenger who has paid
the fare.
T.
A driver shall give a passenger a receipt for payment of the fare
when requested to do so by the passenger. Such a receipt shall state
the date, time, cab number, fare paid, extras and the Township Clerk's
office telephone number.
U.
A driver must always be capable of making change for a ten-dollar
bill.
V.
A driver shall not ask a passenger for a tip nor indicate that a
tip is expected or required.
W.
A driver shall inspect the interior of the taxicab immediately after
termination of each trip. Any property found shall be taken without
delay to the Toms River Township Police Department. A driver shall
promptly inform the Township Clerk of the details regarding the found
property.
A.
A driver shall answer and comply as directed with all questions,
communications, directives and summonses from the Township and its
representatives. A driver shall produce his or her taxicab driver's
license and driver's license, trip records or other documents
whenever the Township requires him or her to do so.
B.
A driver shall not knowingly operate a vehicle for hire unless such
vehicle is properly licensed by the Township of Toms River.
C.
A driver shall comply with all restrictions endorsed by the Township
upon his or her taxicab driver's license.
D.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab in the Township of Toms River
while his or her taxicab driver's license is revoked, suspended
or expired.
E.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab without a valid New Jersey State
license or a valid license of similar class of the state of which
he or she is a resident. The taxicab driver's license shall be
and remain suspended until a valid license is produced.
F.
A driver shall immediately surrender his or her taxicab driver's
license to the Township upon the suspension or revocation of his or
her driver's license.
G.
A driver shall carry a valid driver's license on his or her
person while on duty and operating the taxicab.
H.
A driver shall safeguard his or her taxicab driver's license
at all times and shall, within 72 hours, exclusive of weekends and
holidays, notify the Township in writing of the loss or theft of his
or her taxicab driver's license.
I.
A driver shall not alter, deface, mutilate or obliterate any portion
of his or her taxicab driver's license or the attached photograph
so as to make it unreadable or unrecognizable.
J.
A driver shall not use, but shall immediately surrender for replacement
and reissue, any unreadable or unrecognizable taxicab driver's
license.
K.
A driver shall submit four new photographs to the Township whenever
his or her physical appearance has changed.
L.
Within seven days, exclusive of weekends and holidays, a driver shall
report any change of address to the Township, either in person or
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
M.
A driver, while operating a taxicab, shall not carry a weapon without
the Township's written authorization.
A.
A driver shall keep a trip record in the taxicab and make all entries
legibly in ink, as follows:
(1)
The taxicab's medallion number.
(2)
His or her name and taxicab driver's license number.
(3)
The license plate number.
(4)
At the start of each trip, the date, starting time, specific location
and the number of passengers.
(5)
On completion of each trip, the destination, the time and the amount
of fare.
(6)
All other entries required by these rules.
B.
A driver shall not make erasures or obliterations on a trip record.
If a wrong entry is made, it shall be corrected by the driver only
by drawing a single line through the incorrect entry. Black lines
between entries are prohibited.
C.
A driver shall not rewrite a trip record either in whole or in part;
any such rewriting shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption of
an act of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation by the driver.
D.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab unless the following are present
in the taxicab:
(1)
The trip record also known as a "trip sheet."
(2)
His or her taxicab driver's license in the appropriate frame
on the right side of the dashboard.
(3)
The rate card assigned to the taxicab, bearing the taxi car number,
in the frame on the right side of the dashboard alongside the frame
for his or her taxicab driver's license.
(4)
A Township of Toms River indexed street map.
(5)
Receipts for passengers.
(6)
A "Notice to Passengers" sign.
(7)
A "Reminder - Take your property" sign.
(8)
A "Relief Time" sign.
E.
A driver shall not obstruct a passenger's view of any of the
items required in a taxicab by these rules.
G.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab having any equipment, devices
or signs not specifically enumerated in these rules, unless authorized
in writing by the Township of Toms River.
H.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab without continuing personal
inspection and reasonable determination that all equipment, inclusive
of brakes, tires, lights and signals, is in good working order and
that the interior and exterior of the taxicab is clean.
I.
A driver shall not operate a taxicab unless both he or she and either
the owner or his or her agent shall, at the beginning of each work
shift, sign and certify on the trip record that the taxicab and its
equipment are in good working condition, that the items required in
the taxicab are present, and that the cab is clean. One entry for
an owner/driver is sufficient.
J.
When a taxicab taken out of service for repair has been repaired,
if the repairs were made by the driver, he or she shall immediately
make a trip record entry showing the work that was done by an independent
repair shop, a responsible person at the shop or the driver, shall
immediately make a trip record entry showing the work that was done,
the shop name and the time the work was finished. The driver shall
carry the work order or any receipt with him or her while on his or
her work shift and deliver it to the owner at the end thereof.
K.
A driver, during his or her work shift, shall keep the taxicab's
exterior and interior clean and shall keep clean and free from obstruction
the medallion number on the trunk lid in three-inch letters, visible
from the rear.
L.
A driver, while on duty, shall not lock either of the rear doors,
except at a passenger's request or with his or her consent or
for a reason as specified in these rules.
M.
While parked, the driver shall comply with the Air Pollution Control
Code of the State of New Jersey and shall not cause or permit the
engine of his or her taxicab to idle for longer than three minutes.
