ARTICLE II, Taxicab Driver’s Licenses

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ARTICLE II, Taxicab Driver’s Licenses

§219-3. License required.

No person shall drive a Taxicab and no person shall permit anyone to drive a Taxicab within the limits of the Village without such driver having first obtained and paid for and having in force and effect a Driver’s License under the provisions of this Chapter.

§219-4. Application.

A. Requirements for Applicants. Each Applicant shall comply with the following requirements. The Applicant shall:

(1) Have a valid state chauffeur’s license

(2) Be eighteen (18) years of age or over.

(3) Furnish either

a. A current, valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate issued pursuant to 49 C.F.R. 391.43, as amended, and provide the license number of the medical examiner, the state that issued the medical license of the examiner, and the expiration date of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate; or

b. a certificate of a duly licensed physician of the State of New York stating that the Applicant does not have any physical impairment which might render him unfit for the safe operation of a public vehicle. For First Time Applicants only, the certificate shall state further that a physical examination of such First Time Applicant was performed by the physician on a date not more than sixty days (60) days prior to the date of application. For Renewing Applicants only, the certificate shall further state that a physical examination of such Renewing Applicant was performed by the physician on a date not more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to date of application.

B. Application form.

(1) Each Applicant shall provide the following information on a form to be provided by the Village Clerk:

(a) Full name and residence.

(b) Places of residence for the five (5) years immediately prior to the date of the application.

(c) Date of birth

(d) Height and weight

(e) Color of eyes and hair

(f) Place of birth

(g) Length of time a resident in the Village

(h) Citizenship

(i) Whether or not the Applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony; if so, the nature of the offense, date of conviction and court.

(j) Whether or not the Applicant has been previously licensed as an operator or chauffeur of a motor vehicle; if so, whether such license was ever suspended or revoked and for what cause.

(k) The number of the chauffeur’s license issued by the state.

(2) The statement shall be signed and sworn to before a notary public or other official authorized to take oaths and filed with the Village Clerk as a permanent record.

(3) In addition to the foregoing, the Village Clerk may require such additional information as he deems necessary.

C. Photograph required.

(1) Each Applicant must file with his application three (3) unmounted, unretouched photographs showing only the Applicant’s face and head, two by three (2 x 3) inches in dimension, in such position as the Village Clerk may direct, taken within sixty (60) days preceding the filing of the Applicant’s application. One (1) photograph shall be so attached to the Taxicab Driver’s License, when issued, that it cannot be removed.

(2) Each Taxicab Driver shall, upon demand, exhibit his Taxicab Driver’s License for inspection.

D. Fingerprints.

Each First Time Applicant shall file with his application impressions of the fingers and thumbs of his right and left hands. Such impressions shall be placed upon forms furnished by the Village Clerk, the impressions to be taken under the supervision of the Village Clerk or someone designated by him at such place or places as may be designed by the Village Clerk.

§219-5. Investigation by Police Department.

Applications, with photograph and any fingerprint impressions attached, shall forthwith be sent to the Chief of Police, who immediately shall investigate the Applicant, including checking the fingerprints and criminal records. No regular or part-time Taxicab Driver’s License as hereinafter specified shall be issued until the receipt, in writing, from the Chief of Police of his report showing the result of his investigation of the Applicant. A temporary Taxicab Driver’s License may be issued pending such investigation or as hereinafter provided.

§219-6. Ground for refusal to issue.

The Village Clerk shall have authority to refuse to issue a Taxicab Driver’s License for the following reasons:

A. Applicant’s conviction of a felony

B. Applicant’s habitual drunkenness

C. Unfavorable report by the Chief of Police as to the Applicant’s character, physical condition and respect for traffic regulations.

D. Applicant’s falsification of any material statement in his application.

E. Suspension or revocation of a previous Taxicab Driver’s License as hereinafter provided.

§219-7. Form and terms.

A. Upon satisfactory fulfillment of the foregoing requirements, a Taxicab Driver’s License shall be issued to the Applicant which shall contain a photograph and the signature of the Taxicab Driver.

B. Each Taxicab Driver’s License shall be stamped by the Seal of the Village upon at least a portion of the photograph. All Taxicab Driver’s Licenses shall be numbered in the order in which they are issued and shall contain the name and place of residence of the Taxicab Driver and the dates of issuance and expiration of the Taxicab Driver’s License and whether the Taxicab Driver’s License is a regular, part-time or temporary license.

C. Any Taxicab Driver who defaces, removes or obliterates any official entry made upon his Taxicab Driver’s License shall be punished by the revocation of his license.

D. The following types of Taxicab Driver’s Licenses may be issued:

(1) Regular Taxicab Driver’s Licenses, which shall be issued to all Taxicab Drivers engaged full time as Taxicab Drivers.

(2) Part-time Taxicab Driver’s Licenses, which shall be issued to all Taxicab Drivers regularly engaged in driving Taxicabs not more than three (3) days or three (3) nights a week.

(3) Temporary Taxicab Driver’s Licenses, which shall be issued to all Taxicab Drivers engaged in driving Taxicabs not more than once in each week and may also be issued for full-time work pending the investigation of an application for a regular or part-time Taxicab Driver’s License.

E. All Taxicab Driver’s Licenses issued hereunder shall be valid for a period of one (1)year unless previously suspended or revoked, except temporary Taxicab Driver’s Licenses pending the investigation of the Applicant for a regular or part-time Taxicab Driver’s License, and shall be issued as of July 1of each and every year and may be renewed from year to year by the Village Clerk .

§219-8. Fees.

A. Taxicab Driver’s License fees shall be paid for a Taxicab Driver’s License or renewal thereof as determined by resolution of the Village Board.

B. A regular or part-time Taxicab Driver’s License shall be issued upon request to any person holding a part-time or temporary Taxicab Driver’s License, expect as herein otherwise provided, upon paying the additional fee therefor.

C. Temporary Taxicab Driver’s License fees shall not be prorated. Regular or part-time Taxicab Driver’s License fees shall not be prorated for a period of less than six (6) months.

§219-9. Suspension or revocation.

A. A Taxicab Driver’s License may be suspended or revoked at any time for cause after a hearing by the Justice of the Village. Whenever any Taxicab Driver’s License is suspended or revoked, such Taxicab Driver’s License shall be forthwith delivered to the Village Clerk. A suspended Taxicab Driver’s License shall be held by the Village Clerk until the expiration of the period for which such Taxicab Driver’s License was suspended.

B. No Taxicab Driver whose Taxicab Driver’s License has been revoked shall be eligible to apply for another Taxicab Driver’s License until after one (1) year from the date of revocation.

C. The Village Clerk shall notify the Police Department whenever a Taxicab Driver’s License is suspended or revoked.