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 Freehold
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 5. Business Licenses And Regulations
 Chapter 5.84. Taxicabs

  § 5.84.040. Licensing of taxicab/autocab owners  

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    Applications. All applications for a taxicab/autocab owner's license shall be in writing upon a form to be furnished by the borough clerk. The application shall contain but not be limited to, full name and address of the owner, the serial number, type, color, year and model of the vehicle to be licensed and the number of persons it is capable of carrying and shall be accompanied by the required fee. All applicants shall submit for finger printing by the Freehold Borough Police Department together with a request and authorization for a criminal history report at the applicant's expense.

    2. Furnish with the application two recent photographs of the applicant of a size measuring two inches × two inches.

    B. No person shall be issued an owners license unless the vehicle can accommodate a minimum of four passengers and the owner provides the insurance certificate as set forth herein.

    C. The applicant must supply the name and address of two responsible references from Freehold Borough. Any and every change of address of the owner shall be reported in writing to the borough clerk within three days after such change.

    D. All applications shall be filed with the borough clerk who shall forward a copy of the application to the police chief for review and recommendation. The police chief or his designee shall submit a report or review of the application to the borough council within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the criminal history report. A copy of the application together with the report and recommendation of the police department and proof of insurance shall be submitted to borough council at the next succeeding meeting for action and any and all applications may be granted or refused by the majority vote of the members of the body present at such meeting.

    E. Factors Considered. In determining whether to grant or deny the license, the council shall take into consideration the following factors:

    1. The character, business and financial responsibility and experience of the applicant and the probability that if granted a license, the applicant will operate the taxicab/autocab in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

    2. Any factors contained in the review or report from the police department including, but not limited to, convictions of any section of the New Jersey criminal code, motor vehicle violations and borough ordinance violations;

    3. The owner licensee is over twenty-one (21) years of age, can read, write and speak the English language and provides an employer identification number;

    4. Any other factors directly related to the granting or denial of the license which would substantially affect the public safety or convenience.

    F. Number of License Limited. No license to own or operate a taxicab/autocab shall be granted unless the number of such licenses issued and outstanding does not exceed twenty-five (25) except as hereinafter set forth. The existing thirty (30) licenses may be renewed and/or re-issued to the same owners. In the event any of the existing licenses in excess of twenty-five (25) shall lapse, not be renewed by the existing owner, or in the event the license owner no longer operates the taxi, no new or replacement license shall be issued if the issuance of same would bring the total number of owner licenses in excess of twenty-five (25).

    G. Issuance of License. The council shall, by resolution, grant or deny the license. If the application is approved, the clerk shall issue the license upon forms established by the council by resolution.

    H. License Terms—Fees. A taxicab/auto cab owner's license shall expire on December 31st of each year. The license fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) per year or portion thereof per vehicle payable upon the filing of an application for the issuance or renewal of a license, one hundred dollars ($100.00) of which shall be nonrefundable for the processing of the application. In addition to the application fees set forth in this chapter, every applicant shall also pay to the borough police department a sum in the amount charged by any county, state and/or federal agency for a fingerprint inquiry concerning the applicant. In addition, the applicant shall also pay to the borough clerk the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each decal set or medallion set issued.

    I. The owner's license may be renewed by council upon the licensee's filing with the borough clerk a new application and fee annually and provided that the owner has not been convicted of three or more ordinance or motor vehicle violations in the preceding thirty-six (36) months and further provided that the criminal history report is satisfactory.

    The owner's license shall at all times be prominently displayed and adequately protected in the interior of the taxicab and be plainly legible to any passenger seated in the rear seat. All individual personal information of the owner may be redacted, provided the name, address and phone number of the company is posted.

(Ord. No. 2010/2, §§ I, II, 3-1-10)