Every permit shall expire on April 30 of each year. Except as hereinafter provided, the permit fee for each public vehicle shall be in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), payable to the Division of Taxation & Treasury, such sum payable annually for each year for which same is issued. The initial permit fee for any new permit issued between January 1st and April 30th shall be reduced to fifty dollars ($50.00) to cover the remainder of the current license year. Any permit fee indicated by this section shall be in addition to any fee required under the laws of the State for all motor vehicles. Any permit not renewed by April 30 shall be subject to a surcharge in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00). The permit fee shall be waived for any motor vehicle for hire/limousine large enough to be subject to PUCO certification requirements for mechanical safety and roadworthiness if written evidence of compliance with such PUCO requirements is provided to the Officer. The Officer shall not be required to perform a vehicle safety inspection for vehicles qualifying for this fee waiver. Subject to all other requirements of this Public Vehicle Code, a permit will still be issued for, and must be displayed on, any motor vehicle for hire/limousine qualifying for the fee waiver.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be a minimum annual fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) assessed to any person or business entity operating motor vehicles for hire/limousines that qualify for the aforementioned fee waiver. Permit fees paid by the same person or business entity for one or more motor vehicles for hire/limousines not qualifying for the fee waiver shall be counted toward the minimum annual fee.
(Ord. 304-08. Passed 10-7-08.)