761.01 License required.
761.02 License application information; issuance.
761.03 License fee; expiration; transferability.
761.04 Insurance required.
761.05 Cab marking, types and condition.
761.06 Solicitations.
761.07 Required service.
761.08 Rates of fare, receipt.
761.09 Suspension and revocation of licenses.
761.10 Driver’s license required.
761.11 Driver’s license application, photograph, qualifications.
761.12 Driver’s license fee; revocation.
761.13 Display of license and photograph.
761.14 Lost property.
761.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to regulate - see Ohio R.C. 715.22, 715.66
Operation by minors prohibited - see Ohio R.C. 4507.321
Operation and equipment - see TRAF. CODE
No person shall operate for hire upon the streets of the Village, a taxicab or automobile for hire without first having obtained a license for the privilege to do so from the Mayor. This section shall not apply to taxicabs and automobiles for hire which bring passengers into the Village but do not pick up passengers in the Village for any destination.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) An application for a taxicab license shall be made in writing and shall contain the following:
(1) The name and address of application;
(2) The make, model, year and serial number of all taxicabs in the company or organization;
(3) The experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers;
(4) The location of the proposed Utica office and the location of any proposed taxi depot;
(5) The amounts of any unpaid judgments against the applicant and the nature of the transaction or act giving rise to such judgments;
(6) The name of the insurance company insuring each taxicab in the company or organization, and the amount of insurance carried on each such taxicab; and
(7) Such further information as the Mayor may require.
(b) The application shall be submitted to the Mayor for his approval or rejection. Such approval or rejection shall be based upon a determination of the character, experience and responsibility of the applicant, and a determination of public convenience and necessity.
(c) If the application is approved, the Mayor shall issue the license upon payment of the fee provided for in Section 761.03 and deposit of the certificate of insurance provided for in Section 761.04. The holder of a taxicab license shall, at all times such license is held, maintain an office within the Village.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) Each taxicab or automobile kept or used for hire in the Village shall be licensed and the owner thereof shall pay to the Mayor a license fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each such vehicle, which license fee shall be in addition to any fee required under the laws of the State and in addition to the chauffeur's or driver's license fee. The term "taxicab or automobile kept for hire" shall not be held to include motor busses, nor shall such terms be held to include any automobile leased or rented for private use without the services of a chauffeur or driver.
(b) All such licenses shall expire at midnight on December 31 of each year. When such license is taken out or issued after June 30, of any year, the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00). Such licenses may be renewed from year to year in the same manner and for the same fee as the granting of the original license.
(c) Upon the application of an owner of a taxicab or automobile kept for hire, already licensed, the Mayor may authorize the transfer of the license to another taxicab or automobile kept for hire, owned by the same person, firm or corporation, for a fee of fifty cents ($.50). All such licenses are not assignable.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
No license to operate any taxicab or automobile kept for. hire shall be issued, transferred to a taxicab or automobile, or renewed by the Mayor, and no person shall operate or permit the operation of such unless and until the owner of the same shall deposit and maintain on deposit with the Mayor, a certificate of insurance of an insurance company and/or companies duly licensed to transact such business in the State, certifying that it is insuring the owner of such taxicab or automobile kept for hire and any chauffeur or driver operating the same, against loss from liability imposed by law for damages on account of bodily injuries or death with limits of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to any one person, and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for any one accident, and with a limit of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for damages to property resulting from such ownership, maintenance or use of such taxicab or automobile so kept for passenger hire in the Village, and agreeing to pay to any judgment creditor to the extent of the respective amounts specified in such policy, any final judgment rendered against the insured or such operator by reason of such liability. (Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
All cabs shall be plainly marked on the rear with the name of person, firm or corporation owning the cab and the number of the cab in letters and numerals of not less than three inches each. All cabs shall be of the four door or station wagon type. Every taxicab shall be kept in a safe and sanitary operating condition.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
No chauffeur or driver of any taxicab or automobile kept for hire, or any other person while on the public streets or highways or any other public place shall solicit patrons or passengers for such vehicle in any way other than in an ordinary tone of voice or by the display of a sign attached to his vehicle, such sign not to be more than eight inches square in size; and no chauffeur or driver of any taxicab or automobile kept for hire, or other persons, shall solicit patrons or passengers for such vehicle when more than three feet distant therefrom.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) The rates of fare to be charged shall be fixed by the owner or licensee. However, if unfair or exorbitant rates of fare are charged the passengers by the owner and operator, and complaint is made by any such passenger to Council, such unfair and exorbitant charges may be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.
(b) Whenever demanded by any person paying for the hire of such taxicab or automobile for hire, a receipt shall be given by the owner or operator showing the amount paid and the number of passengers carried, and the points where each such person was accepted as a passenger and discharged.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
The license for taxicab or automobile for hire may be suspended or revoked at any time by Council for violation of any of the terms of this chapter or any of the laws of the State or of the United States, on giving notice to the licensee who shall have the right to be heard in a hearing before Council upon the suspension or revocation of the same.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) Each driver or chauffeur of a taxicab or automobile kept for hire in the Village shall be licensed as such as hereinafter provided, the license to be issued by the Mayor.
(b) All drivers' or chauffeurs' licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year.
(c) No owner, operator or driver shall use any taxicab or automobile for hire without first having obtained such license from the Mayor.
(d) No owner of a taxicab or automobile for hire shall employ as chauffeur or driver any person, or to rent or give possession of any person any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab unless such person has been duly licensed as a driver or chauffeur by the Village.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) An application for a driver's license shall be made in writing and shall contain the following:
(1) The applicant's full name, citizenship, residence address, and place of residence for five years previous to the application date.
(2) The applicant's age, height, eye color, hair color and social security number.
(3) The applicant's Ohio Operator's license number.
(4) The applicant's place of previous employment.
(5) A list of all occasions on which the applicant was convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, including the crime of which the applicant was convicted, the date of the conviction and the court which issued the conviction.
(6) A list of all taxicab driver licenses ever held by the applicant, together with a statement of whether such licenses have ever been revoked or suspended and the reasons for any such suspension or revocation.
The applicant shall sign and swear to such application, and the application shall be filed with the Mayor as a permanent record. Any false statement made by the applicant for the purpsoe of obtaining a license shall be deemed a good and sufficient reason for the refusal or revocation of the license.
(b) Two unmounted, unretouched photographs of each driver or chauffeur applying for a license, taken within thirty days of the date of application, suitable for attachment to the license, shall be furnished by the applicant, to the Mayor. One such photo shall be attached to the license and one shall be filed with the application. Each licensed driver or chauffeur shall, upon demand of any police officer or passenger, exhibit his license and photograph for inspection. When the application for a license is denied, one copy of the photograph shall be returned to the applicant and the other kept on file by the Mayor.
(c) No person shall shall be given a driver's or chauffeur's license unless such person shall:
(1) Be eighteen years old or older, an American citizen and a bona fide resident of Knox County, Ohio, or Licking County, Ohio for ninety days next preceding the date of application.
(2) Be of sound physique, with good eyesight and no bodily or mental infirmities which render him unfit for the safe operation of a public vehicle.
(3) Be clean of dress and person and not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or drugs.
(4) Have a current valid Ohio Operator's license.
(5) Permit the Chief of Police to fingerprint him or her, if requested.
(d) Applications for drivers' licenses shall be submitted to the Mayor for his approval or rejection. All such applications shall be referred to the Chief of Police for his consideration, and no such license shall be issued by the Mayor without the written approval of the Chief of Police endorsed therein.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
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