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 Westchester County
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. ADMINISTRATION CODE
 Chapter 270. FOR-HIRE VEHICLES

  § 270.112. Base station license requirements.  

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  • A base station owner shall be responsible for compliance with the following provisions and shall be liable for violations thereof:

    1.

    A licensed base station owner must at all times:

    (a)

    Have at least one owned or affiliated vehicle;

    (b)

    Maintain a principal place of business in accordance with laws of the municipality;

    (c)

    Provide safe and adequate storage for all business records which are required to be maintained;

    (d)

    Maintain an operable telephone at the base station; and

    (e)

    Provide a mechanism for transmitting trip request information to affiliated drivers.

    2.

    (a)

    A base station owner shall not advertise or communicate to the public that his base station provides "for-hire service" before obtaining a base station license issued by the commission. For the purposes of this provision, "for-hire service" shall include, but not be limited to, the terms "livery", "car service", "black car" or "limousine";

    (b)

    A base station owner shall not hold himself out for business as a "taxi" or "taxicab" service or in any way use the word "taxi", "taxicab", "cab," "hack" or "coach" to describe his business without proper licenses;

    (c)

    A base station owner shall file with the commission the name, including any trade name, and address of the base station from which for-hire vehicles affiliated with such base station are dispatched.

    3.

    A base station owner shall conspicuously state in all print and broadcast advertising that the base station is licensed by the commission and shall include in such advertising the number contained on the license to operate a base station issued by the commission.

    4.

    A base station owner who seeks to change the address of a base station must apply for a new base station permit in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. A base station owner who moves a base station to any location without the prior approval of the commission is operating an unlicensed base station in violation of this chapter.

    5.

    A base station owner shall not transfer or assign the base station owner's license to another without the commission's written approval.

    6.

    A base station owner shall not dispatch a for-hire vehicle from any location other than that specified in the base station license.

(Added by L.L. No. 9-1998)