§ 67-7. License application; qualifications; examinations., Article II. Business Owner Requirements, Chapter 67. Taxicabs, Code of Ordinances, Brookhaven

Application. Applications for a license or license renewal required herein shall be filed with the Commissioner, on a form supplied by the Commissioner. Said application shall be in the form of a sworn affidavit by the applicant stating that all information therein is true and accurate to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, including the information set forth hereinbelow.

(1)

Personal information of operators and/or employees to be kept at the taxicab company. Said operators' and/or employees' information shall be made available to the Commissioner for review upon five days' written notice to the taxicab company pursuant to § 67-36 of this chapter .

(a)

Name, address (local address and legal address, if different), telephone and social security number, including maiden name where applicable, of applicant and all operators.

(b)

Place of residence (local address and legal address, if different) for the past five years, if different from above, of applicant and all operators.

(c)

Age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, place and date of birth.

(d)

Any convictions for felonies or misdemeanors or violations of any municipal ordinances (except with relation to municipal traffic and/or parking violations) and, if so, in what court, when, where, upon what charges and the sentence of the court, including the docket, index, indictment or file number in such court of applicant and all operators.

(e)

Applicant must submit to a physical examination and drug test by an authorized New York State Board-certified medical doctor. Said medical doctor shall issue a written medical opinion regarding whether there is any affliction of any physical or mental disease or infirmity which might make the applicant/operator an unsafe or unsatisfactory license holder, and whether the applicant/operator has any drug or alcohol dependency or drug use other than by prescription.

(f)

Applicant must require annual drug testing of each operator and/or employee prior to the issuance of a renewal and keep same on file pursuant to § 67-7A(1).

(g)

For identification purposes, whether the applicant and all operators are a citizen of the United States; if citizenship was obtained by naturalization, the date and place where obtained; if an alien, proof of legal entry into the United States must be submitted.

(h)

Proof that the applicant's operators and/or employees can read and write the English language. Operators must read out loud and write a portion of the application in the presence of the applicant and sign in the presence of the applicant.

(i)

Applicants must insure that all operators have met the requirements of this chapter.

(2)

Business information.

(a)

The name, address and telephone number of the business located within the Town of Brookhaven.

(b)

The place of business and/or employment for the past five years, including the names and addresses thereof, if different from above.

(c)

Any previous licenses held in any occupation and, if so, when, where and for what period and whether said licenses were ever revoked or suspended, the date of the revocation or suspension and the reason therefor.

(d)

Copies of any certificates on file with a County Clerk, the New York State Secretary of State or other appropriate office, if applicant employs a trade name or an assumed name, such as a doing/business/as (DBA), corporate or partnership name, under which the business is operated, as well as the New York State sales tax identification number for all persons, corporations, partnerships, associations or other business entities.

(e)

The names and addresses of all vehicle operators.

(f)

The name, address, telephone number and title of the person designated to accept process or other legal notices.

(3)

Miscellaneous information. Any additional information the Commissioner shall deem necessary for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter or to assist in determining the applicant's fitness to engage in the business of transportation for hire.