August 6, 2012 – Packet - Borough of Hightstown

(9) Aggravated Sexual assault;
(10) Sexual assault;
(11) Endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to N.J.S.A.
2C:24-4, whether or not armed with or having in his
possession any weapon enumerated in subsection “r.” of
N.J.S.A. 2C:39-1; or
(12) A crime pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3,
N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4 or N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9, or other than a
disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense for
the unlawful use, possession or sale of a controlled
dangerous substance as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2.
The above automatic disqualification shall not apply, however, to
those applicants who were convicted of any of the above crimes
prior to the effective date of this Ordinance and who had
previously received the consent of the Borough to operate a taxicab
within the Borough and who had a valid taxicab driver’s license
issued and in effect by the Borough as of the effective date of P.L.
2011, c.135.
Additionally, if a person who has been convicted of one of the
crimes listed above can produce a certificate of rehabilitation
issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:168A-8 or, if the criminal offense
occurred outside of New Jersey, an equivalent certificate from the
jurisdiction where the criminal offense occurred, then the criminal
offense shall not disqualify the applicant from operating or driving
a taxicab within the Borough.
(h)
(i)
Applicant must have a thorough knowledge of the law, traffic
regulations and geography of the Borough of Hightstown, the
Motor Vehicle Act, the Traffic Act and other ordinances and
regulations having to do with traffic. Each applicant may be
examined as to his or her knowledge of these provisions, and if the
result of the examination is unsatisfactory, the application shall be
refused a license.
Be fingerprinted by the Police Department, with a report therein
received from the State Police or Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(j) (h) Applicant must not have been convicted, within the three (3) years
prior to the date of the application, of reckless driving, driving
while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident or driving more
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