TOWN OF RIVERHEAD
NOTICE OF ADOPTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead adopted a local law for the amendment of Chapter 99 entitled “Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire” of the Riverhead Town Code at its regular meeting held on July 3, 2012. Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead as follows:

CHAPTER 99
TAXICABS AND VEHICLES FOR HIRE

§ 99-5. Operator’s permit.

C. Additional requirements. In addition to a completed application, an applicant must comply with the following requirements in order to be considered for an operator’s permit.

(2)  Fingerprints. When the application form has been completed, the applicant shall appear at the Riverhead Town Police Department, ­or a New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ approved vendor to be fingerprinted as provided in the form and manner prescribed by . The Chief of Police shall mail a copy of the fingerprints to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Albany, New York, for such requesting a fingerprint search. Prior to the fingerprinting, the Town Clerk shall secure from the applicant the required fee for a criminal history record check in the form of a check or money order made payable, as required, to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services to be forwarded to the Division with such fingerprints. Any The fee for fingerprinting charged by the Department or vendor is in addition to the fees required to be paid to the Town Clerk. The Chief of Police of the Riverhead Town Police Department, or his/her designee(s) shall review all information provided by New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services in connection with the applicant’s criminal background and investigation. If a prospective applicant for any of the aforementioned licenses has been convicted of a crime, any decision regarding such prospective applicant’s fitness for a license will be made upon consideration of New York State Correction Law §§ 701-703-b and  §§ 751-753.

 

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Dated: Riverhead, New York
          July 3, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
                                                                                              OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD

DIANE M. WILHELM, Town Clerk

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