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shall be investigated for any criminal or motor vehicle violations by the Chief of Police and shall be fingerprinted and photographed. A complete report of said investigation shall be submitted in a timely fashion to the Township Council for its action thereon.

  • In the event of denial, the Township Council shall instruct the Township Clerk to notify the applicant, by certified mail, setting forth the reasons for denial. Within five days thereafter, the applicant may file with the Township Council a written request for a hearing on said application, together with written exceptions to the findings of fact upon which the Chief of Police based his or her investigative report. Upon the filing of such a request, the Township Council shall fix the time and place for a hearing and shall notify the applicant thereof, which hearing shall be held within 10 days after the request is filed. Within 10 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the Township Council shall make its final decision whether to issue the license or sustain the denial of said application.
  • If, as a result of such investigation by the Chief of Police, the applicant’s character or, in the case of an applicant for an operator’s license, the applicant’s driving record is found to be unsatisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse on such application his or her disapproval and his or her reasons therefor.
  • If, as a result of such investigation, the applicant is found to be satisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse his or her approval.

§ 97-38. Contents of license; register.

  • Owners’ and operators’ licenses shall be numbered consecutively in their own respective classifications and shall expire on December 31 of the year of issuance. Licenses not suspended or revoked may be renewed annually, subject to the completion of a renewal application and the payment of the license fee. Every license shall contain the following:
  • The purpose of the license.
  • The number of the license.
  • The name and address of the licensee.
  • Every owner’s license shall also include the character and description of the vehicle.
  • The Township Clerk shall keep a register of all licenses granted, which register shall contain the details required by this section.

§ 97-39. License fees.

License fees, to cover the administrative costs associated with processing the application, in the following amounts shall be paid to the Clerk, who shall deliver the same to the Treasurer:

  • For each autocab: $25.
  • For each operator of a licensed vehicle, whether or not the owner thereof: $10.

§ 97-40. Insurance required.