Every person desiring to drive a taxicab in the city shall, before undertaking to do so, file with the Bedford Police Department an application in writing for a taxicab driver’s license, sworn to by the applicant, which application shall show the following.
(A) The name and address of the applicant;
(B) The address of each place of residence of the applicant during the three years prior to the date of the application;
(C) The place of employment, the kind of employment, and the name of each employer of the applicant for the two years immediately preceding the date of the application;
(D) The age and sex of the applicant;
(E) The applicant’s experience in general motor vehicle operation;
(F) Whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted in any court of any crime or misdemeanor, and if so, the facts concerning each conviction;
(G) Whether or not the applicant uses intoxicating liquors or beverages;
(H) A photocopy of the applicant’s state public passenger chauffeur license;
(I) Upon the face of the application, a certificate of the Chief of Police that the applicant has been examined as to his or her ability to drive a motor vehicle under the traffic code of the city and the traffic laws of the state; a statement as to the conviction of any crime or misdemeanor; and a statement that, in the opinion of the officer, the applicant is a fit and proper person to receive a taxicab driver’s license; and
(J) A certified copy of the applicant’s driving record obtained by the applicant from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 5-11-04) Penalty, see § 112.99