(A) Required. No person shall drive a taxicab without first obtaining a license therefor.
(B) Qualifications of applicants. No license shall be issued to a person who is not competent to operate a motor vehicle or who is not familiar with the traffic laws of the city and the state.
(C) Examinations of applicants. The Chief of Police, or his or her designate, shall examine each applicant for a taxicab driver’s license required by this section and perform any other driving and/or criminal history background check to determine the competency of the applicant. The cost of $50 for each examination and/or background check shall be paid in advance at the time the application for an original or renewal taxicab business license required by § 873.02 is submitted to the city, unless the driver submits an application for the taxicab driver’s license later than the taxicab business license original or renewal application, in which case the $50 fee shall be paid in advance at the time the taxicab driver’s license application and/or information is submitted to the city. No license shall be issued except upon a certificate of the Chief of Police, or his or her designate, that the applicant has demonstrated his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle as required by this division.
(D) Revocation. The Mayor may revoke a taxicab driver’s license for repeated violations of traffic laws or any provision of these Codified Ordinances or other ordinances regulating the conduct of the drivers.
(Ord. passed 2-5-1946; Ord. 99-10, passed 3-23-1999)