Such license issued hereunder shall be kept in plain view in the interior of each taxicab and shall be in such form as prescribed by the Mayor. The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Chief of Police or his/her agent, is empowered and authorized to establish such regulations as to the investigation of applicants, operators and equipment as he deems necessary and proper for the preservation of the public safety and welfare.
At a minimum, each applicant for a license under Section 381.02 herein shall be authorized or entitled to operate a motor vehicle upon the streets and highways pursuant to the driver's license law of Ohio (i.e. Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507); be of the age of eighteen (18) years or over; be able to communicate in English; provide a current Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background check; and possess a working knowledge of the traffic laws of the State of Ohio and City of Bucyrus.
The Police Administrator of taxicab licensing shall deny an application for a taxicab driver's license if the Administrator determines that:
(a) The applicant has been convicted of a theft offense within one year.
(b) The applicant has been convicted of a felony offense within three (3) years;
(c) The applicant has ever been convicted of a drug sale offense;
(d) The applicant has been convicted of a drug abuse offense within one year;
(e) The applicant has been convicted of driving while intoxicated or being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence within the past two years;
(f) The applicant has ever been convicted of a sexual assault offense;
(g) The applicant has within two (2) years prior to filing the application for a license been convicted of, pled guilty to or forfeited bond for four (4) or more
moving traffic offenses, whether charged under state law or under the ordinances of any jurisdiction;
(h) The applicant has had his or her driver's license suspended by a court within three (3) years preceding the application;
(i) The applicant has had his or her driver's license suspended by administrative action within three (3) years preceding the application;
(j) The applicant has been adjudged mentally incompetent and has not legally been restored to competency.
For any applicant whose convictions fall within the above limits, the date of conviction shall be deemed to be the later of the actual date of conviction or release from incarceration resulting from conviction.
In addition to displaying each license issued hereunder in plain view in the interior of the taxicab, each driver shall also have on his or her person at all times when operating the taxicab a valid drivers license issued by the State of Ohio as well as a taxicab operators license issued by the Police Administrator of taxicab licensing.
Failing to have a valid taxicab operator's license on one's person during operation of a taxicab shall be a minor misdemeanor violation, punishable by a maximum fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
Each separate violation of this section shall be deemed a new offense and punishable according to the provisions herein. (Ord. 20-2023. Passed 6-6-23.)