(A) Application for registration as a chauffeur or attendant shall be made in writing to the City Clerk upon forms provided by him therefor. The application shall contain the full name and street address of the applicant and such other information as may be required by the City Clerk to properly identify the applicant and disclose any information as to his character, reputation, and physical qualifications, past employment, and conduct deemed relevant to the question of the qualification of the applicant for registration as a chauffeur or attendant.
(1) All applicants for registration as a chauffeur or attendant must meet all the qualifications provided in division (B) of this section.
(2) Application for registration as chauffeur or attendant shall be verified under oath and shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, age, sex, weight, height, color of eyes and hair of the applicant, his residence address, and length of residence in city.
(b) Whether or not the applicant has heretofore been licensed or registered as an ambulance driver or attendant, and if so, when any by what state and whether such license or registration has been revoked or suspended, and if so, the date of and reason for such revocation or suspension. The name of the person by whom applicant is employed.
(c) The number of times convicted of moving traffic violations.
(d) The experience the applicant has had in driving motor vehicles.
(e) Whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, giving particulars of each such conviction.
(f) Names of three reputable persons who know the applicant and are acquainted with his general reputation and character. Such persons given as references must be residents of the city.
(g) Such application shall be made in triplicate. The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made of the facts set forth in the application, and shall not approve the issuance of a registration certificate to any person whose general reputation for integrity or responsibility, or whose previous record as a law violator is such as to render the applicant unfit for such application. Every applicant for registration as a driver must have a valid chauffeur's license. The Chief of Police shall also cause each applicant for a driver's registration to be examined as to his knowledge of the provisions of this division and the traffic regulations and geography of the city, and if the applicant fails to show a reasonable knowledge of such matters, he shall be refused a registration certificate.
(B) Every applicant for commercial chauffeur must be the holder of a chauffeur's license issued by the state. Every applicant must be able to speak, read, and write the English language. Every applicant must furnish a written certificate from a medical doctor or osteopathic physician that he is of sound physique, possesses good eyesight, is not subject to epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble, or other infirmity of body or mind, and not addicted to the use of drugs or intoxicating liquors, so as to render him unfit to perform the duties of a chauffeur or attendant.
(1) Every applicant must furnish satisfactory proof that he is a person of good moral character.
(2) Every applicant must furnish proof that he holds a current certificate in Advanced Red Cross or U.S. Bureau of Mines First Aid, certified by the City-County Health Unit.
(3) Every applicant for chauffeur must be at least 21 years of age.
(4) Every applicant for attendant must be at least 18 years of age.
(Ord. 281, passed 4-18-67)