(a) Grounds. In addition to any other penalty provided for, the chief shall have the right to suspend or revoke any permit if the applicant or permittee:
(1) Fails to operate the taxicab or taxicab business or to drive the taxicab in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, or fails to continuously meet the standards set forth in section 20-108;
(2) Fails to continuously maintain proof of financial responsibility;
(3) Submits or causes to be submitted false or misleading information on any application or report required under this chapter.
(b) Procedure. When grounds for suspension or revocation exist, the chief shall, by registered or certified letter, give notice to the permittee that the permit is suspended or revoked and must be immediately surrendered. It shall be unlawful for the person to whom the permit was issued to fail to return same to the chief. The permittee shall have ten days from the receipt of such notice to appeal the determination to the chief, if the initial determination was made by a designee of the chief, and to the town manager if the initial determination was made by the chief himself, by filing a written notice of appeal with the person who made the initial determination and the chief or the town manager, as the case may be. Such notice of appeal shall specify with particularity all the grounds for the appeal. The permit shall remain suspended or revoked pending such appeal. If no notice of appeal is filed within the allotted time, any right to an appeal is considered waived at the expiration of the ten-day period. If an appeal is filed and a hearing held and the suspension or revocation is confirmed by the chief, the permittee shall have ten days from receipt of the determination to appeal to the town manager by filing a written notice of appeal with the chief and the town manager. If an appeal was filed and a hearing held and the suspension or revocation was confirmed by the town manager, then the holder may not reapply for a taxicab permit for a minimum of 12 months.
(Code 1982, § 18-9; Ord. No. 98-022, 12-10-1998; Ord. No. 2019-Code-03, 9-26-2019)