* Editor's note – Chapter 9-104 was repealed and replaced in its entirety by Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1.
9-104-010 Definitions.
9-104-020 License – Required.
9-104-030 License – Fee.
9-104-040 License – Term.
9-104-050 License – Qualifications.
9-104-060 License – Application.
9-104-070 License – Investigation, issuance and denial.
9-104-080 License – Rescission.
9-104-090 Training course and licensing exam.
9-104-100 Reserved.
9-104-110 Rules.
9-104-120 Public chauffeur behavior.
9-104-130 Service to passengers with service animals.
9-104-135 T.A.P. program compliance.
9-104-140 License – Suspension, revocation and penalties.
9-104-150 Interference with Commissioner's duties.
9-104-160 Surrendering license and information to authorized City personnel – Required.
For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
"Commissioner" means the City's Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
"Compensation" means any payment or donation received, or economic or business benefit obtained, for providing transportation of passengers.
"Criminal background check" means a fingerprint based or non-biometric based local and national criminal background check, including, but not limited to, checking an applicant against: (1) the National Sex Offenders Registry database or National Sex Offenders Public Website or other similar database; and (2) Multi-State or Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Records Locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search).
"Department" means the City's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
"Driver's license" means a permanent license to drive a motor vehicle issued by any state, district or territory of the United States.
"Licensee" or "public chauffeur licensee" means a person required to hold a public chauffeur license issued pursuant to this chapter.
"License" means a public chauffeur license issued pursuant to this chapter.
"Public chauffeur license" means a restricted chauffeur license or a taxi chauffeur license.
"Public passenger vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 9-114-010.
"Restricted chauffeur license" means a public chauffeur license issued under this chapter that permits the licensee to operate only public passenger vehicles licensed pursuant to Chapter 9-114, or transportation network vehicles. Restricted chauffeur licensees shall not operate taxicabs licensed pursuant to Chapter 9-112.
"Transportation network vehicle" shall have the meanings ascribed to this term in Section 9-115-010.
(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 27771, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 4)
(a) Any person who operates a taxicab licensed pursuant to Chapter 9-112 for the transportation of passengers for compensation within the corporate limits of the City must hold a valid taxi chauffeur license. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined no less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense; provided, however, that a failure to renew a taxi chauffeur license shall subject the violator to the fine set forth in Section 9-104-140(d), if the lapse is limited to 60 days or less.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) or Chapter 9-110, any person who operates a public passenger vehicle for the transportation of passengers for compensation within the corporate limits of the City must hold a valid restricted chauffeur license or taxi chauffeur license. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined no less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense; provided, however, that a failure to renew a restricted chauffeur license or taxi chauffeur license shall subject the violator to the fine set forth in Section 9-104-140(d), if the lapse is limited to 60 days or less.
(c) A driver with a valid, permanent, commercial driver's license issued by any state, district or territory of the United States may drive a charter/sightseeing vehicle or a medicar vehicle, licensed under Chapter 9-114 of this Code, provided that operating such vehicle does not violate any restriction or endorsement placed on the operator's commercial driver's license.
(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 27771, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 4)
(a) Upon qualification of the applicant, and payment of a non-refundable license fee, the Department shall issue a public chauffeur license in a form prescribed by the Commissioner. Public chauffeur licenses shall bear the photograph, name, and license number of the licensee.
(b) No person shall alter, modify or replicate a public chauffeur license without authorization by the Department.
(c) The fee for the issuance of a new, renewed or duplicate public chauffeur license shall be $40.00.
(d) If a public chauffeur licensee violates subsection (b) of this section, in addition to any other applicable penalty, the Commissioner may immediately suspend such public chauffeur's license pursuant to Section 9-104-140.
(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-24, p. 23004, Part 1, Art. II, § 1)
(a) A public chauffeur license shall be issued for a two-year period; provided, however, the Commissioner is authorized to issue initial public chauffeur licenses or renewals for less than a two-year period to establish a system for renewing chauffeur licenses on a staggered basis in a manner that the Commissioner determines by rule.
(b) All licenses shall expire on the date noted on the license unless renewed prior to the date of expiration or as specified by rule.
(c) The Commissioner is authorized to prescribe by rule the grounds and criteria for extension of the time period for renewing a public chauffeur license for an applicant who fails to renew his license prior to the expiration date for the license.
(d) The Commissioner may issue a temporary license for a period not to exceed 180 days to ensure a licensee's compliance with debt payment obligations, physical examination, rehabilitative educational classes, or when cases involving the licensee are pending at the Department of Administrative Hearings, in traffic court, or other courts, as determined by the Commissioner.
(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 4)
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