9-104-080 License – Rescission.

   (a)   The commissioner has the authority to rescind any license obtained erroneously, illegally, by fraud, by misrepresentation, by willful misstatement or omission of any material fact or statement filed with the commissioner, the city comptroller, or any city department.

   (b)   If a license is rescinded, the former licensee may, within ten days of the mailing of the notice of rescission, make written demand upon the commissioner for a hearing. Upon receipt of a timely written demand for a hearing, the department shall within 30 days conduct a hearing. If at such a hearing the applicant establishes through competent evidence that the rescission was based upon incorrect findings, the commissioner shall issue the license. If at such a hearing the rescission is found to have been based upon correct findings, the rescission shall become final. After entry of a final rescission, the applicant shall be ineligible to make a new application for a period of 12 months.

(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1)

9-104-090 Training course and licensing exam.

   (a)   The Commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements, with the approval of the mayor, with any state-approved vocational or technical schools that provide a training course to public chauffeurs. The agreement may specify the curriculum and tuition cost for such course.

   (b)   The Commissioner is also authorized to approve the curriculum and tuition cost for public chauffeur courses offered by any private entity not referenced in subsection (a).

   (c)   The Commissioner is authorized to prescribe, by rule, course curriculum and exam criteria specific to the training and licensing of taxi chauffeurs and restricted public chauffeurs. The training course for public chauffeurs shall include:

      (1)   Guidelines on transporting passengers in a safe manner, consistent with the City's initiative to reduce and eliminate fatalities and serious injuries from traffic crashes (Vision Zero Initiatives);

      (2)   Guidelines on driving in the City, including rules of the road specific to the City;

      (3)   Guidelines for a zero-tolerance policy regarding use of intoxicating substances while operating any vehicle with a public chauffeur license;

      (4)   Guidelines on providing service to people with disabilities;

      (5)   Guidelines on compliance with the City's laws specific to public transportation, including the City's laws regarding taxis, liveries, pedicabs, and transportation network providers; and

      (6)   Guidelines and information on compliance with other applicable laws and rules.

   (d)   The Commissioner may, by rule, authorize the issuance of temporary licenses for public chauffeurs in training.

(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 4)

9-104-100 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 4, repealed § 9-104-100, which pertained to taxi chauffeur rebate program.

9-104-110 Rules.

   The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter and any other applicable section of this Code to facilitate a safe environment for licensees, passengers and the public, and in order to promote orderly, efficient, and professional conduct by licensees. The commissioner is also authorized to promulgate rules to impose any fees reasonably related to the cost of administration as specifically authorized in this chapter.

(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1)

9-104-120 Public chauffeur behavior.

   A licensee shall not abuse, assault, insult, or threaten any other person, any passenger or other drivers, or use profane language, in connection with the operation of a taxicab or public passenger vehicle.

(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20056, § 1)