(a) Upon receipt of an application for the issuance or renewal of a license, the Commissioner may investigate the applicant for compliance with all applicable provisions of this Code, including but not limited to the applicant's compliance or ability to comply with the license qualification requirements specified in Section 9-110-040.
(b) As part of the investigation prescribed by subsection (a), every applicant shall: (1) submit to a criminal background check as defined by Section 9-104-010; (2) submit to additional checks as the Commissioner sets forth in rules; and (3) provide photos of the applicant as required by the Commissioner. Applicants shall be responsible for the costs of the criminal background check, any additional checks, and photos.
(c) As part of the application process, fees sufficient to cover the costs of the requirements of subsection (b) shall be assessed in addition to the license fees set forth in this Code. The fees will be assessed regardless of whether the license applied for is issued or denied. The amount of the fees shall be set forth by rules promulgated by the Commissioner.
(d) The pedicab licensee shall provide a pedicab that is in safe and proper condition at the time the license is issued; and shall register the pedicab in applicant's name or, in the case of a leased pedicab, shall provide a copy of the lease, in a form acceptable to the Commissioner, that must cover at least the duration of the license term for that pedicab and must include an acknowledgment by the lessor of the pedicab that such lessor has given his consent for the pedicab to be used as a licensed pedicab.
(e) All licenses shall expire on the date noted on the license unless renewed prior to the date of expiration as specified by rule.
(f) If an application is denied, the applicant may, within ten days of the mailing of notice of the denial, make written demand upon the Commissioner for a hearing. Upon receipt of a timely written demand for a hearing, the Commission shall conduct a hearing within 30 days. If, upon such a hearing, the applicant establishes through competent evidence that the denial was based upon incorrect findings, the Commissioner shall issue the license. If, upon such a hearing, the denial is found to have been based upon correct findings, the denial shall become final. After entry of a final denial the applicant shall be ineligible to make a new application for a period of 18 months.
(Added Coun. J. 4-30-14, p. 80633, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. IX, § 7)