9-112-150 License fees and terms.

   (a)   Licenses shall be issued for a two-year period.

   (b)   The license term for licenses shall be from March 1 of the current year to the last day of February two years subsequent to the current year.

      (i)   License issuance or renewal fee is $500.00 for taxicabs that are not wheelchair-accessible. In addition, as part of the license issuance or renewal fee, a licensee shall pay $22.00 per month to the City’s accessibility fund for each taxicab which is not wheelchair-accessible. The licensee may pay the $22.00 per month fee at the same time as the licensee pays the ground transportation tax imposed in Chapter 3-46 of this Code; provided, however, that no fee shall be due for any calendar month during which such a taxicab is out of operation for the entire month and the license for such taxicab is surrendered for the entire month. The $22.00 fee shall not be subject to proration for portions of a calendar month. The Department shall deposit the $22.00 per month fee to the City’s accessibility fund.

      (ii)   License issuance or renewal fee for wheelchair-accessible vehicle taxicabs is $500.00. The license must be attached to a wheelchair-accessible vehicle taxicab during the entire licensing term.

   (c)   A license fee shall be paid in advance of the issuance of a license. A licensee must renew and pay for the medallion license before the expiration date of the licensing term. Any taxicab medallion licensing fee paid on or after the first day of the licensing term is considered a late payment, and is subject to late payment fees, interest accrued as specified in the Code, and promulgated in the rules by the Commissioner.

   (d)   A license not renewed in a timely manner is considered lapsed, and the taxicab vehicle operating under this lapsed license shall be considered an unlicensed taxicab subject to revocation.

   (e)   Nothing in this section shall affect the right of the City to impose or collect a vehicle tax and any occupational tax, as permitted by law, in addition to the license fee herein provided.

   (f)   The fees specified in this section shall be in addition to any amounts payable pursuant to the competitive bidding process.

   (g)   The Commissioner is authorized to adopt rules for the administration of the Accessibility Fund.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-28-14, p. 82771, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12062, Art. XI, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. II, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11514, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-24, p. 23004, Part 1, Art. I, § 1)

9-112-160 License ineligibility – Indebtedness and child support.

   (a)   Indebtedness: All licensees must be in good standing with the city in reference to debt pursuant to and as defined in section 4-4-150 of this Code.

   (b)   Child support: All licensees must be in compliance with court-ordered child support pursuant to and as defined in section 4-4-152 of this Code.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1)

9-112-170 Removal or change of officer.

   (a)   Whenever any changes occur in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the department in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. For purposes of this section, the term "officer of the licensee" means the members of a partnership, the officers, directors, managers or shareholders of a corporation, or the managers or managing members of a limited liability company or other legal entity licensed pursuant to this chapter.

   (b)   If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death, or for any other reason, and such officer is not replaced, then the licensee shall notify the department of the change by notarized letter within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The licensee shall submit any additional information pertaining to the removal of any officer requested by the commissioner within 10 days of such request. The commissioner will assess a $25 fee for processing the removal of the officer.

   (c)   If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death or for any other reason, and the person removed from office is replaced by another person, then the licensee shall notify the department of the change by filing with the department a change of officer form provided by the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The person replacing the removed officer must meet the qualifications specified in Section 9-112-100 and is subject to investigation as detailed in Section 9-112-110. The licensee shall submit to the department: (i) the change of officer form as promulgated by the commissioner in rules; (ii) a $100.00 change of officer processing fee; and (iii) any other supplementary materials promulgated by the commissioner in rules.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1)

9-112-180 Non-discriminatory practices.

   All licensees, taxicab affiliations, license managers, and license brokers must comply with all Federal, State and City non-discriminatory laws. Licensees may not discriminate against any potential or existing employees or lessees on account of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other protected class.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1)

9-112-190 Retaliation.

   No medallion owner or lessor in a medallion-only lease may retaliate in any way against any chauffeur for disclosing, reporting, or testifying about any violation of this chapter or regulations thereunder or any law. Any violation of this section may result in revocation of the medallion.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1)

9-112-200 Duty to evaluate public chauffeurs.

   All licensees must take reasonable steps that any person who leases, controls, or operates their taxicab has a chauffeur license in good standing with the City of Chicago and has a motor vehicle driver's license in good standing with the Secretary of State.

   Licensees must have policies in place requiring any person who leases, controls, or operates their taxicab to be in compliance with this chapter, Chapter 9-104, any other applicable sections of the Municipal Code of Chicago, and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1)

9-112-210 Duty to maintain real time records as to a chauffeur operating a taxicab.

   Starting six months after the effective date of this chapter, all licensees must maintain real-time data on the name and number of the chauffeur operating its taxicabs on any given date, time, and location.

   All licensees must produce information and data as to which chauffeur, including name and chauffeur number, is operating a particular taxicab on a given date and time to the commissioner upon request for the same.

   Taxicab medallion license holders must implement processes to enable the commissioner access to real-time data on the name and number of the chauffeur leasing or operating a specific taxicab cab and the location of that taxicab.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1)