9-114-200 Revocation of license – Grounds.

   Grounds for revocation of a license shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

      (1)   Abandonment of the licensee's place of business in the City;

         (2)   If any official notice or legal process cannot be served upon a licensee at the Chicago address licensee registered with the Department;

      (3)   Failure to respond to a legal notice or appear in answer to legal process at the time fixed therein;

      (4)   Failure to pay any judgment or award as provided in Section 9-114-180;

      (5)   Conviction of any criminal offense involving a felony. Provided, however, that this paragraph (5) shall not apply to any conviction for a minor cannabis offense, as defined in Section 4-4-005;

      (6)   If, while operating a public passenger vehicle, a licensee shall have in his possession or control any illegal controlled substances, alcohol, or drugs;

      (7)   If licensee solicits any person for transportation to any prostitute;

      (8)   If licensee operates or permits to be operated more than one vehicle bearing the same public passenger vehicle license number.

   Upon revocation of any license, the licensee shall take all actions to remove all indicia of City licensure from any person or vehicle affected by the license revocation.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 7)

9-114-210 Revocation of license – Grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, misstatement or omission.

   In the event that the commissioner, after investigation and hearing, determines that any licensee (1) has obtained any public passenger vehicle license by fraud, misrepresentation, willful misstatement or omission of any material fact, or in case any licensee fails to carry out any representation made to the commissioner before the issuance of such license, or (2) has willfully made any material misstatement of fact on any statement filed with the commissioner, the city comptroller, or the department, or (3) has operated, or caused to be operated, any public passenger vehicle in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or (4) has obtained his license pursuant to a foreclosure of a security interest without having provided the commissioner with the information required under Section 9-112-320 of this Code, the commissioner may institute proceedings with the department of administrative hearings to revoke any or all public passenger vehicle licenses, and any other City licenses held by licensee.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 2)

9-114-215 License rescission.

   The commissioner shall have the power to rescind any license erroneously or illegally issued, transferred or renewed pursuant to this chapter. In order for such a rescission to be effective, the commissioner must notify the licensee of the date the rescission will take effect. The notice shall take place by first class mail or in- person notification. The commissioner must indicate in such notice the basis for the rescission and must also indicate a date and time, prior to the proposed rescission date, upon which the licensee may appear before the commissioner, or his or her designee, to contest the proposed rescission. The licensee shall also be informed that he or she shall be entitled to present to the commissioner or his or her designee any document, including affidavits, relating to the proposed rescission. Following the appearance of the licensee before the commissioner, the commissioner may affirm or reverse his or her rescission decision. The commissioner's decision shall be in writing and shall be mailed to the licensee at least five days before a license rescission is effective. A licensee may appeal the commissioner's decision to any court of competent jurisdiction.

(Added Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 47373, § 1)

9-114-220 Interference with Commissioner's duties.

   It is unlawful for any person to interfere with or hinder or prevent the Commissioner from discharging any duty in the enforcement of any provision of this Code under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner.

   Failure to deliver or submit public passenger vehicles for inspection or for the performance of any other duty by the Commissioner upon demand is considered to be an interference with Commissioner's duties. Failure to comply with or respond to the Commissioner's request or notices for a formal meeting or production of records and documents is an interference with Commissioner's duties.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 7)

9-114-230 Change of address – Notice to city required.

   It is the duty of every licensee to notify the commissioner whenever any change in his Chicago address, telephone number, electronic mail (e-mail), or contact information is made. The licensee must notify the commissioner of such change within four business days of the change. It is proper notice for the commissioner to send notices to the licensee's last Chicago address recorded in the office of the commissioner.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 2)

9-114-240 Removal or change of officer.

   Whenever any changes occur in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change on forms specified by the commissioner. For purposes of this section, the term "officer of the licensee" or "officers 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.

   The commissioner will promulgate rules describing the process that licensees must follow when they are removing or changing officers’ equipment and the applicable fees for removal or change of officers.

(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 23; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. IV, § 23)