(a) Upon receipt of an application for the issuance or renewal of a transportation network provider 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 9-115-060.
(b) Every individual applicant shall be required to submit to fingerprinting and shall provide photos of the applicant as required by the commissioner. The authorized agent of every corporate, limited liability company, or partnership applicant shall be required to submit to fingerprinting and shall provide photos of the authorized agent as required by the commissioner. Applicants shall be responsible for the costs of fingerprinting and photos.
(c) As part of the application process, fees sufficient to cover the costs of processing fingerprints and photos will be assessed in addition to the license fees set forth in this Code. The fingerprinting and photo 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 and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
(d) If an application for the issuance or renewal of a license is denied, the applicant may within ten days of the mailing of notice of the denial make a written demand upon the commissioner for a hearing. Upon receipt of a timely written demand for a hearing the commissioner shall within 30 days conduct a hearing. If at such a hearing the applicant establishes through competent evidence that the denial was based upon incorrect findings the commissioner shall issue the license. If at 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. 5-28-14, p. 82771, § 1)