(a) In order to be eligible for a scooter sharing license:
(1) an applicant shall be in compliance with all applicable City, State of Illinois and federal laws;
(2) an applicant shall have a place of business in the City:
(i) with respect to any corporate or limited liability company applicant, the company shall be organized or qualified to do business under the laws of the State of Illinois and have a place of business in the City of Chicago; or
(ii) with respect to any partnership applicant, the partnership shall have a place of business in the City of Chicago; or
(iii) with respect to any individual applicant, the applicant shall be a citizen or legal resident of the United States, residing and domiciled in the City.
(3) an applicant does not owe debt to the City as the term "debt" is defined in Section 4-4-150 of this Code.
(4) an applicant must comply with the application requirements provided in Section 9-103-040.
(5) an applicant must have its own Internet-enabled application or digital platform that is not supported by another applicant's Internet-enabled application or digital platform for running the applicant's scooter sharing business.
(b) No applicant is eligible for a license if: (1) any city scooter sharing license or permit held by the applicant, or by any officer or director of a corporate applicant or partner of a partnership applicant or manager or managing member of a limited liability company applicant, has been revoked within the previous three years, or has been denied, rescinded, within the 12-month period preceding the date of application; or (2) if the applicant, or any officer or director of a corporate applicant or partner in a partnership applicant, within the three years immediately preceding the date of the applicant's application, has been either convicted, or in custody, under parole or under any other noncustodial supervision resulting from a conviction in a court of any jurisdiction for the commission of any felony as defined by Article 2 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012, codified at 720 ILCS 5/2-0.5 et seq., or its equivalent under federal or other jurisdictional law. Provided, however, any conviction for a minor cannabis offense, as defined in Section 4-4-005, shall not disqualify an applicant.
(Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37486, § 1)