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(a) In general. In addition to complying with this chapter, an operating authority providing transportation-for-hire services at Dallas Love Field Airport or Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport shall comply with all of the rules and regulations of those airports.
(b) Dallas Love Field Airport. An operating authority that tracks vehicle location for transportation services shall, upon request of the director, provide the director with the information necessary to independently verify trip fees, as that trip fee is set in Chapter five of this code, as amended, owed by that operating authority on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. (Ord. Nos. 29596; 30180; 31689)
(a) A person may not drive a transportation-for-hire vehicle for the purpose of providing transportation-for-hire services without a valid driver permit, associated with an operating authority, issued under this article.
(b) An operating authority may not knowingly request or allow a person who does not hold a valid driver permit issued under this article to drive a transportation-for-hire vehicle for the purpose of providing transportation-for-hire services for that operating authority. (Ord. Nos. 29596; 30180; 31689)
(a) To qualify for a driver permit, an applicant must:
(1) hold a driver’s license that meets the requirements of Chapter 521, Texas Transportation Code;
(2) not be afflicted with a physical or mental disease or disability that is likely to prevent the applicant from exercising ordinary and reasonable control over a motor vehicle or that is likely to otherwise endanger the public health or safety;
(3) not have been convicted of more than three moving traffic violations arising out of separate incidents, or involved in more than one automobile accident in which it could be reasonably determined that the applicant was more than fifty percent at fault, within any 12-month period during the preceding 24 months;
(4) not have been convicted of a crime:
(A) involving:
(i) criminal homicide as described in Chapter 19 of the Texas Penal Code;
(ii) kidnapping as described in Chapter 20 of the Texas Penal Code;
(iii) a sexual offense as described in Chapter 21 of the Texas Penal Code;
(iv) an assaultive offense as described in Chapter 22 of the Texas Penal Code;
(v) robbery as described in Chapter 29 of the Texas Penal Code;
(vi) any offense under the Texas Penal Code committed against a person with whom the applicant came in contact while engaged in transportation-for-hire service;
(vii) the transfer, carrying, or possession of a weapon in violation of Chapter 46 of the Texas Penal Code, but only if the violation is punishable as a felony;
(viii) a violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act (Chapter 483 of the Texas Health and Safety Code) that is punishable as a felony;
(ix) a violation of the Controlled Substances Act (Chapter 481 of the Texas Health and Safety Code) that is punishable as a felony; or
(x) criminal attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in Subdivision (7)(A)(i) through (viii) of this subsection;
(B) for which:
(i) less than two years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement imposed for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the applicant was convicted of a misdemeanor offense;
(ii) less than five years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the applicant was convicted of a felony offense; or
(iii) less than five years have elapsed since the date of the last conviction or the date of release from confinement for the last conviction, whichever is the later date, if, within any 24-month period, the applicant has two or more convictions of any misdemeanor offense or combination of misdemeanor offenses;
(5) not have been convicted of, or discharged by probation or deferred adjudication for, driving while intoxicated:
(A) within the preceding 12 months; or
(B) more than one time within the preceding five years; and
(6) not be subject to an outstanding warrant of arrest in the State of Texas.
(b) If an applicant is denied a driver permit on the basis that they have been convicted of an offense listed in Subsection (a)(4) or (5), for which the required time period has not elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement imposed for the conviction, the Applicant may appeal the denial to the Permit and License Appeal Board in the manner set out in Dallas City Code 2-96. The Permit and License Appeal Board may determine that the driver is presently fit to engage in the occupation of a transportation-for-hire driver by considering the following:
(1) the extent and nature of the applicant’s past criminal activity;
(2) the age of the applicant at the time of the commission of the crime;
(3) the amount of time that has elapsed since the applicant’s last criminal activity;
(4) the conduct and work activity of the applicant prior to and following the criminal activity;
(5) evidence of the applicant’s rehabilitation or rehabilitative effort while incarcerated or following release; and
(6) other evidence of the applicant’s present fitness, including letters of recommendation from prosecution, law enforcement, and correctional officers who prosecuted, arrested, or had custodial responsibility for the applicant; the sheriff and chief of police in the community where the applicant resides; and any other persons in contact with the applicant. (Ord. 29596)
To obtain a driver permit or renewal of a driver permit, the applicant must complete a written application on a form provided for the purpose. The application must include the applicant’s contact information, including the applicant’s mailing address and telephone number, and a method for privately contacting the applicant electronically (such as an email address). (Ord. 29596)
(a) An applicant seeking an initial driver permit or renewal of an existing driver permit must provide to the director:
(1) a current official criminal history report, issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety within the preceding 12 months, on each applicant to determine the applicant's qualification under Section 47A-2.2.2; and
(2) a current copy of the applicant's motor vehicle driving record and a list of any outstanding warrants for arrest of the applicant; and
(3) any other information the director considers necessary to determine whether an applicant qualifies for a driver's permit.
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