(A) No taxicab driver's license shall be issued to any person unless such person:
(1) Is 18 years of age or older;
(2) Has demonstrated the physical and mental capabilities to safely operate a taxicab;
(3) Has a valid and properly classified driver's license issued by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, except that a restricted driver's permit issued following the suspension or revocation of a driver's license shall not be considered a valid and properly classified driver's license for purposes of this chapter;
(4) Has not been convicted of, or placed on supervision by a court for more than three offenses against the traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles within two years of the date of application, provided however, that the chief of police may issue a permit to an applicant where the applicant has been convicted of, or placed on supervision, for only one offense in the past year, if, after hearing, the chief of police finds that the violation does not demonstrate careless or reckless driving habits which may endanger the life or safety of the driver's passengers;
(5) Has not been convicted of or placed on supervision for reckless driving, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, drag racing, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, leaving the scene or failure to report an accident involving death or injury within five years of the date of application;
(6) Has never been convicted of any of the following offenses under the Illinois Criminal Code or any offense substantially similar to such offenses under any other law of this state or any other state or of the United States: any forcible felony as defined in section 2-8 of the Illinois Criminal Code; any felony committed while operating or using a taxicab, limousine, or other similar vehicle-for-hire; indecent solicitation of a child; indecent solicitation of an adult; sexual exploitation of a child; prostitution; solicitation of a sexual act; soliciting for a prostitute; soliciting for a juvenile prostitute; pandering; keeping a place of prostitution; keeping a place of juvenile prostitution; patronizing a juvenile prostitute; pimping; juvenile pimping; exploitation of a child; child pornography; harmful materials; hate crime; any violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; or any violation of the Illinois Cannabis Control Act, provided however that the chief of police may issue a license to an applicant who has been convicted of one such offense if such conviction was more than ten years prior to the application and any sentence of imprisonment was completed more than five years prior to the application and the applicant can affirmatively demonstrate that he has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
(7) Has not had a taxicab driver's license issued under this chapter revoked for cause within three years of the date of application;
(8) Has not knowingly furnished false or misleading information or withheld relevant information on such application or caused or permitted another to furnish or withhold such information on his behalf;
(9) Is not required to register as a sex offender under the laws of this state or any other state, and has never been adjudicated a sexually dangerous person.
(B) This section shall apply to all taxicab driver's licenses whether original or renewal.
(Ord. 8242, passed 4-2-02; amend. Ord. 8373, passed 6-1-04) Penalty, see § 10.99