(A) The city may refuse to issue a permit to an applicant for any of the following reasons:
(1) From any state within the last two years of application, a conviction, bond forfeiture or plea of a DUI, DWI or similar intoxicated driving offense as recognized by another state; passing a stopped school bus, hit and run property damage, or a reckless driving or similar driving offense as recognized by another state; within South Carolina.
(2) Conviction, plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere to the violation of any law involving a sex offense; soliciting for prostitution; or the manufacturing or distribution of any drug classified as a controlled substance.
(3) Conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of nolo contendere to any felony; the violation of any law involving illegal drugs or controlled substances other than those offenses listed in division (B) above; gambling; or a crime of moral turpitude in the ten years preceding the application.
(4) If applicant is on parole or probation for a criminal traffic offense.
(B) The city, by its authorized designee, may issue a driver's permit to the applicant upon a favorable report of investigation by the Police Department and full compliance with this chapter.
(‘90 Code, § 22-16) (Am. Ord. 2010-17, passed 12-13-10)