(a) The License Officer shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of an application as provided for herein, cause such investigation as he deems necessary to be made of the applicant for a drivers, attendants or attendant-drivers license.
(b) The License Officer, shall issue a license to a driver, attendant or attendant-driver hereunder, valid for a period of one year, unless earlier suspended, revoked or terminated, when he finds that the applicant:
(1) Is not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or narcotics, and is morally fit for the position;
(2) Is able to speak, read and write the English language;
(3) Has been found by a duly licensed physician, upon examination attested to on a form provided by the License Officer, to be of sound physique, possessing eyesight corrected to at least 20/40 in the better eye, and free of physical defects or diseases which might impair the ability to drive or attend an ambulance;
(4) Has not been convicted of any felony, within two years of the date of application;
(5) Has not been convicted of the offense of leaving the scene of an accident, within two years of the date of application;
(6) Has not been convicted of driving while intoxicated, within two years of the date of application;
(7) For each applicant for attendant or attendant-drivers license, that such applicant has a currently valid certificate evidencing successful completion of a course of training as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4731.82 et seq.
Provided however, that no one shall be licensed as a driver or attendant-driver unless he holds a currently valid commercial vehicle license from the State of Ohio or a currently valid commercial vehicle license from the State of the driver or attendant driver's residence.
(Ord. 57, 1984. Passed 7-2-84.)
(c) A license as driver, attendant or attendant-driver issued hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable.
(d) No official entry made upon a license may be defaced, removed or obliterated.
(Ord. 13, 1970.)