(A) Driver's and attendant's permit. No person shall drive or serve as an attendant of an ambulance operated under an ambulance operator's permit issued pursuant to this chapter unless such person is the holder of a valid ambulance driver's or attendant's permit issued to him in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
('63 Code, § 6-2.17)
(B) Application. An applicant for an ambulance driver's or ambulance attendant's permit shall file his application with the Chief of Police, which application shall be signed and verified by the applicant, be accompanied by the fee required, and set forth the following information:
(1) A statement giving the applicant's full name, present address, and any other residence address during the past year;
(2) The age, sex, marital status, weight, height, color of eyes and hair, and whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, giving the particulars of each such conviction;
(3) Whether the applicant has previously been licensed as a driver, chauffeur, or attendant and, if so, when and where, and whether his license has ever been revoked or suspended and for what cause; and,
(4) Such other information as the Chief of Police may desire.
('63 Code, § 6-2.18)
(C) Investigation of applicant and issuance of permit. The Chief of Police shall conduct an investigation of each applicant for an ambulance driver's or ambulance attendant's permit and may refuse to issue such permit and may suspend or revoke a permit theretofore granted, subject to the applicant's right to request a personal appearance before the Council to offer evidence why his application should not be refused, suspended, or revoked, for any of the following reasons:
(1) If the applicant for a driver's permit is under 21 years of age;
(2) If the applicant for an attendant's permit is under 18 years of age;
(3) If the applicant for a driver's permit does not have in force a current chauffeur's license issued by the state;
(4) If the applicant is not of good moral character;
(5) If the applicant is unable to speak, read, and write the English language;
(6) If the applicant for a driver's permit has been convicted three or more times of a violation of any law regulating the operation of motor vehicles, excepting violations pertaining to stopping, starting, or parking, within three years of the date of application;
(7) If the applicant is convicted, or has been convicted, of a crime involving moral turpitude, the use or possession of narcotics, or for operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquors or reckless driving;
(8) If the applicant does not possess an advanced American Red Cross First Aid Certificate or an Advanced First Aid Certificate issued by the United States Bureau of Mines; or,
(9) If the applicant is unable to produce at any time, and not less frequently than once a year, a certificate of a duly licensed physician stating that the applicant is, in the opinion of such physician, free of communicable disease and physical disability.
('63 Code, § 6-2.19)
(D) Fee; term. Applicants for driver's and attendant's permits shall pay to the Director of Finance a fee of $2.50 for each application. A copy of the receipt for fees paid shall be filed with the Chief of Police. Driver's and attendant's permits shall continue to be valid from the date of issuance until the same have been suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this chapter on any one or more of the grounds set forth.
('63 Code, § 6-2.20)
(E) Form. Driver's and attendant's permits shall be in the form of a card which shall bear the signature, photograph, and fingerprints of the applicant. Such card shall be issued in duplicate, and one copy with the fingerprints, photograph, and signature of the applicant shall be placed on file with the Chief of Police. The other card shall be carried on the person of the permittee at all times while driving or serving as an attendant of an ambulance.
('63 Code, § 6-2.21)
(Ord. 2858, passed 2-7-61)