(A) Driver’s license required. No person shall drive or be engaged or employed in the business of driving, upon the public streets of the city, any taxicab without first having procured a license therefor from the City Finance Officer.
(B) Misdemeanor or felony. No person shall be licensed under this section that has pleaded guilty or has been found guilty of the commission of a class one misdemeanor or a felony, as defined by state law, within three years of the date of application.
(C) Driver’s license applicant to be fingerprinted. The city law enforcement department shall fingerprint each applicant for a license under this section.
(D) Driver’s license fee. The fee for a driver’s license under this section shall be as follows: initial fees shall be $50; renewal fees shall be $25. If any taxicab driver license application is withdrawn or denied by the law enforcement department, no portion of the fee shall be refunded.
(E) License plate to be attached to vehicle. Every operator of any taxicab licensed under this subchapter shall carry in each vehicle, on the rear of it and in a conspicuous place, a license plate showing his or her license number as provided by the city at the time of issuing such license.
(F) Driver’s license to be carried on person and exhibited upon request. Each person licensed under this section shall have such license in his or her possession whenever he or she is engaged in driving a taxicab and shall exhibit the same for inspection whenever he or she is requested to do so by a police officer.
(G) Driver’s license expiration. Any driver’s license issued under this subchapter shall expire on December 31 following its issuance. However, any license applied for after October 1 of any calendar year shall remain in effect until December 31 of the succeeding calendar year, unless sooner revoked, cancelled, or otherwise terminated.
(H) Driver’s license revocation. The Council may revoke any driver’s license issued under this subchapter for cause.
(Prior Code, Ch. 18.3) Penalty, see § 10.99