(a) Application for a taxicab driver's license shall be made in writing by the applicant upon forms furnished by the Director, who may require such information as he may deem necessary.
Each new applicant for a driver's license shall file with his original application three unmounted, unretouched photographs of himself, in such position as the Director may direct, taken within thirty days preceding the filing of the application. Photographs shall be of a size which may easily be attached to the license, one of which shall be attached to the license when issued, the others shall be filed with the application in the office of the Director. The photograph shall be so attached to the license that it cannot be removed and another photograph substituted without detection. The license shall be in such form as the Director may prescribe and shall be conspicuously displayed at all times, in such manner as required by the Director, within the taxicab operated by the driver-licensee. Where the application for a license is denied, two copies of the photograph shall be returned to the applicant by the Director. Upon application for a license in any year subsequent to the license granted upon original application, three of such photographs shall be filed; provided, however, that the Director may require new photographs of the driver.
Each applicant for a driver's license shall file with his application impressions of the fingers of his right and left hand, which impressions shall be placed upon forms furnished by the Director or by the Chief of Police and shall be taken under the supervision of the Director or his duly delegated representative at such place or places as may be designated by the Director. Original applications with photographs and fingerprint impressions attached and
all applications for renewal licenses shall forthwith be forwarded to the Police Division, and no license shall be issued until the receipt in writing from the Police Division of a report showing the results of the investigation of the application and an examination of the fingerprint impressions.
(b) In addition to the license, there shall be delivered to each licensed driver a metal badge upon which shall be inscribed or imprinted the words "Garfield Heights, Ohio, Taxicab Driver No. ", and the year of issuance, which must be constantly and conspicuously displayed by the driver and such badge shall not be transferred or used by any other person. The badges issued each year shall be numbered consecutively beginning with No.1.
(c) Each driver of a taxicab shall pay a license fee as provided in Section 701.07, the General Fee Schedule, such fee to be collected by the Director when the license is issued. All driver's licenses shall expire at midnight of December 31 of each year but may be renewed on application as hereinbefore provided.
(d) The provisions herein relating to the licensing of drivers shall not apply to drivers originally examined and licensed by municipalities abutting the City, or State chauffeurs; in which case it shall be sufficient that there be filed with the Director an affidavit to that effect, containing the name and address of the driver together with the number of his license as issued by such other municipality or the State.
(e) Any driver's license may be suspended or revoked at any time by the Director for the violation of any of the terms of this chapter or any ordinance of the City, or any law of the State of Ohio, or of the United States. Any such suspension or revocation shall be noted on the license together with a statement of the reason therefor and the driver shall be deprived of his badge. When the license is suspended or revoked, the driver's badge and a notice of the suspension or revocation shall be forthwith transmitted to the Chief of Police. In case of suspension, the driver's badge shall be returned at the expiration of the period for which the license was suspended. A second suspension for the same reason may, or in any case a third suspension of a driver's license shall revoke the license. No driver whose license has been revoked shall again be licensed, unless upon the presentation of reason satisfactory to the Director revoking such license. Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to require any license fee to be refunded.
(Ord. 113-1959. Passed 10-12-59.)