A. Application for an auto transportation service driver's license shall be made to the city clerk in such form and manner as may be prescribed. Application shall include, but not be limited to, the name and current physical address of the driver, the length of time of residence in the city, the current employer and last place of employment with the name and address of the employer, whether the driver has previously been licensed as an auto transportation service driver in this or any other city, and other such information as may be required.
B. In order to determine the driver's suitability for an auto transportation service driver's license, the applicant shall be required to be fingerprinted by Idaho bureau of criminal identification. Cost of taking and processing such fingerprints shall be borne by the applicant. Upon receipt of a satisfactory record check on the state level, fingerprints shall be forwarded to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check. Pending the results of the fingerprint background check on the federal level and upon recommendation of the chief of police, a temporary auto transportation service driver's license may be issued to the driver by the city clerk. A permanent license shall be issued upon satisfaction and completion of the background check.
C. Upon receipt of an application for an auto transportation service driver's license, the chief of police shall cause an investigation to be made to the extent necessary to determine whether the applicant is qualified to drive, operate or have charge of an auto transportation service vehicle.
D. Where a driver presents proof of a current records check submission with another local agency, within the same year that the application is filed, such driver shall be exempt from the fingerprint requirement upon approval by the chief of police.
E. No person shall be issued a license to drive, operate or have charge of an auto transportation service vehicle when that person:
1. Is under the age of twenty one (21) years;
2. Has been, within the three (3) years prior to the date of making application for said license, convicted of, or received a withheld judgment, probation or forfeited a bond for failure to appear for any felony or misdemeanor charge in this or any other state of the United States, involving:
a. The use of force against the person or property of another;
b. The threat of force against the person of another;
c. Theft or larceny;
d. The use, possession or sale of illicit drugs;
e. Possession of a concealed weapon;
f. Illicit sexual activity;
g. Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or
h. Reckless driving;
3. Has, at the time of application, an outstanding warrant;
4. Has had a similar license revoked by this city or any other city of this state, or of the United States, within the past three (3) years;
5. The city may, in its discretion, waive the disqualification provided in this subsection upon a finding that by virtue of the nature of the crime committed by the applicant, the applicant's qualifications to engage in the business of operating an auto transportation service are not called into question.
F. No auto transportation service driver's license shall be granted to any applicant where satisfactory proof is submitted that such applicant operates motor vehicles in an unskillful, dangerous or reckless manner, or habitually uses liquor or drugs, or who repeatedly violates the laws of the city or state relating to traffic or to this chapter. (Ord. 1252, 2019; Ord. 757 § 9, 2000)