(a) No operator of a pedicab shall use or cause to be used, for purpose of hire, a pedicab which does not have an operator’s certificate mounted within the pedicab at a location fixed by the director of budget and fiscal services so as to be visible from within and from outside the cab. The certificate for an operator of a pedicab for hire shall be issued by the director of budget and fiscal services. The face of the certificate shall contain a photograph of the operator to be furnished by the operator, the operator’s name, and the operator’s number, which shall be issued and stamped on the certificate by the director of budget and fiscal services. Any other information specified by the director of budget and fiscal services shall be placed on the back of the pedicab operator’s certificate. The operator’s certificate shall be laminated in plastic or so constructed so as to make alteration difficult. The photograph shall be unretouched and must show a reasonable likeness of the operator. It shall be a violation of this article for any person to alter such operator’s certificate.
(b) The director of budget and fiscal services shall collect a fee of $25 for the issuance of each original operator’s certificate, and $2 for each duplicate operator’s certificate, which will authorize the parking of one pedicab in one authorized sidewalk pedicab stand and in one road pedicab stand. The sums collected shall be deposited in the general fund.
(c) No certificate for an operator of a pedicab shall be issued to any person, unless such person has:
(1) Satisfactorily passed an examination showing:
(A) A sufficient understanding of the traffic laws or ordinances of the city, and this article;
(B) A sufficient understanding of the locations of streets, roads, and highways within the city; and
(C) A sufficient understanding of the English language by successfully completing this examination;
(2) Complied with the rules adopted by the director of budget and fiscal services relating to moral character and physical fitness of the applicant based on prior records or certified documents relative thereto; and
(3) Obtained a State general excise tax license.
The director of budget and fiscal services shall furnish every pedicab operator a copy of this article and any other pertinent laws and rules for information and guidance. The cost shall be included in the $25 operator’s certificate fee.
(d) Every pedicab operator’s certificate issued under this section shall expire, unless otherwise revoked, one year after the issuance thereof and shall be renewed on or before its expiration date upon meeting the standards set in subsection (c), to determine the fitness of the applicant to continue as a pedicab operator for hire by the director of budget and fiscal services. A new set of unretouched photographs showing a reasonable likeness of the operator shall be furnished with each application for renewal.
(e) Whenever the operator’s certificate of any pedicab operator is suspended or revoked, the director of budget and fiscal services shall require that the pedicab operator’s certificate be surrendered to and be retained by the director of budget and fiscal services, except that at the end of the period of suspension, the certificate so surrendered shall be returned to the licensee.
(Sec. 12-5.6, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 12, Art. 5, § 12-5.6) (Am. Ords. 92-70, 94-11)