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A. Licensing Requirements: Every person driving a licensed carriage must be licensed as such. Each applicant for a carriage driver's license must:
1. Be licensed by the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles as an operator;
2. Be of the age of twenty one (21) years or over;
3. Be of sound physique, with good eyesight, and not subject to epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble or any other infirmity of body or mind which might render him unfit for the safe operation of a public vehicle;
4. Be able to read and write the English language;
5. Not be habituated or addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or drugs;
6. Produce affidavits of his good character from two (2) reputable citizens of the City who have known him personally, and a similar affidavit from his last employer, unless, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, sufficient reason is given for its omission;
7. Fill out upon a blank form, to be provided by the Chief of Police, a statement giving his full name, residence, places of residence for five (5) years previous to date of application, age, color, height, color of eyes and hair, place of birth, length of time he has resided in the City, whether a citizen of the United States, places of previous employment, whether married or single, whether he has ever been arrested or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, whether he has previously been a licensed driver or chauffeur and, if so, whether his license has ever been revoked and for what cause; which statement shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and filed with the Chief of Police as a permanent record. It shall be unlawful for the applicant to make any false statement on said form.
(1979 Code § 5.31.130; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
B. Examination By Chief Of Police: Each applicant for a carriage driver's license under the provisions of this Article shall be examined by the Chief of Police as to his knowledge of the provisions of this Article, the traffic regulations and the geography of the City, and, if the result of the examination is unsatisfactory, he shall be refused a license. Each such applicant must, if required by the Chief of Police, demonstrate his skill and ability to safely handle his carriage in and among motorized vehicles in an urban setting.
(1979 Code § 5.31.140; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
C. Photographs: Each applicant for a driver's license must file with his application four (4) unmounted, unretouched, photographs of himself in such position as the Chief of Police may direct, taken within the thirty (30) days preceding the filing of his application. The photographs are to be of a size which may be attached to his license. One photograph shall be attached to the license when issued, one shall be attached to the plastic badge, one shall be filed with the Business License Coordinator and the fourth with the Chief of Police. The photograph should be so attached to the license that it cannot be removed and another photograph substituted without a detection. Each licensed driver shall, upon demand of any police officer or passenger, exhibit his license and photograph for inspection. Where the application for a license is denied, three (3) copies of the photograph shall be returned to the applicant and one retained by the Chief of Police.
(1979 Code § 5.31.150; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
D. Fee; Issuance; Term: The fee for a driver's license shall be as established in Chapter 1, Article B of this Title. Upon payment of the fee and compliance with the other requirements therefor, the Business License Coordinator shall issue the applicant a driver's license and the badge required by this Article. The driver's license shall expire two (2) years after date of issue. It shall be in such form as to contain the photograph and signature of the licensee and a blank space upon which a record may be made of any arrest, revocation, suspension or serious complaint against the licensee. It shall be unlawful for any license to deface, remove or obliterate an official entry made upon his license.
(1979 Code § 5.31.160; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 97-94, 12-16-1997; Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
E. Driver's Badge: There shall be delivered to each licensed driver a plastic badge of such form and style as the Chief of Police may prescribe, with the driver's picture, signature and license number thereon, which must, under penalty of the revocation of the license, be constantly and conspicuously displayed on the driver's cap or person when he is engaged in his employment as a horse-drawn carriage driver. Such badge shall be nontransferable, and it shall be unlawful for any person to wear any such badge or one so similar as to deceive any person, unless the same has been regularly issued, as provided in this Article, to the person wearing it.
(1979 Code § 5.31.170; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
F. License Denial, Suspension, Revocation:
1. Denials, suspensions or revocations shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1, Article C of this Title, or its successor.
2. In addition to the grounds stated in Chapter 1, Article C of this Title, the driver's license may be suspended or revoked for a violation of any of the provisions of this Article, or for violation of any ordinance of the City or the State that involves a crime against the person or property of another. Any such suspension shall be noted on the license, together with a statement of the reasons thereof, and the driver shall thereupon be suspended or deprived of his badge, the badge to be returned at the expiration of the period for which the license was suspended. A second suspension of any license shall revoke such license. No driver whose license has been revoked shall again be licensed as a driver for licensed public vehicles in the City except upon presentation of persons satisfactory to the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee.
(1979 Code § 5.31.190; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
There shall be kept in the office of the Business License Coordinator a complete record of each license issued to a driver and of all renewals and revocations or suspensions thereof, which record shall be kept on file with the original application of the driver for a license.
(1979 Code § 5.31.180; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
The City authorizes licensee to operate its horse-drawn carriage business upon streets within the City according to streets, routes and restrictions authorized by the City's Traffic Engineer in coordination with the Chief of Police. The authorized routes shall be subject to amendment from time to time by the City.
(1979 Code § 5.31.110; Ord. 88-23, 6-9-1988; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
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