(A) No taxicab driver’s license shall be issued to any applicant who has been convicted of a crime of violence felony, or who has been convicted of a misdemeanor at any time within a period of two years prior to the date of the filing of his or her application, or who has three or more times been convicted of a misdemeanor, except overtime parking violations. The Police Chief and the Mayor may, nevertheless, issue a license where there has been a conviction of a misdemeanor or misdemeanors as hereinbefore set out, if in their opinion, the issuance of the license would not be detrimental to the safety or welfare of the traveling public. Any taxicab driver’s license shall be revoked if the license was obtained by a false statement, either voluntarily or involuntarily, made in the application, and the driver may be fined as provided in § 10.999 of this code of ordinances.
(B) The operator of a taxicab business shall not knowingly hire any person as a driver or permit any person to drive any taxicab in his or her service who has been convicted of a crime of violence, or who has been refused a permit pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 28-2017, passed 8-21-2017) Penalty, see § 115.999