(a) Required. No owner or operator of a taxicab shall permit such taxicab to be operated for hire in the Village unless the driver of the taxicab has been licensed in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 203. Passed 7-9-57; 1976 Code 17-10.)
(b) Application; Fee; Issuance of Identification Cards. Licenses shall be issued by the Village Manager and shall be renewable annually on May 1. Fees for such license are as set forth in Section 802.09(b)(12). No license shall be issued to a person unless such person presents an application signed by a taxicab operator, licensed under a certificate of public convenience and necessity, duly issued pursuant to this chapter. The application shall set forth the identification data for the applicant and shall be sworn to by the applicant. The applicant's fingerprints shall be recorded by the Police Department, and the application shall be accompanied by three copies of a photograph of the applicant, suitable for mounting on identification cards. If the license is granted by the Manager, the driver shall be furnished with a serially numbered identification card bearing his or her name, photograph and the words "Cab Driver, Village of Richton Park."
(Ord. 203. Passed 7-9-57; 1976 Code 17-11.)
(c) Denial, Suspension or Revocation. The Village Manager may grant and, after notice and hearing, may deny, suspend or revoke a taxicab driver's license whenever, in his or her opinion, the circumstances warrant such action. In case of a denial, suspension or revocation, an appeal may be made by the driver to the Board of Trustees for a hearing thereon. The Board may, after the hearing, affirm or reverse the action of the Manager. If no appeal is taken within twenty days after notice to the driver and licensee of the action to deny, suspend or revoke a taxicab driver's license, the action of the Manager shall be final.
(Ord. 203. Passed 7-9-57; 1976 Code 17-12.)
(d) Display of Identification Card. Every licensed driver, while actually engaged in driving a taxicab, shall at all times wear or display conspicuously, on his or her person or in his or her taxicab, his or her identification card.
(Ord. 203. Passed 7-9-57; 1976 Code 17-13.)