(a) The City Manager may revoke the license of any taxicab operator for the following reasons:
(1) Conviction of any offense under State or Federal law, whether charged under such statutes or under a local ordinance.
(2) Permitting a taxicab to be operated for hire by one not licensed as a driver as hereinafter provided.
(3) Making any false statement in the application for the operator's license.
(4) Failure to keep in effect insurance as hereinbefore provided.
(5) The violation of any other provision of this chapter.
The transportation of any person convicted of any of the foregoing offenses with knowledge that they were engaged in such a violation shall likewise be grounds for the revocation of the operator's license.
If the person convicted is an executive officer of a corporation, or a partner in a firm or partnership, the license shall be revoked only if it appears that such corporation or partnership sanctioned, aided in or had knowledge of the offense for which conviction was held.
Upon revocation of any operator's license, the City Manager shall cause a notice in writing to be served upon or left at the usual place of business of such licensee, whereupon it shall be the duty of the licensee to surrender his licenses to the City Manager, together with all taxicab registration tags. Thereafter the operator shall not engage in the taxicab business until or unless a new license has been issued to him. No new license shall be issued to such licensee for a period of five years from the time of the revocation. In the event of a subsequent conviction of an operator for the violation of any of the offenses set forth in this section, his license shall be permanently revoked and no further license shall be issued.
(Ord. A-2219. Passed 9-11-00.)