No person shall drive for hire a taxicab or motor vehicle for hire/limousine until he/she has been issued a valid public vehicle operator's license. Every applicant for a license as a driver of a public vehicle shall make application to the Officer on forms to be supplied by the Officer. The application, which must be sworn by the applicant, shall set forth that the applicant:
(a) Is a citizen or legal resident of the United States;
(b) Is in compliance with all provisions of the Ohio Revised Code applicable to licensing as a driver and financial responsibility or insurance; and is not under suspension of driving privileges in any state.
(c) Is able to speak, read and write the English language;
(d) Is eighteen (18) years of age or over; provided, however, that no one under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be permitted to operate a taxicab between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m.;
(e) Is free from defective vision, defective hearing, epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble and any other infirmity, physical or mental, which would render him unfit for safe operation of a public vehicle;
(f) Is not addicted to the use of alcohol or drugs;
(g) Has or has not been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving controlled substances or any sex offense (including public indecency) or moral turpitude; and
(h) Is consenting to and will obtain a criminal record check from all communities in which he has resided within the past ten (10) years; such other pertinent information as the Director may require.
(Ord. 304-08. Passed 10-7-08.)