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A. An application for a vehicle for hire driver's license shall be filed with the city clerk on forms provided by the city. It shall be certified under oath and shall contain the following information:
1. The names and addresses of three (3) residents of the city who have known the applicant for a period of at least two (2) years, and who shall vouch for the applicant's sobriety, honesty and general good character.
2. The experience of the applicant in the driving of an automobile.
3. The applicant shall possess at the time of making said application a valid Iowa commercial driver's license (CDL) or class D operator's license.
4. Further information as the city council may require.
B. At the time the application is filed, the applicant shall pay the city clerk the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
The police department shall conduct an investigation of each applicant for a vehicle for hire license, and a copy of the traffic and police record of the applicant, if any, shall be attached to said application. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
A. No applicant will be accepted who is listed on the Iowa sex offender registry as defined by Iowa law 692A.
B. The Waterloo police department shall be responsible for verifying the requirements of subsection A of this section, and it shall process the application by conducting the following investigation:
1. The applicant's driving record shall be verified in order to determine that the applicant has a valid Iowa commercial driver's license (CDL) or class D operator's license.
2. A query shall be made to determine if the subject is wanted for any criminal offense.
3. A query shall be made through the Iowa sex offender registry to determine if the applicant is on file as a sex offender. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
The city clerk, upon receipt of the report of the applicant's police investigation and the recommendation of the chief of police, shall consider the same and approve or reject it. If the application is rejected, the applicant may request a personal appearance before the city council to offer evidence why the application should be considered. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
Upon approval of an application for a vehicle for hire driver's license, the city clerk shall issue a license to the applicant with a license number thereon. This license must, under penalty of revocation of the license, be constantly and conspicuously displayed in the vehicle for hire. Each driver shall also have an identification card conspicuously displayed in the vehicle for hire showing the name and photograph of the driver. Any driver loaning his/her license or identification card permitting another person to use the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and his/her license shall be revoked. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
A license for every year thereafter shall be issued upon the payment of five dollars ($5.00) and upon proper showing of a current commercial driver's license (CDL) or class D operator's license issued by the state unless the license for the preceding year has been revoked or the applicant is not approved by the chief of police. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
Any licensed driver upon losing any license shall present an affidavit as to such loss to the city clerk, who in turn is authorized to issue a replacement license containing a distinct and separate number and identification showing the same to be a replacement, and the city clerk is authorized to make a charge of one dollar ($1.00) for such replacement license. The city clerk shall keep a separate record of replacement licenses issued showing the date of issuance, to whom issued and the identification contained thereon. (Ord. 4775, 6-13-2005)
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