A. License required.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to work as an employee as a chauffer or door-to-door solicitor, without first having paid the required fee in an amount established by the general schedule of fees and having obtained a license as required herein.
2. An applicant for an employee license shall make written application on forms provided by the city and provide all such information as requested thereon.
3. Upon receipt of such application and within two (2) business days, the city shall investigate the applicant's qualifications and moral character as deemed necessary for the protection of the public welfare. If found to be satisfactory, the city shall notify the applicant and issue the license.
4. Any license issued under this article shall be valid only for the period stated on the license. If the license has an annual term, it shall be renewed as provided for in Chapter 110 of this Title.
5. The license provided for herein shall not be transferable nor give authority to anyone other than the licensee.
6. No person shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this article merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer, or by conducting such transient business in connection with, as a part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer.
7. A person granted a license pursuant to this article shall not be relieved from fully complying with all applicable city, state, and federal laws.
8. All persons issued a license shall at all times display the permit prominently on their person, and shall carry at least one (1) form of photo identification and shall produce the license and photo identification for inspection and review at any time upon request by any city official, law enforcement officer or citizen or householder to whom the person is approaching.
B. Chauffeur License.
1. License required. No person shall drive a motorized or non-motorized vehicle as part of a licensed passenger carrier service for hire within the city limits of Woodward without first having paid fees as established in the General Schedule of Fees and having obtained a chauffeur license from the City of Woodward as set forth herein.
2. Qualifications. To qualify for a chauffeur license, an applicant shall meet the following qualifications:
a. Shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
b. Shall hold a current, valid driver's license appropriate for the vehicle to be driven.
c. Shall not have a previously approved employee licensed revoked by the city within five (5) years of the date of the current application;
d. Shall provide the results of a criminal background report and driving history report verifying that the applicant:
(1) Has not been cited or arrested for more than three (3) moving violations in the prior three (3) year period, and has not been cited or arrested for more than one (1) major moving violation or automobile accident in the prior one (1) year period, including, but not limited to, attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or driving on a suspended or revoked license, where the applicant or chauffeur has been determined to have been at fault;
(2) Has not been convicted within the past five (5) years of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime involving property damage, theft, acts of violence, or acts of terror;
(3) Is not subject to any outstanding warrants for arrest; and
(4) Is not a match in the National Sex Offender Registry database or is not registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act, as amended.
3. Annual renewal. A chauffeur license granted pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to annual renewal on July 1 of each year requested in writing with an updated license application and current information as required therein. The annual renewal of the license shall be subject to the payment of fees as established in the general schedule of fees and subject to a finding by the city that the applicant has not committed any act during the existence of the previous license which would be grounds to deny the initial license application.
C. Door-to-Door Solicitor Employee License.
1. License required. No person shall work as a door-to-door solicitor as part of a licensed business within the city without first having paid fees as established in the general schedule of fees and having obtained a door-to-door solicitor employee license from the city as set forth herein.
2. Qualifications. To qualify for a door-to-door solicitor employee license, an applicant shall meet the following qualifications:
a. Shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
b. Shall not have a previously approved employee licensed revoked by the city within five (5) years of the date of the current application;
c. Shall provide the results of a criminal background report and driving history report verifying that the applicant:
(1) Has not been convicted within the past five (5) years of any felony or of any a crime involving murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, robbery, rape or sexual assault, arson, burglary, or grand larceny, as defined by state and federal law;
(2) Is not subject to any outstanding warrants for arrest; and
(3) Is not a match in the National Sex Offender Registry database or is not registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act, as amended.
3. Operating rules and regulations. A person issued a door-to-door solicitor employee license shall comply with the operating rules and regulations for door-to-door solicitors or peddlers as set forth in section 111.15 of this chapter. (Ord. 1747, 4-17-2023)