5.15.050 Individual operator’s business permit.
(A) No person shall engage in the business of operating a vehicle in the transportation business within the City without first obtaining an individual operator’s business permit and complying fully with state law. Each applicant for an individual operator’s business permit shall submit a verified form to be provided by the City and a copy of his or her valid state driver’s license with such endorsements as may be required by state for the operation of such bus, taxi, livery vehicle, or limousine as proposed to be operated by the applicant, together with proof of background check as well as any other documentation as may be needed or necessary to show compliance with state regulation. The applicant must also provide a three-inch-by-four-inch picture of himself or herself and it shall be affixed to the individual operator’s business permit.
(B) An individual operator’s permit shall not be issued to any applicant who:
(1) Has been convicted of any felony involving the use of or threatened the use of force or violence, or the use or threatened the use of any weapon against a person.
(2) Had his or her driver’s license suspended, revoked or canceled for any reason within the past six months.
(3) Has been convicted of any of the following offenses within the past 36 months:
(a) Driving under suspended license;
(b) Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
(c) Leaving the scene of an accident;
(d) Reckless driving;
(e) Transportation of narcotics or other illegal substances; or
(f) The transportation of undocumented persons.
(C) The individual operator’s permit shall be displayed on the person of operator at all times while in service. While driving it shall be displayed so that all passengers are able to view it. (Ord. 172 § 2, passed 1-24-2001; Ord. 183 § 2, passed 2-13-2002; Ord. 265 § 1, passed 7-9-2008; Ord. 310 § 3, passed 11-22-2011. Code 1982 § 10-5-5. Code 2012 § 112.05.)