§ 41-82. Applicant's qualifications.

No taxicab driver's permit shall be issued by the chief of police to an applicant if:

(1)

The applicant has ever used a taxicab for illegal purposes.

(2)

The applicant has any physical or mental infirmity which might render such driver unfit for the operation of a taxicab.

(3)

The applicant's current privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked.

(4)

The applicant has been convicted of a felony within the past five (5) years.

(5)

The applicant has been convicted in any court of driving under the influence of alcohol or other self-administered drug within the past twelve (12) months.

(6)

The applicant has been convicted in any court of a violation of any federal, state or city law regulating the ownership or operation of taxicabs within the past twelve (12) months.

(7)

The applicant has been convicted in any court of three (3) or more moving violations of the motor vehicle codes of any city or state, or a combination thereof, within the past twelve (12) months.

(8)

The applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age.

(9)

The applicant does not possess a valid and current Virginia driver's license to drive a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth.

(10)

The applicant has provided false information on the application that is material to the chief of police's determination to issue or not issue a taxicab driver's permit, or the applicant has been denied a taxicab driver's permit within the past twelve (12) months based on having provided false information on a previous application.

(11)

Information and records obtained by the chief of police through the application investigation process indicates that the applicant is not qualified to obtain a taxicab driver's permit.

(12)

The applicant is required to register or has registered as a sex offender in any state or by the federal government, or has ever been convicted of a crime which would require the applicant to register as a sex offender under current laws.

(Ord. No. 6428-07, § 1; Ord. No. 6851-12, § 1)

(Ord. No. 6428-07, § 1; Ord. No. 6851-12, § 1)