§ 102-96. Driver approval; driving limit; display of license; age of driver.

(a)

No person may drive or operate any taxicab unless and until the applicant has provided his name, address, age, driver's license number, social security number, a copy of a valid driver's license from this state, and his state department of public safety driving record to the city clerk. Further, during the term of the license, if any driver is involved in a traffic accident, receives a ticket for a traffic violation which is reflected on such driver's state department of public safety driving record or commits any offense which is so reflected, the licensee shall immediately provide the city clerk an updated state department of public safety driving record for that driver. No operator or driver of any taxicab shall operate any motor vehicle for more than 12 hours in any 24-hour period. Every driver shall display upon request and shall have on his person a valid driver's license issued by this state. No person under 19 years of age shall operate a taxicab.

(b)

No driver shall operate a taxicab in the city unless he has signed an affidavit stating under oath that he has not been convicted of a felony crime within the preceding five years or a crime of moral turpitude. Further, such affidavit shall state that the driver has not been convicted of the following specific crimes: driving while intoxicated (a final conviction within the most recent two years of licensing), aggravated assault, rape or theft over $200.00. Such affidavit shall be filed by the applicant or licensee with the city clerk prior to the driver operating a taxicab in the city.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any owner or taxicab operator to permit any taxicab to be driven or operated within the corporate limits by any person except the owner of the taxicab or a legally authorized agent or employee of the owner or operator who has satisfied all the requirements of this section.

(Code 1967, § 29-41; Ord. No. 6926, § 1, 2-10-94; Ord. No. 7920, § 6, 3-13-97)