Aliso Viejo Municipal Code Art. II Driver’s Permit

Every taxicab driver shall obtain a taxicab driver’s permit from the jurisdiction in which the driver’s employer is substantially located. Drivers shall display their driver’s permits or other inspection compliance devices in a place visible to taxicab passengers, and shall not display another person’s driver’s permit or allow another person to use his or her driver’s permit. [Ord. 2018-204 § 2].

A. Employment, or an offer of employment, as a taxicab driver by a taxicab operator shall be a condition for issuance of a driver’s permit.

1. The driver’s permit shall become void upon termination of employment.

2. The driver’s permit shall state the name of the employer.

3. The employer shall notify the city upon termination of employment.

4. The driver shall return the permit to the city upon termination of employment.

B. Employment as a taxicab driver and issuance of a driver’s permit shall be conditioned on compliance with the mandatory controlled substance and alcohol testing program, as provided in AVMC 4.08.030(D) and as described below:

1. Drivers shall test negative for alcohol and for each of the controlled substances specified in Part 40 (commencing with Section 40.1) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations before employment. Drivers shall also test negative for these controlled substances and for alcohol as a condition of permit renewal. As used in this section, a negative test for alcohol means an alcohol screening test showing a breath alcohol concentration of less than 0.02 percent. Any negative test result shall be accepted for one year as meeting a requirement for periodic permit renewal testing or any other periodic testing in the city if the driver has not tested positive subsequent to a negative result. However, an earlier negative result shall not be accepted as meeting the preemployment testing requirement for any subsequent employment or any testing requirement under the program other than periodic testing. A test in a jurisdiction besides the city shall be accepted as meeting the same requirement in the city.

2. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section constitutes grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of either an operator’s permit or a driver’s permit, which action may be appealed in accordance with AVMC 4.08.090. [Ord. 2018-204 § 2].