Folsom Municipal Code Art. II Taxicab Company Permits

A. Unless otherwise exempt under Section 5.12.700, no person shall operate a taxicab company within the city without a valid taxicab company permit issued by the chief of police. Applications for taxicab company permits shall be made to the chief of police on forms prescribed by the chief of police. No taxicab company permit shall be issued unless all of the following minimum requirements have been satisfied:

1. The applicant has submitted the names, addresses, telephone numbers, including emergency telephone number(s), and recent color photographs of all owners, partners or principal officers of the taxicab company.

2. The applicant has submitted a copy of the applicant’s controlled substance and alcohol testing certification policy and proof that the applicant has implemented a controlled substance and alcohol testing certification program covering all of its drivers (whether employees or independent contractors) operating vehicles on behalf of or in association with the applicant in compliance with state and federal law, including, but not limited to the standards set forth at Government Code Section 53075.5(b)(3).

3. The applicant has submitted evidence of insurance, in full force and effect, in such form as approved by the city attorney, issued by a solvent and responsible company authorized and licensed to do business in the state of California, insuring the applicant against loss by reason of injury or damage that may result to persons, including taxicab passengers, or property, from the negligent operation or maintenance of such taxicab. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the satisfaction of the city showing that the applicant is insured for a minimum combined single limit of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for the injury or death of one or more persons in the same accident, and one hundred thousand dollars for injury or destruction of property.

4. The applicant has submitted a list of all taxicabs to be operated by the taxicab company, as well as proof of current California Department of Motor Vehicles registration for each taxicab listed in the taxicab company permit application. All taxicabs listed in the taxicab company permit application shall be registered to the applicant.

5. The applicant has submitted proof that every owner, partner, manager or principal officer of the applicant has submitted to fingerprinting and a criminal background check by the Folsom police department and has successfully cleared such background check by the Folsom police department.

6. The applicant has submitted payment of all applicable fees for the issuance of a taxicab company permit.

7. The applicant has submitted a list of all prior permits issued, suspended and/or revoked for operation of a taxicab company or similar business in any jurisdiction, foreign or domestic.

8. The applicant has submitted such additional information as the chief of police deems reasonably necessary for the chief of police to make a determination of the propriety of the issuance of the taxicab company permit.

9. The applicant has submitted the serial number of the taximeter attached to each of the taxicabs and a certificate or other written evidence that the Sacramento County agricultural commissioner, a state-registered device repairman, or state-certified employee has tested and certified not more than eleven months preceding the application date the accuracy of each taximeter attached to the taxicab.

10. The applicant has submitted a written schedule of all rates to be charged for the hire of the taxicab.

B. Applications shall be signed by the applicant(s) attesting to the accuracy of the application under penalty of perjury. All owners, partners, managers and principal officers of a taxicab company shall be applicants for the taxicab company permit.

C. Each applicant for a taxicab company permit shall be subject to review and a criminal background check by the Folsom police department.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011; Ord. 1163 § 2, 2012)

A taxicab company permit shall be denied by the chief of police if any of the following apply to the applicant, which shall include any owner, partner, manager or principal officer of the applicant’s taxicab company:

A. The applicant is under the age of eighteen years.

B. The applicant falsifies material information on the application.

C. The applicant is a registered sex offender pursuant to California Penal Code Section 290, et seq.

D. The applicant has ever been convicted (or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere) of a felony in any jurisdiction, whether foreign or domestic, for any of the following crimes: assault; battery; murder; theft; burglary; robbery; rape; pandering; pimping; crimes related to the sale or transportation of controlled substances, including marijuana; or crimes of violence.

E. The applicant has been convicted (or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere) of a misdemeanor in any jurisdiction, whether foreign or domestic, or any offense involving moral turpitude or any offense that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or responsibilities of a taxicab company operator or taxicab driver within five years prior to the submission of the application.

F. The applicant had a permit for the operation of a taxicab, a taxicab company, or similar transportation business suspended or revoked by any jurisdiction within five years prior to the submission of the application.

G. The applicant has been held liable under any judgment, decision or determination by any court, public or regulatory agency for operating taxicabs without the required insurance within five years prior to the submission of the application.

H. The applicant is subject to any unsatisfied court judgment arising from liability for operating a taxicab or a taxicab company, including, but not limited to, collisions or operating without the requisite insurance, within five years prior to the submission of the application.

I. The applicant has operated a taxicab without a taximeter that has been properly sealed by the Sacramento County agricultural commissioner or similar official in any county or state, a state-registered device repairman, or a state-certified employee within five years prior to the submission of the application.

J. The applicant has failed to submit all of the required information under Section 5.12.200.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)

A. The chief of police may revoke any taxicab company permit should any event occur that would be grounds for denial of a taxicab company permit.

B. Prior to the revocation of any taxicab company permit, the chief of police shall provide the taxicab company permit holder(s) with not less than ten days’ notice of intent to revoke the permit, specifying the grounds for the proposed revocation, and specifying a date, time and location at which the applicant shall have an opportunity to meet with the chief of police and present all evidence and materials as to why the taxicab company permit should not be revoked.

C. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, transfer or sale of a taxicab company permit to a taxicab company or person other than that identified in the permit application shall cause immediate revocation of said permit.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)

Taxicab company permits shall be valid from the date of issuance until June 30th of each year, subject to renewal upon satisfaction of the conditions for the issuance of a new taxicab company permit and payment of any renewal fee. Each taxicab company permit holder shall have an affirmative duty to update the city in writing within ten days of any change of information on the taxicab company permit application.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)