Folsom Municipal Code Art. III Driver Permits

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

1. The applicant has provided his/her full name, address, telephone number, including emergency telephone number(s), date of birth, and recent color photograph of himself/herself.

2. The applicant has provided his/her place of residence for five years preceding the date of the application.

3. The applicant has provided a copy of his/her valid California driver license.

4. The applicant has provided proof of employment or an offer of employment with a taxicab company (which may include self employment with the taxicab company as an owner/operator or as an independent driver), and the applicant has provided his/her place of previous employment for five years preceding the date of his/her application.

5. The applicant has submitted proof that he/she 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 driver permit.

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

8. The applicant has provided evidence of insurance coverage for the operation of the taxicab in forms and amounts as specified for a taxicab company permit pursuant to Section 5.12.200(A)(3).

9. 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 driver permit.

B. Applications shall be signed by the applicant attesting to the accuracy of the application under penalty of perjury.

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

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)

A taxicab driver permit shall be denied by the chief of police if any of the following apply:

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 plead 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 plead guilty or nolo contendere) of a misdemeanor in any jurisdiction, whether foreign or domestic, or any offense involving moral turpitude or any offense that that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or responsibilities of a taxicab driver within five years prior to the submission of the application.

F. The chief of police may deny a permit based on the applicant’s conviction in any jurisdiction, whether foreign or domestic, of suspension or revocation of a driver license, driving under the influence of an intoxicating and/or controlled substance or beverage, and/or conviction of two or more moving violations within a one-year period within five years prior to the submission of the application.

G. The applicant had a permit for the operation of a taxicab or a taxicab company suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction within five years prior to the submission of the application.

H. 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.

I. 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.

J. 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.

K. The applicant has failed to submit all of the required information under Section 5.12.300.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)

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

B. Prior to the revocation of any taxicab driver permit, the chief of police shall provide the taxicab driver permit holder 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 permit should not be revoked.

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

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)

Taxicab driver 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 driver permit and payment of any renewal fee. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53075.5(b)(3)(A)(i), drivers shall test negative for controlled substance and for alcohol as a condition for initial permit application and subsequent renewal. Any taxicab driver permit shall become void upon termination of employment with a taxicab company, and the taxicab driver shall notify the city and return the taxicab driver permit to the city within ten days of termination of such employment. Each taxicab driver permit holder shall have an affirmative duty to update the city in writing within ten days of any change of information on taxicab driver application.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)