Sanger Municipal Code § 86-87 Suspension or revocation; breach of duty not a waiver

It shall be unlawful for any driver to operate any taxicab or rent car in the city unless there exists a valid permit to do so as provided by this division. The application for such driver's permit shall be in writing, duly certified under oath, and it, together with a copy thereof, shall be filed with the chief of police, who shall transmit the original to the city clerk, who shall file the same. Each such application shall set forth:

(1) The name, age and address of the applicant;

(2) His past experience in operating automobiles;

(3) The name, business and address of each of his employers during the preceding period of three years;

(4) Whether or not a chauffeur's license issued to him by the state or any state or governmental agency has ever been revoked;

(5) The name and address of the owner by whom he is to be employed as a driver, which owner shall endorse the application; and

(6) Such additional information as the chief of police may require.

(Code 1960, § 21.12)

Upon application for a driver's permit and before it shall be issued, the driver, whether the owner or otherwise, must evidence a proficient knowledge of the traffic laws of the city and of the state, and demonstrate his ability to operate a taxicab or rent car, all to the satisfaction of the chief of police. Upon satisfying the foregoing requirements, the driver shall be fingerprinted by, and his record filed in, the police department bureau of identification. Such driver shall also file with his application two recent photographs, size 1½ inch by 1½ inch, one to be filed with his application and one to be permanently attached to his driver's permit when issued, which permit shall be posted in a place conspicuous from the passenger's compartment of the taxicab or rent car while the driver is operating same.

(Code 1960, § 21.13)

Every driver's permit issued under the provisions of this division shall set forth the name of the owner for whom the driver is authorized to operate a taxicab or rent car and shall be valid only so long as he continues in the employ of such owner.

(Code 1960, § 21.14)

Upon termination of his employment, the driver shall forthwith surrender his driver's permit to the chief of police. No such driver's permit shall be granted to any person under the age of 18 years. The driver's permit may be denied upon substantial evidence of facts of either physical or moral deficiencies of the applicant, including the violation of any penal law involving driving under the influence, sexual offenses, drug-related offenses, prostitution or provisions relating to traffic or the use of streets in the city, which, in the sound discretion of the chief of police, would render such applicant not competent to operate a taxicab or rent car.

(Code 1960, § 21.15; Ord. No. 896, § 6(51), 10-7-93)

No driver's permit issued under this division shall be transferable in any event.

(Code 1960, § 21.16)

Upon the termination of the employment of any driver, the owner for whom such driver has been working shall immediately give the chief of police written notice of such termination.

(Code 1960, § 21.17)

(a) The chief of police shall have the power to suspend or revoke any driver's permit issued under the provisions of this chapter for any of the reasons for which an application for such a permit may be denied or if the holder thereof shall be found guilty of any penal law involving driving under the influence, sexual offenses, drug-related offenses, prostitution or relating to traffic or the use of streets in the city by any court. The chief of police shall in writing forthwith report any such suspension or revocation to the city council, stating the reasons for such action.

(1) The city council may affirm or reverse, in whole or in part, any such order on a written appeal filed with the city council by the driver within ten days from the date of any such order.

(2) Upon such suspension or revocation of a driver's permit, such permit shall be, by the holder thereof, forthwith surrendered to the chief of police.

(b) The right of the city to revoke or suspend a taxicab or driver's permit pursuant to the terms of this section shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies which may otherwise accrue to the city by reason of any failure or refusal of the permittee to perform any obligation imposed by the terms of his permit, this article or other ordinance or law.

(c) By permitting or overlooking any obligation of a taxicab permittee or driver, the city does not waive or bar its right to require prompt performance, when due, of all other such obligations.

(Code 1960, § 21.18)