§ 7.48.500. Taxicab permit violation.

A.

The application for a taxicab driver's license shall be filed with the Department of Transportation and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as established by resolution of the City Council. The application shall be on a form provided by the Director of Transportation, shall be sworn to before a notary public, and shall contain the following information concerning the applicant: A statement giving the full name, residence, age, race, sex, height, color of eyes and hair, place of birth, length of time the applicant has resided in the State, County or City, whether a citizen of the United States, and whether ever convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, other crime or motor vehicle violation.

B.

Every first-time applicant for a taxicab owner's permit or taxicab driver's permit, shall be required to pass, during the twenty-four hours immediately after filing the application, a chemical urinalysis or blood test designed to detect the presence of the following illegal controlled dangerous substances:

1.

Marijuana;

2.

Cocaine;

3.

Opiates;

4.

Amphetamines;

5.

Phencyclidine.

This section shall be satisfied only by a signed statement of a United States Department of Health and Human Services certified laboratory.

C.

Any person who knowingly provides false or misleading information in an application under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine as established by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. O-5-04 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. O-16-99 § 1 (part); Ord. O-29-99 § 1 (part); amended during supplement #5; Ord. O-73-90 § 1 (part))