96-51 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 60

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Chapter 60 previous employment, whether married or single, whether or not he has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, whether or not he has ever been previously licensed as a driver or chauffeur, and if so, when and by what authority, whether or not his license has ever been revoked or suspended, and if so, for what cause, how many accidents he has been in the last three years while driving an automobile, and, if any, dates and places of same, which statement must be signed and sworn to by the applicant and filed with the Chief of Police and kept as permanent record. Such application must have endorsed upon it the approval or disapproval of the Chief of Police. Any false statements made by the applicant for a taxicab driver's license may sl�a� be promptly reported to the State's Attorney of Macon County, Illinois, by the E�;�� Chief of Police; (g) No applicant shall be granted a taacicab driver's license unless he shall have, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, after examination, a satisfactory knowledge of traffic laws and regulations of the City and of its geogaphy; I (h) No applicant shall be granted a taxicab driver's license as required by this Chapter until such person shall have obtained from the State of Illinois a license for the purpose of or pernutting the transporting of persons for compensation in a motor vehicle of the first division. (i) No applicant shall be granted a taxicab driver's license as required by this Chapter if such person has, within the three (3)years immediately preceding the date of application, been convicted of a Class 2 or greater felony(as described in the Illinois "Criminal Code of 1961'; or any felony involving the use of a dangerous weapon, or similarly described offense under the laws of any State or the Federal government). No applicant shall be granted a taxicab driver's license if such person has made any false statement of facts on his or her application of taxicab driver's license.