96-51 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 60

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Chapter 60 IE. The Chief of Police or his authorized agent�may check each meter for accuracy at regular intervals. �: 18. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF TA,YICAB DRIVER'S LICENSES. A. Taxicab driver's licenses may be revoked or suspended by the ' Chief of Police following reasonable notice and hearing, for making charges in excess of those provided by this Chapter, for violating any�a#�is ordinances of the City of Decatur, or of any of the traffic or criminal laws of the State of Illinois, or for operating a taxicab while there is, in the person's blooc� breath or urine, any amou»t of a drug, substance or compound resulting from the consumption of cannabis or a controlled substance (as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substance Act, as amended); any amount of alcohol; or any amount of any drug, substance or compound, whether taken pursuant to direction of a licensed physician, or not, provided, that in the case of any drug, substance or compound other than controlled substances, cannabis or alcohol, there is evidence the driver is impaired in his or her ability to safety operate a motor vehicle. Such licenses may also be suspended or revoked follawing reasonable notice cmd hearing, for any conduct involving moral turpitude or for violations of any of the provisions of this Chapter. B. Each licensed taxicab driver shall, within thirty (30) days of the entry of any judgment of conviction, report the fact of said conviction to the Chief of the Decatur Police. The Chief of Police is authorized to suspend or revoke the taxicab driver's license of any driver who fails to so report. C. Each licensed tarxicab driver shall be deemed to have given his or her consent to chemical testing of his or her breath, blood or urine, upon the request of a police officer, made upon reasonable, articulable suspicion that said driver may be impaired as a result of having, within his or her system, any amount of alcohol or drugs. The Chief of Police is authorized to