Sec. 53-212. Criteria to deny a license.

who, within five years before the application is submitted, was convicted of, pled guilty or no contest to, or was placed on probation without a finding of guilt for, or who when the application is submitted, has a charge pending for, or who has, within three years before the application was submitted, completed a sentence or period of probation based on a charge for:

who has a pattern of reasonably verifiable complaints of substandard customer service during the previous 24 months;

whose traffic record of “moving” offenses for the 3 years immediately before the application was submitted, or while licensed to drive a taxicab, demonstrates that the applicant is not a responsible, safe, or careful driver. This record may include eyewitness testimony of unsafe or dangerous driving;

who makes a false statement or gives a false answer to obtain, or who obtains, a license by fraud, misrepresentation, misleading statements, evasion, or suppression of material fact;

who is unable to safely operate a taxicab, who may otherwise endanger the public health, safety, or welfare, or who would be unable to fulfill the duties of a driver as required by applicable regulation;

who has substantial delinquent debts to the County, State, or Federal government; or

whose record of violations of this Chapter or other laws or regulations of the County, State, or any other jurisdiction indicates to the Director that to protect public safety a license should not be issued.