§ 86-39. Drivers; qualifications.

It shall be the duty of all operators to file with the director of finance the names and addresses, age and physical description of the persons employed as drivers. All drivers shall hold licenses from the state department of public safety as drivers of vehicles for hire, and taxicab driver's permits issued by the Fulton County Police Department. No person shall be employed or shall drive a taxicab who has, within the past five years, been convicted of or has pled guilty or nolo contendere to any sexual offense as set out in Title 16, Chapter 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, or the offense of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, or to any open container violations, or to any offense involving the lottery, illegal possession or sale of narcotics or alcoholic beverages or possession or receiving the stolen property, violence, or the violation of a spirituous, vinous, or malt beverage statute, or if the driver has been convicted of an offense of causing death by vehicle. No driver can be issued a taxi driver's permit, if the driver has received three or more moving violations in the preceding twelve-month period.

(Res. No. 06-0468, Exh. A, 5-3-06)