§ 6.74.030. Application—Information and fees required.

A.

An application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be filed with the MTLC director for each classification of service to be provided in a format prescribed by the MTLC. Forms will be provided by the MTLC director and payment of a nonrefundable fee will be charged. The amount of the application fee shall be established by the MTLC and approved by the metropolitan council by resolution. It shall include a certification under oath by the applicant that all required components of the application have been submitted and are complete, true and accurate, in a form established by the MTLC. If a certificate is issued to the applicant, and this certification is found to have contained a misrepresentation, that shall be deemed sufficient cause for revocation of the certificate.

B.

An applicant will be ineligible for consideration if:

1.

Any of the partners, officers, directors, or members are under twenty-one years of age and/or the passenger vehicle for hire business has no separate legal existence beyond a shareholder, owner, or partner who is under the age of eighteen years of age;

2.

Any of the owners, partners, officers, directors, or members (collectively, "principals") has been convicted of, forfeited bond, pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, or been released from incarceration for a felony or any crime involving a controlled substance, prostitution, assignation, obscenity, or any crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within seven years immediately preceding the date of application; or has been convicted of, forfeited bond, or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to multiple felonies. To verify this information, all principals of an applicant for a certificate shall be required to undergo a criminal background check as part of the determination of eligibility. Such background checks shall be conducted as provided for in the rules or regulations adopted by the MTLC. All costs of the criminal background check shall be borne by the applicant.

3.

Any of the owners, partners, officers, directors, or members has violated any portion of this chapter or of Chapter 6.72 of the Metropolitan Code within five years immediately preceding the date of application.

4.

Any portion of the application is incomplete or contains incorrect or untruthful information.

(Ord. BL2014-952 § 1, 2014)