§ 32-191. Application.

Any individual proposing to drive a commercial van shall apply, before driving or accepting employment to drive a commercial van, for a City of Laredo Commercial Van Driver's License to the city manager, in writing on forms provided by the city manager. The City of Laredo's Commercial Van Driver's License shall be issued to all drivers fulfilling the requirements of this article. Each applicant shall first pay twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the cost of the applicant's picture and other services necessary to procure the driver's license. Every applicant shall furnish under oath the following information:

(1)

Name and age;

(2)

Local address inside the city and telephone number where the applicant can be contacted;

(3)

Name and business address of the commercial vans annual permit holder to whom the applicant for registration intends to apply for employment as a commercial van driver.

(4)

Number of years and months the applicant has actually resided in the city preceding the date of application, and the number of years and months the applicant has resided in the state;

(5)

An affidavit on forms to be provided by the city, that he is a citizen of the United States of America, by birth or naturalization; or, if an alien, evidence that he is legally residing in the United States of America and that he has the legal right to engage in such employment;

(6)

Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and possess a valid Texas Driver's License.

(7)

Experience the applicant has had in driving a motor vehicle and specifically by separate statement the applicant's experience, if any, in driving a commercial van or other public transportation of passengers or property.

(8)

Whether the applicant has ever been charged or convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude with full information concerning the conviction and whether the applicant, regarding the operation of motor vehicles, has ever been placed on pretrial diversion, given unadjudicated probation, adjudicated probation, or charged or convicted of a class B misdemeanor or higher misdemeanor, driving while intoxicated or any felony by a court of competent jurisdiction had any driver's license suspended or revoked, with full information concerning the convictions, violations, suspension or revocation. Any applicant who is charged or has been convicted within three (3) years before applying for a permit shall not be eligible to receive a commercial van driver's license.

(9)

A form entitled "Request for Information for Texas Driver's Licensing Records" and as part of the application, pays the required fee therefore and submits such application to the Texas Department of Public Safety with a notation that the information is to be mailed to the city manager's authorized representative. A commercial van driver's operator's license application shall be subject to rejection if the information received from the Texas Department of Public Safety discloses that the applicant's record should disqualify the applicant from receiving a commercial van driver's license.

(10)

A certificate, executed by a licensed and practicing physician in the city showing that the applicant is not afflicted with any disease or disability which would impair the applicant's ability to drive and operate a commercial van in a safe manner, and such certificate shall state specifically the condition of applicant's hearing and eyesight, including, without limitation, color perception. Any false information submitted shall be the basis for denial or revocation of license.

(11)

A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) will be charged for any lost, misplaced, or stolen commercial van license.

(12)

Documentary evidence of payment of any outstanding traffic or parking fines with the City of Laredo and Webb County, or a sworn statement that the applicant has no outstanding traffic or parking tickets with the City of Laredo and Webb County.

(Ord. No. 97-212, § 1, 9-15-97; Ord. No. 98-O-281, § 1, 11-2-98; Ord. No. 2012-O-029, § 1, 2-21-12)