5.40.020 Chauffeur application for license.
A. An application for a chauffeur’s license shall be made to the transportation inspector.
B. An application shall be submitted on a form approved by the transportation inspector and shall be accompanied by:
1. The fee specified in BMC 5.20.160;
2. Photographs to be taken by the transportation inspector;
3. A complete set of fingerprints made by the Bethel police department or the transportation inspector on an FBI-approved form;
4. A certificate from a physician licensed in the state to perform such testing, verifying the applicant’s physical ability to drive, and proof of a negative drug test from a city-approved drug and alcohol testing facility;
5. Proof that the applicant currently holds a valid state driver’s license which entitles them to operate a vehicle by which persons are transported for compensation and has held a valid driver’s license in Alaska or another state in the United States for at least one (1) year before the date of the application;
6. Proof that the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years old; and
7. Proof that the applicant has compiled with subsections C and D of this section.
C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, an application shall not be complete until the applicant has passed an examination administered by the transportation inspector or their designee that tests the applicant’s knowledge of safe driving, safe vehicle maintenance, knowledge of the city streets and significant locations, driver personal safety, drug and alcohol testing requirements, and any other subjects the commission finds to be in the public interest of ensuring safe and responsible public transportation. The examination shall consist of two (2) portions. One (1) portion shall be written test and the other portion shall be driving test. An applicant shall first (1st) take the written portion of the examination. If the applicant fails the written portion of the examination, they may not take the driving portion of the test. If the applicant fails either portion of the examination in any combination three (3) times in any one (1) calendar year, the applicant may not reapply for a chauffeur’s license for one (1) year from the date of the third (3rd) failure.
D. Each licensed chauffeur shall provide the transportation inspector with a current driving record every six (6) months from the date of issue or renewal. Any licensed chauffeur accumulating six (6) or more points against their driver’s license shall be required to successfully pass both the written and driving examination administered by the transportation inspector as outlined in subsection C of this section.
E. Applicants for a chauffeur’s license must show proof of a successful passage of the written and driving portions of the examination required in subsections C and D of the section and proof of payment of any fees required in Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC.
F. Any person who has been denied a license pursuant to this chapter may not apply again for such a license for a period of one (1) year. [Ord. 08-04 § 2; Ord. 03-16 § 2; Ord. 02-36 § 2; Ord. 01-30 § 3; Ord. 01-02 § 3.]