(1) All drivers shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall possess a valid driver’s license; shall have been continuously licensed as a driver by the State of Washington and/or another State for at least one (1) year prior to operating as a TNC Driver or Taxicab Driver in the City; shall possess proof of motor vehicle registration and current automobile liability insurance that meets the requirements of this chapter.

(2) The TNC, its agent, or its contractor shall maintain accurate and up-to-date records for all TNC Drivers accessing its digital network to operate in the City. Said records shall include the driver’s name, age, address, social security number, criminal history, driver’s license, motor vehicle registration, and automobile insurance.

(3) The Taxicab Company or its agent shall maintain accurate and up-to-date records for all Taxicab Drivers employed by the company to operate in the City. Said records shall include the driver’s name, age, address, social security number, criminal history, driver’s license, motor vehicle registration, and automobile insurance.

(4) Prior to permitting a person to operate as a Taxicab Driver or as a TNC Driver, and biennially thereafter, the Taxicab Company or TNC shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a criminal background check report for such person. Any third party conducting a criminal background check on behalf of a Taxicab Company or TNC shall hold a current certification issued by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). The criminal background check shall include a search of no less than seven years of database history, unless prohibited by law, in which case the duration of the search shall be the maximum number of years permitted by law. The criminal background check shall include local, state, and national criminal history databases and publically accessible national sex offender registries including, but not limited to the sex offender public website maintained by the U.S Department of Justice. Any person who is listed on a national sex offender registry or who has been convicted, within the past seven (7) years, of crimes involving driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances, felony fraud, sexual offenses, acts of violence, acts of terror, or use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, shall not be permitted to act as a Taxicab or TNC Driver. The Taxicab Company or TNC its agent or contractor shall maintain records of such criminal background checks and applicable third party NAPBS certification for a period of two (2) years. For purposes of this section, the term “conviction” includes convictions, bail forfeitures, and other final adverse findings.

(5) Prior to permitting a person to operate as a Taxicab Driver or as a TNC Driver, and biennially thereafter, the Taxicab Company or TNC shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a driver’s license history check report for such person in each State from which a driver’s license is or has been issued; provided, after the initial driver license history check for a Taxicab Driver or TNC Driver operating in the City has been performed, subsequent driver’s license history checks need only be performed in the State from which the driver’s current license is issued. Drivers shall not have been convicted or found to have committed more than three (3) moving violations during the three (3) years prior to the date of the driver license history check. Any person who has been convicted or found to have committed more than three (3) moving violations during any twelve (12) month period during the three (3) years prior to the date of the driver license history check shall not be permitted to act as a Taxicab Driver or TNC Driver in the City.

(6) A TNC or Taxicab Company shall revoke a TNC or taxicab Driver’s authority to operate as a driver for their company if it finds that the standards set forth in this section are no longer being met by such person. The TNC or Taxicab Company shall only reinstate his or her authority upon a finding by the Taxicab Company or TNC that all standards are again being met by such person. (Ord. 17-10 §6, 2017).