1001 ELIGIBILITY FOR A HACKER'S LICENSE

1001.1 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.1001.2 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who is unable to read, write, and speak the English language.1001.3 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who is covered by diplomatic immunity.1001.4 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who does not possess a valid District motor vehicle operator's permit (See: Title 18, DCMR) or, for non-District residents or persons exempt from obtaining a District motor vehicle operator's permit, a valid motor vehicle operator's permit issued by a state that is a party to the Driver License Compact.1001.5 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who has previously been adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability or disease and who has not at the time of application been restored to competency by the methods provided by law.1001.6 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who is required by this chapter to take an examination unless that person has successfully passed the examination.1001.7 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person employed by a federal or District agency with a published or written policy that forbids the employee from operating a public vehicle for hire.1001.8 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any employee of the Commission whose employment is concerned directly with the issuance of licenses to operate public vehicles for hire.1001.9 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who has not, within the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of application for a license, resided for at least one (1) year in the Metropolitan Area, and has not had at least one (1) year's driving experience as a licensed vehicle operator within the Metropolitan Area.1001.10 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person if the Chairperson has good cause to believe that the applicant, by reason of physical or mental disability, would not be capable of safely operating a public vehicle.1001.11 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who has been convicted with a frequency of offenses against traffic regulations of the District of Columbia and elsewhere as to indicate a disrespect for traffic laws, that fact being established by the point system described in § 303 of Title 18, DCMR, or for a serious traffic offense or offenses which indicate a disregard for the safety of other persons or property.1001.12 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who, in the judgment of the Chairperson, is not of good moral character, under the standards provided in §§ 1001.13 through 1001.15.1001.13 An applicant shall not be considered of good moral character if he or she is any of the following:- (a) A habitual drunkard;

- (b) Addicted to the use of drugs; or

(c) On parole or probation at the time of the filing of his or her application for a license, except as provided in § 1001.14.

1001.14 Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1001.13, if the parole or the probation arose out of a conviction other than those listed in § 1001.15, the parolee's or probationer's application may be considered for approval by the Chairperson if a letter from the appropriate parole or probation officer is submitted with the application stating that there is no objection to the issuance of a hacker's license.

1001.15 An applicant shall not be considered of good moral character if he or she has been convicted of or has served any part of a sentence for the following crimes within the three (3) years immediately preceding the filing of the application, or an attempt to commit any of the following crimes:

(a) Murder, manslaughter, mayhem, malicious disfiguring of another, abduction, kidnapping, burglary, housebreaking, robbery, or larceny;

(b) Assault with the intent to commit any offense punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary;

(c) Any sex offense; or

(d) Any violation of the narcotic laws.

SOURCE: Regulation No. 72-13, approved June 30, 1972, 19 DCR 61 (July 24, 1972), 32 DCRR §§ 10.201 and 10.202, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 6704 (October 23, 1987); and by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 8142a, 8142b (November 18, 1988).