1006.1 An applicant who has been denied a license to operate a public vehicle for hire for reasons other than for failure to complete successfully an examination may file a new application for a license after the expiration of not less than six (6) months after the denial, unless the denial is reversed by the Panel on Adjudication of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission.

1006.2 If an applicant files an appeal from a denial with the Panel on Adjudication of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission and the Chairperson's denial is sustained by the Panel on Adjudication, or if a hacker's license has been revoked by the Panel on Adjudication, no new application may be made until the expiration of any waiting period established by the Panel on Adjudication.

1006.3 In determining the fitness of the applicant under § 1009.2, the Chairperson shall not take into account the conduct or record of the applicant upon which the waiting period was fixed by the Panel on Adjudication of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission. The decision shall be based on the conduct or the record of applicant's conduct during the waiting period. If the personal conduct during the waiting period satisfies the personal conduct and other requirements of this chapter, the Chairperson may issue a license to the applicant.

1006.4 If the Chairperson discovers information not previously known to him or her, which relates to the moral character of the applicant and was not a part of the record in the proceeding of the Panel on Adjudication, the Chairperson may find on the basis of that information, that the moral character of the applicant is such that it does not justify the issuance of the license and may refuse to issue a license.

1006.5 The Chairperson shall establish repeat examinations for applicants who are denied licenses because of failing the qualifying examination under the provisions of § 1007. Repeat examinations shall be scheduled to permit a fair and orderly routine which affords the applicants a reasonable opportunity to successfully complete the examination.

SOURCE: Regulation No. 72-13, approved June 30, 1972, 19 DCR 61 (July 24, 1972), 32 DCRR §§ 10.701 and 10.702, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published by 34 DCR 6704 (October 23, 1987).