1008 LICENSE TO OPERATE AN AMBULANCE, FUNERAL CAR, OR SIGHTSEEING VEHICLE

1008.1 The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this section to any person not qualified for a hacker's license under this chapter, including the minimum standards of good moral character and health requirements, except that the residence requirement of one (1) year during the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of the application for a license is not applicable to a license issued under this section.

1008.2 Each application for a license to operate an ambulance, funeral car, or sightseeing vehicle shall contain the same information, and shall be accompanied by the same type of photographs, health certificates, and letter of recommendation as that required for a hacker's license by this chapter except that if an applicant has been a resident for less than one (1) year in the Metropolitan Area, the letters of recommendation shall be from persons residing in the state or the jurisdiction of the applicant's last place of residence prior to the establishment of residence in the Metropolitan Area, or from persons residing in his or her current place of residence if he or she is not residing in the Metropolitan Area.

1008.3 Upon receipt of an application for a license under this section, the Chairperson shall investigate or cause to be investigated each applicant to verify the applicant's identity and determine the competency, fitness, and eligibility of the applicant for a license.

1008.4 The Chairperson shall examine each applicant for license to operate an ambulance, funeral car, or sightseeing vehicle, including a test of the applicant's knowledge of the Metropolitan Area.

1008.5 The examination shall also include any further physical and mental examination as the director finds necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle of a type for which the application is made.

1008.6 The Chairperson shall issue a license to any applicant who has complied with the requirements of this section.

1008.7 The Chairperson shall collect a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each license issued to an applicant.

1008.8 Each ambulance, funeral car, or sightseeing vehicle identification license shall have prominently marked on its face a statement indicating it is valid only for the particular purpose or type of vehicle operation for which it is issued.

1008.9 Each license shall contain a number, photograph of the licensee, and other information that the Chairperson considers desirable.

SOURCE: Regulation No. 72-13, approved June 30, 1972, 19 DCR 61 (July 24, 1972), 32 DCRR §§ 10.301 through and 10.306, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published by 34 DCR 6704 (October 23, 1987).