ISSUANCE.
Raleigh City Code § 12-2053
in effectSec. 12-2053. - ISSUANCE.
(a) After giving due consideration to the information set forth on the application, the taxicab inspector shall authorize the issuance of a permit to the applicant unless the inspector shall find and determine:
(1) That the applicant has not complied with all of the provisions of this chapter; or
(2) That the criminal record of the applicant (or of the officers, directors, or supervising employees of a corporate applicant), if any, is such that it would be against the public interest and welfare for such application to be granted; or
(3) That applicant has made a false or misleading statement in his application.
(b) The taxicab inspector may refuse to issue an owner's permit to any person who has been convicted of a felony, or of a violation of any Federal or state statute relating to the use, possession or sale of intoxicating liquors, or of any Federal or state statute relating to prostitution, or of any Federal or state statute relating to the use, possession or sale of any habit-forming drugs; or to any person who is an habitual user of intoxicating liquors or narcotic drugs; or to a person who has been an habitual violator of traffic laws or ordinances.
(Code 1959, §22-29; Ord. No. 1988-220, §§3, 4, 7-19-88)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH2BUTR_ARTBVEHI_DIV2OWPE_S12-2053ISFetched: 11/1/2026