Revocation or suspension of a driver's permit; notice and hearing.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 56-208
in effect§ 56-208. - Revocation or suspension of a driver's permit; notice and hearing.
(a) A driver's permit may be revoked or suspended by the Chief of Police or his designee for any of the following reasons:
(1) revocation or suspension of state driver's license;
(2) upon conviction for a violation of any Federal or State law involving sexual offenses;
(3) upon conviction of operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, drug or other substance or while impaired by an alcoholic beverage, drug or other substance to a degree which renders him incapable of safely operating the motor vehicle, or intoxicated while driving a carriage;
(4) upon conviction of leaving the scene of an accident;
(5) upon conviction of failure to make full report of an accident to the Police Department and Vehicle for Hire Inspector within 24 hours of the time of occurrence;
(6) for permitting any other person to use his driver's permit;
(7) for obliterating or erasing any official entry on his driver's permit;
(8) misrepresentation of any material facts by a driver in his application for driver's permit;
(9) for conviction of disturbing the peace or disorderly conduct;
(10) upon conviction of cruelty to animals;
(11) driving a carriage without insurance as required by Section 56-216 of the Code; or
(12) refusal of service in violation of Section 56-212;
(13) revocation or suspension of the business license under which authority the driver was granted a permit.
(b) Whenever the Vehicle for Hire Inspector intends to deny an application or revoke or suspend a permit for driving a carriage, he shall give the applicant or permit holder written notice of intent to deny such application or to revoke or suspend such driver's permit. The notice shall set forth the grounds upon which such denial or revocation or suspension is contemplated and shall inform such applicant or permit holder that he or she has ten days from the date of such notice to file, with the Vehicle for Hire Inspector, a written request for a hearing. The application may be denied or the permit revoked for a one-year period or suspended for a period not to exceed 90 days if a request for a hearing is not received by the Vehicle for Hire Inspector within the ten-day period.
(c) If the applicant or permit holder files a timely request for hearing, the Chief of Police or his designee shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall consider all relevant evidence and testimony prior to making a decision thereon. The decision of the Chief of Police or his designee to revoke or suspend a permit or deny an application may be appealed to the License Appeal Board pursuant to Sections 26-17 through 26-24.
(d) Whenever a driver's permit is revoked or suspended, the Vehicle for Hire Inspector shall take up the driver's permit and shall file the permit with the Police Department, together with a full report of the reasons for the revocation or suspension.
(e) No person whose permit has been revoked shall be eligible to receive a new permit until the year from the date of the revocation. The Chief of Police or his designee may suspend a driver's permit for any period of time not to exceed 90 days.
(f) The Chief of Police or his designee may require that the permit holder obtain an updated medical evaluation and/or complete a driver's training program, prior to reapplying for a driver's permit.
(g) At the discretion of the Vehicle for Hire Inspector, rather than suspension or revocation of a driver's permit for violation contained herein, the permittee may be ordered to complete a driver's training program and/or obtain an updated medical evaluation.
(Ord. No. 24120, § 3, 8-17-10; Ord. No. 25002, § 8, 10-21-14; Ord. No. 26267, § 8, 10-8-19)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH56VEHIOTTRSE_ARTIICA_S56-208RESUDRPENOHEFetched: 10/28/2026