Denial.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 29-116
in effectSec. 29-116. - Denial.
Subject to Section 29-91, the Chief of Police shall refuse to issue a taxicab driver's permit to a person who has filed an application as set forth in Section 29-115 if, based upon the application and after investigation, the Chief finds any of the following:
(1) The applicant has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere within the past three years to any felony.
(2) The applicant has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere within the past 12 months to any larceny, assault, battery, crime of moral turpitude or illegal possession of controlled substances where such crime is other than a felony.
(3) The applicant has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere within the past 12 months to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(4) The applicant has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere within the past 12 months to three or more moving violations under the motor vehicle laws of this Commonwealth other than those involving operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(5) The applicant has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere within the past 12 months to three or more violations of this article or of any other local law in the Commonwealth governing the operation of taxicabs or other for-hire vehicles.
(6) The applicant has ever been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere to any felony involving violence or to distribution of a controlled substance, or to any other felony or combination of felonies which indicates to the Chief of Police that the applicant is of unfit or unworthy character. The Chief shall consider the period of time that has passed since the conviction, plea, etc., as well as any other mitigating circumstances presented by the applicant.
(7) The applicant knowingly made or caused to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement on the application.
(8) The applicant otherwise lacks the following minimum physical or mental qualifications:
a. Drivers shall have no mental, nervous, organic or functional disease likely to interfere with safe driving.
b. Drivers shall have no loss or impairment of use of foot, leg, fingers, hand or arms or other structural defect or limitation likely to interfere with safe driving.
c. Drivers shall in any and all other respects satisfy the minimum mental and physical requirements for issuance of a driver's license by the State Department of Motor Vehicles.
(9) The applicant is less than 18 years of age.
(10) The applicant does not possess a valid and current driver's license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles.
(11) The applicant is prohibited by Code of Virginia, § 46.2-2011.33 from operating a taxicab for the transportation of passengers for remuneration over the highways of the Commonwealth.
(Code 1993, § 30-44; Code 2004, § 110-65; Code 2015, § 29-116; Code 2020, § 29-116; Ord. No. 2019-256, § 1, 10-14-2019)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH29VEHI_ARTIITA_DIV2DRPECEPUCONE_SDIIDRPE_S29-116DEFetched: 11/8/2026