Drivers—Qualifications.
El Paso City Code § 6.04.110
in effect6.04.110 - Drivers—Qualifications.
A. Operating authorities shall obtain a comprehensive national criminal background check on all drivers or operators employed by or contracted with the operating authority. Such background checks shall be conducted through a background check company that is accredited through the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, is Fair Credit Reporting Act compliant, and is acceptable to the city, or through the Texas Department of Public Safety. Such background checks shall include a multi-state/multi-jurisdiction criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search); the National Sex Offender Registry database; and a driving history report(s) from all states in which the driver or operator has held a driver's license. The required background check shall be conducted annually on each driver and/or operator.
B. The holders of an operating permit shall submit a list of all drivers employed or under contract with the company to the chief of police every month.
C. An operating authority may not employ or contract with a person as a driver who:
1. Has performed an act constituting fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement of facts of material consequence in the application; or
2. Is not at least eighteen years of age; or
3. Does not hold a valid driver's license that meets the requirements of V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, Chapter 521; or
4. Does not possess proof of current and valid Texas registration for the motor vehicle(s) to be used to provide services, or, for vehicles registered outside the State of Texas, does not hold a current and valid Texas Vehicle Inspection Report indicating the vehicle has passed a safety and emission inspection; or
5. Does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the motor vehicle(s) or other mode(s) of transportation to be used to provide services; or
6. Is not legally authorized to work in the United States; or
7. Is afflicted with a physical or mental disease or disability that is likely to prevent the applicant from exercising ordinary and reasonable control over a motor vehicle or alternative transportation-for-hire vehicle, or that is likely to otherwise endanger the public health or safety; or
8. Has been convicted, within the past seven years, of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime involving property damage, and/or class B misdemeanor or higher; or
9. Has been convicted of more than three moving violations arising out of separate incidents in the prior three-year period, or has been involved in more than one automobile accident in which it could be reasonably determined that the applicant was at fault within any twelve-month period during the twenty-four months preceding the date of application; or
10. Has had a driver's license issued by any state suspended during the five years preceding the date of application; or
11. Has had a driver's license issued by any state revoked or canceled; or
12. Has an outstanding warrant of arrest; or
13. Is a match in the National Sex Offender Registry database; or
14. Has been convicted two or more times of violations and/or findings of liability under this chapter or Chapter 14.16 of this Code within the thirty-six-month period preceding the date of application; or
15. Is not current in payment of ad valorem taxes or other taxes, as applicable and required.
(Ord. No. 18546, § 1, 8-9-2016; Ord. No. 18894, § 1, 1-8-2019)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6TRHI_CH6.04TRHI_ARTIGEPR_6.04.110DRUAFetched: 10/28/2026