Issuance standards; hearing, etc., or denial.
Greensboro Code of Ordinances § 28-70
in effectSec. 28-70. - Issuance standards; hearing, etc., or denial.
(a) The chief of police or his/her/their designee shall approve the application for the permit required by this division unless he/she/they finds:
(1) The applicant has not reached the age of eighteen (18) years or older, or is otherwise not legally emancipated.
(2) The applicant had an order entered continuing prayer for judgment, has entered a plea of guilty or no contest, or been convicted of:
a. A violation of any federal or state statute relating to prostitution or gambling laws, or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance within five (5) years preceding the application;
b. A violation of any federal or state statute relating to transporting or selling or possessing intoxicating liquors within five (5) years preceding the application;
c. A felony within five (5) years preceding his/her/their application;
d. Any crime which may reasonably be interpreted as involving moral turpitude or is so offensive to the public morals or of a sexual perversion as to justify the conclusion that the applicant is not of good moral character, including but not limited to those offenses listed in Chapter 14, Article 26 and Article 27 of the North Carolina General Statutes, relating to offenses against public morality and decency and crimes related to prostitution within five (5) years preceding the application.
e. A violation of any state statute relating to operating an automobile while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or when the amount of alcohol in the blood meets or exceeds a specifically prohibited level, or when the operation of a vehicle has been directly and visibly affected by the operator's consumption of alcoholic beverages within five (5) years preceding the application.
(3) The applicant is an habitual user of drugs or intoxicating liquors.
(4) The applicant is physically or mentally incapable of operating a taxicab or has been treated for any mental disorder, heart attack, epilepsy, or diabetes in a six-month period prior to filing his/her/their application; provided, any applicant who has been treated for any mental disorder, heart attack, epilepsy, or diabetes shall have a written opinion from a physician or psychiatrist, or both, stating that the applicant is physically capable and mentally competent to operate a taxicab, and that the applicant has been free from such recurrence for the past six (6) months. Such medical statement shall accompany said application.
(5) The applicant has made a material false statement in the application for a permit knowing it to be false; or has knowingly omitted required information; the applicant shall not be allowed to submit another application for a permit to drive a taxicab for a period of ninety (90) days.
(b) Upon denial or failure to approve the application, the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing by the city manager or other designated official if within ten (10) days the applicant files a written request for a hearing with the city manager. The hearing shall be held and a decision thereon shall be made within fifteen (15) days after the request, and notice of the decision shall be served upon the applicant in person or by registered mail.
(Code 1961, § 20-36; Ord. No. 90-54, § 5, 4-12-90; Ord. No. 17-27, § 1, 3-21-17; Ord. No. 20-163, § 3, 12-15-20)
Source: City of Greensboro, North Carolina, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/greensboro/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH28TABU_ARTIITA_DIV4DRPE_S28-70ISSTHEETDEFetched: 11/1/2026