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§ 78-97 LA PORTE CODE Sec. 78-97. Qualifications and conduct of drivers. (a) No license shall be issued under the provisions of this division to any applicant unless he is trustworthy, sober, competent to operate a taxicab, of good moral character and unless his physical and mental faculties enable him to fully perform all of the duties incident to driving a public vehicle with maximum safety. No license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of an offense against the criminal laws of the United States or against the criminal laws of the United States which involves moral turpitude or driving while intoxicated for the last ten years, and the license of any person authorized to drive a taxicab shall be subject to cancellation at any time after the conviction. No person shall drive any taxicab within the corporate limits of the city unless he shall be free from communicable disease. (b) It shall be the duty of each taxicab driver to be hygienically clean, well-groomed, neat and suitably dressed in compliance with all applicable requirements of this section at all times while a taxicab is in his custody. (c) Male drivers shall be clean shaven and hair shall be neatly trimmed. If a beard or mustache is worn, it shall be well-groomed and neatly trimmed at all times in order not to present a ragged appearance. (d) The term "suitably dressed" shall be interpreted to mean the driver, if male, shall wear trousers, a shirt with a collar, with or without a tie, shoes, and if desired, appropriate outer garments. (e) The term "suitably dressed" shall be interpreted to mean the driver, if female, shall wear skirts, trousers, slacks, a shirt with collars or a blouse, shoes, and if desired, appropriate outer garments. (f) Clothing that is not considered appropriate and is not permitted when the driver, male or female, is in charge of a licensed taxicab includes: T-shirts, underwear, tank tops, body shirts, swim wear, jogging suits, or similar types of attire when worn as an outer garment, shorts or trunks (jogging or bathing) or sandals. (Ord. No. 96-2135, § 1(3.2), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-98. Application; contents. (a) Any person desiring to secure a license required under the provisions of this division shall file with the city secretary a written application stating: (1) The name, age, place of residence and occupation of the applicant; (2) Social security number of each applicant; (3) The ownership of each vehicle for which a license to drive is desired, with a brief identifying description of the vehicle; (4) The number of the applicant's state driver's license; (5) The name and address of the owner of the taxicab he will drive; CD78:12