Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-315

• Record #: O2019-315
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 1/23/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 9-112-430 regarding taxicab industry license transfers in event of death
• Sponsors: Hopkins, Brian
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 9 - Vehicles, Traffic & Rail Transportation - Ch. 112 Public Passenger Vehicles
• Related files: R2019-362

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/29/2019		City Council	Failed to Pass
1/23/2019	95368	City Council	Referred

January 23, 2019 Chicago City Council Referred to Committee on Transportation

ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION 1. Section 9-112-430 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is amended by inserting the language underscored as follows:

9-112-430 License and other taxicab industry license transfers.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

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(d) Subject to the limitations set forth above, all taxicab industry licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be freely transferable to any person qualified under the provisions of this chapter to be a license holder. Every transfer must be approved by the department. In so approving, the commissioner, or her designee, shall review and investigate whether the transferor and transferee are eligible to sell, apply, renew, or hold the license being transferred. The commissioner shall determine eligibility by applying the standards and requirements for obtaining, renewing, or holding a license under this chapter or applicable promulgated rules. In the event of the death of a license holder, the executor can demonstrate evidence of his authority to transfer a license by providing Letters of Office or a Small Estate Affidavit.

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective upon passage and publication.

BRIAN HOPKINS Alderman, 2^nd Ward