Committee on Finance
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, thousands of rideshare drivers in Chicago have driver's licenses from outside Illinois, according to data from the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection; and
WHEREAS, 625 ILCS 57/32 allows municipalities, including the City of Chicago, to enact regulations upon the rideshare industry above and beyond those enacted by the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, to provide for the effective, efficient, and safe operation of the rideshare industry, several states and cities require that rideshare drivers have driver's licenses from the state in which they drive and drive vehicles registered in the state in which they drive; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorporated herein and made part of this ordinance.
SECTION 2: Sec. 9-115 ofthe City of Chicago Municipal Code is hereby amended by interesting the following text underlined and deleting the text struck through.
(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
9-115-100 Transportation network vehicles - Ownership and standards.
No licensee shall own, provide financing for the obtaining, leasing, or ownership of, or have a beneficial interest in transportation network vehicles.
In addition to all other applicable legal requirements, including the vehicle registration requirement in 625 ILCS 5/3-801, and, if applicable, Chapter 3-56 of this Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any transportation network vehicle unless such vehicle:
has a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of less than ten persons, including the transportation network driver;
has at least two doors and meets applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for vehicles of its size, type and proposed use;
is a coupe, sedan, or light-duty vehicle, including a van, minivan, sport utility vehicle, pickup truck, hatchback or convertible; and
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