§ 38-21. Company-issued driver authorization.

(a)

Prior to operating a VFH within unincorporated Jefferson Parish, each driver is required to obtain an annual driver authorization from a company. A company shall not issue a driver authorization unless the company has verified said driver meets all of the following requirements:

(1)

Is at least eighteen (18) years old or possesses a valid Louisiana chauffeur's driver's license;

(2)

Does not have a medical condition or harmful disease that might make such individual an unsafe driver without first providing a letter of fitness to operate a VFH from a physician;

(3)

Possesses a valid Louisiana driver's license or a valid driver's license issued by another state, if the driver is not otherwise required to obtain a Louisiana driver's license;

(4)

Has submitted an application to the company, including but not limited to: residential address, contact telephone number(s), proof of automobile liability insurance, and such other information of the driver as required by the company and/or PMZ;

(5)

Successfully passes a background check obtained by the company that satisfies all requirements of section 38-22 of this chapter and verifies:

a.

Driver has not been convicted, pled nolo contendere, had adjudication withheld, or served any part of a sentence in the last ten (10) years for any aggravated offense (as defined in R.S. 15:541) or murder;

b.

Driver is not a match in the U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website;

c.

Driver has not been convicted, pled nolo contendere, had adjudication withheld, or served any part of a sentence in the last ten (10) years for two (2) or more felony offenses that stem from separate incidents;

d.

Driver has not been convicted, pled nolo contendere, had adjudication withheld, or served any part of a sentence in the last five (5) years for any felony or for driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or drug; and

e.

Driver has not been convicted of or pled no lo contendere to three (3) or more moving violations within the previous calendar year.

(b)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, if a driver applicant who has been convicted of a felony (but is otherwise qualified to obtain a company-issued driver authorization) presents proof of pardon, rehabilitation, or extenuating/mitigating circumstances sufficient to establish to PMZ that the driver applicant: is not a threat to any individual or to the public at large and is worthy of operating a VFH, then PMZ shall make a determination of eligibility in writing to the driver applicant and to any company, as requested by the driver applicant. If a company receives proof of driver eligibility (as submitted to PMZ) and a determination from PMZ in favor of the driver applicant, then the company may thereafter issue the driver its authorization to operate a VFH.

(c)

If a company issues a driver authorization and later determines said driver does not meet the requirements above as delineated in this section, the company shall immediately revoke the driver authorization and suspend said driver from operating a VFH for the company.

(d)

No driver shall operate any VFH using either a suspended/revoked driver authorization or a suspended/revoked chauffeur's driver's license on a VFH requiring the same.

(Ord. No. 25219 , § 1, 9-21-16)