§ 220.208. Transfer of permit; application; approval by Director; fee.

(a)

If an owner desires to transfer ownership of a vehicle for hire to another person, both parties to the transaction shall file a joint application with the Director. The application shall contain the information required by Section 220.202 for new permit holders with respect to the prospective transferee; the name of the prospective transferor; the permits currently held by the transferor, including the permit sought to be transferred; the details of the transaction, specifically including the consideration and method of payment and the date on which the transfer is desired to be consummated; and any other information that may be required by the Director in order to allow him to evaluate the transfer under the criteria prescribed in Section 220.203(b). The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee as found in www.coj.net/fees , to defray the cost of the transfer proceedings. An application may include the transfer of more than one vehicle for hire and the accompanying permit and medallion for each vehicle transferred.

(b)

The Director shall conduct an investigation of the application and prospective transferee in accordance with Section 220.203 for all new permit holders before a vehicle for hire and permit may be transferred. If the vehicle for hire is being transferred to an existing permit holder in good standing with the Department, the Director shall investigate the transfer in accordance with Sections 220.203(a) and 220.203(b)(2), (3), (4), (5) and (7). If, after the investigation, the Director finds that the transfer is not contrary to the public interest and the prospective transferee favorably complies with the criteria prescribed in Section 220.203(b) for a new permit holder and Section 220.203(b)(2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) for existing permit holders, he shall approve the application and permit the transfer of the vehicle for hire, permit and medallion to the transferee. In the case of an application for the transfer of more than one vehicle for hire and permit, the Director shall have the same authority as provided in Section 220.202(d). The Department shall not the transfer in its records and the transferee shall, on the effective date of the transfer, become the registered owner of the vehicle for hire and subject to the requirements of this Chapter.

(c)

An executor, administrator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization or other personal representative, court-appointed officer or successor by operation of law shall be entitled to operate the for-hire business of a permit holder without the necessity for approval by the Director upon filing with the Department a certified copy of the order of appointment or other evidence of his authority, but a subsequent transfer or other disposition of the business shall require the approval of the Director as herein provided.

(d)

In no case whatsoever shall the provisions of this Section be used to increase the number of vehicles for hire being operated by the prospective transferee from some number below five to five or more vehicles for hire, in evasion of the minimum number of vehicles for hire required under Section 220.211, nor shall it be used to increase the number of medallions authorized for the prospective transferee, in evasion of the requirements of Section 220.219. A transfer under this Section may be authorized only for a transferee who has satisfied the requirement of Section 220.211 for the minimum number of vehicles for hire before an application is filed under this Section and who has previously obtained authority by means of an approved application under Section 220.202 or an authorized increase under Section 220.219 for the vehicle for hire, permit and medallion sought to be transferred.

(Ord. 82-1121-571, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-1561-830, § 5; Ord. 2002-1214-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 14)

Note— Former § 426.208.