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(b) • ie—is—self _eWlayed—ef: emplaT ed by another licensed Taxieab eempanJ • Sel€efirevefrae litxo,.T..c..cd appheants shall present a eepy ef a etiffent business Heense issued by the eanifnissiener e a A registration card shall be issued for each driver registered, and shall exhibit the name and a valid mailing address for the driver. (c) seer For drivers' registrations, a fee of ten dollars ($10) for the first registration granted to each driver, and five dollars ($5.00) for each driver's annual registration after the first, shall be paid by the driver to the city. (d) No person shall permit any passenger motor vehicle for hire, including any Taxicab, owned or controlled by him to be driven in the performance of any transportation service in the city by a I)erson who has not been registered by the chief of police as required by this Chapter. (e) A driver's registration shall be subject to suspension and/or revocation, as follows: (1) If the chief of police receives information suggesting that a Taxicab driver registered under this Chapter may nose a threat to the health, safety, welfare or comfort of passengers or the general public, he shall give such driver not less than ten (10) days' • notice, by certified mail, to appear at a hearing to show cause why the driver's registration should not be denied, suspended or revoked. The required notice shall specify the nature of the information received by the police chief, a notice that the failure to respond may result in the denial, suspension or revocation of the driver's registration, and shall inform the driver that he may present information at a hearing, by witnesses or otherwise. The required notice shall also specify a hearing date, not to be sooner than ten days following the date of the notice. If, after providing the driver with notice and an opportunity to be heard, the police chief determines that the driver poses a threat to the health, safety, welfare or comfort of passengers or the general public, the police chief may revoke or suspend the registration in question, as may be appropriate under the circumstances. The chief of police may revoke any driver's registration for any cause which would have been grounds for refusal of such registration, whether such cause arose before or after the granting of such registration. (4) A taxicab driver whose registration is revoked or suspended or an applicant who is denied registration by the chief of police shall have the right to appeal to the city manager, by followingthe procedure set forth in Section 32-2(d)(2) of this article. • -4-