If an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a taxicab
driver's permit is refused or if a certificate of public convenience and necessity
or a driver's permit is revoked under this article, the Chief of Police shall notify
in writing the applicant or certificate or permit holder of such decision, the reason
therefor, and the right to a hearing if a request therefor is made in writing to the
Chief within ten days of the notice. If a request for a hearing is not made within
ten days of the notice, the decision of the Chief shall be final. The hearing shall
be held by the Chief, and the applicant or certificate or permit holder shall have
the right to present such person's own case or have Counsel do so. Within a reasonable
time after the hearing, the Chief shall render a decision. If the Chief shall refuse
to issue or shall revoke a certificate or permit after a hearing, the holder thereof
may, within ten days after the date of such action, file with the Circuit Court of
the City a petition, in writing, to review the action of the Chief, with a copy of
such petition to be served on the Chief. The filing of the petition with the Circuit
Court shall not postpone the effective date of the decision of the Chief except by
order of the court.
(Code 1993, § 30-51; Code 2004, § 110-72)