Vehicles: taxicab transportation services: periodic reports.

(1) Existing law requires the prospective employer of a driver who drives a specified vehicle, including a vehicle for which the driver is required to have a class A or B license, to obtain a report showing the driver's current public record as recorded by the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the employer of the driver to obtain an additional periodic report at least every 12 months. Existing law requires that those reports be presented upon request or upon demand, as applicable, to an authorized representative of the Department of the California Highway Patrol during regular business hours. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. This bill would also require that the prospective employer or employer of a driver of a taxicab engaged in transportation services, as described, to present these reports upon request, during regular business hours, to an authorized representative of the administrative agency responsible for issuing permits to taxicab transportation services, as specified. Since a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.