1. The individual must submit an application to the taxicab and for-hire company, which includes information regarding his or her name, address, phone number, age, driver’s license number, motor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance, and other information required by the taxicab and for-hire company;

2. The owner, or a designated third party on behalf of the owner that is nationally accredited, must conduct an annual local and national criminal background check for the applicant to include a review of:

3. The taxicab or for-hire company, or designated third party, must obtain and review a driving history report for the individual.

1. Has had more than three moving violations in the prior three-year period, or one of the following major violations in the prior three-year period:

2. Has been convicted, within the past seven years, of:

3. Has been convicted of any sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 or is a match in the United States Department of Justice national sex offender public website;

4. Does not possess a valid driver’s license;

5. Does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the motor vehicle or vehicles used to provide prearranged rides;

6. Is not at least 20 years of age; or

7. Has not self-certified that he or she is physically and mentally fit to be a taxi or for-hire vehicle driver.

1. Subsections (B)(1) and (2) of this section apply to any conviction of any offense committed in another jurisdiction that includes all of the elements of any of the offenses described or defined in subsections (B)(1) and (2) of this section.

2. For purposes of subsection (B)(1) of this section, multiple moving violations shall be treated by the owner as a single moving violation if the driver can demonstrate that the violations arose from a single incident.

3. Any collision where the driver can demonstrate that he or she was not at fault for the collision shall not be considered a moving violation under subsection (B)(1) of this section.