Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 375 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES › Chapter 375-5 - DRIVER TRAINING AND DRIVER IMPROVEMENT › Subject 375-5-5 - FOR-HIRE ENDORSEMENTS › Rule 375-5-5-.06 - General Regulations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any customer who is authorized to operate
				a motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting passengers in the State of
				Georgia for compensation or donation as a limousine carrier, ride share network
				or driver, or taxi service, and opts to hold a For-hire license endorsement in
				lieu of a private background check certification, shall have his or her
				driver's license endorsed to reflect such privilege. Customers holding a valid
				and unexpired chauffeur's permit issued prior to July 1, 2012 may have their
				driver's licenses updated to reflect the For-hire endorsement at any time, but
				no later than the expiration date of such permit.
(2) Every For-hire license endorsement holder
				shall his or her valid driver's license bearing the For-hire license
				endorsement in his or her immediate possession at all times while operating a
				motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting passengers in the State of
				Georgia for compensation or donation as a limousine carrier, ride share network
				or driver, or taxi service.
(3) In
				the event a For-hire license endorsement holder is required to surrender his or
				her driver's license pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									40-5-67, he or she may continue to
				operate under his or her For-hire endorsement unless and until a suspension or
				his or her endorsement or driving privilege is imposed, and the temporary
				driving permit issued at the time of his or her arrest shall be documentation
				of such privilege.
(4) For-hire
				license endorsements shall be valid for the term of the holder's driver's
				license unless it has been suspended, revoked, or cancelled.
(5) All complaints filed against the For-hire
				license endorsement holder must be in writing and plainly state the allegations
				against the endorsement holder.
(6)
				The For-hire license endorsement holder must be cognizant of the safety of the
				passengers at all times.
(7)
				Applicants for For-hire license endorsements are subject to the background
				investigations mandated in O.C.G.A. §
									40-5-39 at the time of making an
				initial application and at renewal thereof. Upon expiration of the holder's
				current driver's license, applicants holding chauffeur permits issued prior to
				July 1, 2012, and/or driver's license chauffeur endorsements issued after July
				1, 2012, or For-hire license endorsements issued after July 1, 2015, must
				reapply for the For-hire license endorsement and submit to a new background
				investigation before such privilege can be renewed and/or added to his or her
				driver's license. In the event a customer fails to reapply and satisfy the
				background requirement prior to the expiration of his or her previously issued
				driver's license, he or she may not be issued a driver's license bearing a
				For-hire license endorsement until after they have completed a new For-hire
				license endorsement application and the background requirement is met. He or
				she may renew his or her underlying driver's license, but such license shall
				not reflect the For-hire license endorsement, and he or she shall be prohibited
				from operating a limousine without such endorsement.
O.C.G.A. §§
										40-5-39,
				  40-16-5.