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Pocatello council overturns taxicab-license denial for applicant with 21-year-old conviction
Summary
The Pocatello City Council voted to reject the police department's denial of a taxicab license for Anijan Van Ziverdin, who disclosed a criminal conviction from 21 years ago. Police licensing said the denial was based on city code 5.5605(e), which bars applicants with convictions involving moral turpitude or violence.
The Pocatello City Council on May 20 voted to overturn a Pocatello Police Department denial of a taxicab license for Anijan Van Ziverdin, who told the council the conviction that triggered the denial occurred about 21 years ago and that he has had no subsequent charges.
Mallory Bascom, Pocatello police licensing, told the council she denied Van Ziverdin’s application under city code 5.5605 subsection (e), which “states that applicants must possess a criminal record free from conviction for any felony or for any crimes involving moral turpitude or violence,” and that the city code currently uses a lifelong look-back.…
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