DRIVER / OPERATOR / TOUR GUIDE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
1300 PERDIDO ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 • (504) 658-4000
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Ground Transportation
Bureau License
ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED
AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION
1. Completed Application (Do not leave blanks:
note N/A if not applicable. Please note that an
incomplete application will not be accepted.)
2. Permit Specific Documents:
a. Driver/Operator and Carriage
• Identication
•Driver/Operator: Valid Louisiana Chaueur’s
(Class D) or Commercial (CDL) License.
•Carriage: Valid Louisiana Driver’s License.
• Certified Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
•MVR can be obtained from the Department
of Motor Vehicles or online from expresslane.
org
•Select “Driver Services”, then select
“Ocial Drivers Records”
•MVRs are considered valid for 30 days
from the date the report is conducted.
• Employment/Company Aliation Line Letter
• Form letter or statement from company/line
that you will be employed or aliated with
upon permit issuance.
•Line letters are considered valid for 30 days
from the date signed.
• Additional Requirements for Non-Emergency
Medical Transportation (NEMT) Operators
ONLY
•Certificate from or documentation of
completing a certified training program for
the needs of passengers in wheelchairs and
other persons with disabilities. Such training
shall include, but not be limited to, loading
and tie-down procedures and door-to-door
services.
•Current and valid first aid certification.
•Current and valid CPR certification.
• Additional Requirements for School Bus
Drivers and Aides
•Drivers must have a commercial driver’s
license (CDL) issued by the state of
Louisiana, which includes a Passenger (P)
and School Bus (S) endorsement.
•Drivers must have GTB Medical Form
completed by a physician - valid for 30 days
after physician signature.
•Drivers AND Aides must have documentation
of completed training as required by the
State of Louisiana Department of Education.
ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED
AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION (Cont.)
b. Pedicab
• Identification: Valid State Issued Driver’s
License or Identification Card.
• Employment/Company Aliation Line Letter
• Form letter or statement from company/line
that you will be employed or aliated with
upon permit issuance.
•Line letters are considered valid for 30 days
from the date signed.
• Medical Form
•GTB Medical Form completed by a physician
- valid for 30 days after physician signature.
c. Tour Guide
• Identification: Valid State Issued Driver’s
License, Identification Card, or US Passport.
3. Pay Application Fee (All fees are non-refundable)
•Driver / Carriage / NEMT / Pedicab / Bus Driver
/ Bus Aide $40 (New and Renewal)
•Tour Guide $50 (New) / $20 (Renewal)
Forms of payments accepted: Money order
or cashier’s check payable to The City of New
Orleans, Mastercard/Visa/Discover credit card.
UPON SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION, THE
APPLICANT MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
4. Federal Background Check/Criminal History
Report performed by the an FBI-Approved
Channeler. Results must be returned directly to
from the Channeler to the Bureau located at the
addresses below and are considered valid for a
period of 90 days.
Ground Transportation Bureau
1300 Perdido St. Room 7W03
New Orleans, LA 70112 or
TaxiTests@nola.gov
5. Drug Test (Driver Permit Types ONLY) results
from a CLIA certified laboratory of a Standard
5 Panel Urine Drug Test for Cocaine, Marijuana
(THC, cannabinoids), Phencyclidine (PCP),
Amphetamines (including methamphetamines),
and Opiates (including heroin, codeine and
morphine) submitted directly via email to
TaxiTests@nola.gov Resulted are considered valid
for 30 days.
6. Passing Score on Tour Guide Examination (New
Tour Guide Applicants ONLY) The minimum
passing score is 70%.
Please familiarize yourself with New Orleans Code Chapter 162
(drivers) and Chapter 30 (tour guides).