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FrodosPet

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Fri Oct 21, 2016, 07:22 PM Oct 2016

Uber, SF clash in state talks over fingerprint criminal checks

Uber, SF clash in state talks over fingerprint criminal checks

The fingerprint criminal checks for Uber, Lyft and other ride-hail drivers would resemble the checks of taxi drivers. Right now, ride-hail drivers are only checked by third parties through publicly available court records, using names and social security numbers.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/uber-sf-clash-state-talks-fingerprint-criminal-checks/

By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez on October 17, 2016 10:37 am


San Francisco officials and ride-hail company Uber clashed in state legal filings over the possibility of fingerprinted criminal background checks of Uber and Lyft drivers.

The filings were only made public over the last week, but were filed over the last few months at the California Public Utilities Commission as the agency ponders new regulations for ride-hail drivers in the near future.

If enacted, the fingerprint criminal checks for Uber, Lyft and other ride-hail drivers would resemble the checks of taxi drivers. Right now, ride-hail drivers are only checked by third parties through publicly available court records, using names and social security numbers.

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The criminal background check Uber used, San Francisco officials argued, was substandard and allowed approved drivers with histories of murder, sex offenses, kidnapping, assault, robbery, burglary, fraud, identity theft, reckless driving, and driving under the influence.

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