The law prohibiting citizens with criminal records from working as taxi drivers has not yet been passed, so absolutely anyone with a license can be a taxi driver. & nbsp;
Who can be prohibited from working as taxi drivers?
The Ministry of Transport is preparing a bill entitled “ On the peculiarities of admitting certain categories of people for carry out activities directly related to the management of vehicles & # 39; & # 39; ; and on the amendment of the Federal Law on the State Registration of Legal Persons and Sole Proprietorships.
According to the document, people may be prohibited from working as taxi drivers: & nbsp;
- with unreleased or pending convictions for serious offenses;
- who have served a sentence for serious and particularly serious crimes of violence against the person;
- with a criminal record for sex crimes. & nbsp;
They want to submit the bill to the State Duma in September. If the document is accepted, Internet taxi aggregators will begin to require a certificate of no criminal record from drivers.
Is this how taxi drivers are checked for criminal records or not?
The current system provides for the issuance of a taxi license for a car and not a specific driver, so that everyone can get behind the wheel.
No checks on the drivers are carried out, although information on criminal records, as well as medical contraindications & mdash; & nbsp; important data that can help taxi ordering services to increase safety. & Nbsp;
Is it possible to check the criminal record of a taxi driver yourself? & Nbsp;
No you can not. Such a certificate can only be obtained by the citizen himself, by contacting the MFC, the information center of the Ministry of the Interior, or by submitting a request through the website of the services of the Ministry of the Interior. State or the official website of the Ministry of Interior of Russia. . The deadline for issuing a certificate should not exceed 30 calendar days.
From February 2020, Order No. 660 of the Ministry of Interior of Russia entered into force, according to which certificates of conviction are issued on new forms. In the future, the Ministry of Interior of Russia plans to offer the employer the opportunity to verify the authenticity of a certificate of attendance (absence) criminal record using special QR code reader app installed in mobile phone. This will allow in a few seconds to receive in real time from the special register of the Ministry of the Interior reliable information on each issued certificate.
What kind of work will the convict not be hired ? & Nbsp;
Several articles of the Labor Code provide for prohibitions for former convicts. In accordance with Article 351.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, sentenced persons (except those whose criminal proceedings were closed on the grounds of rehabilitation) will not be employed in the following areas : & nbsp;
- education, education, development of minors, their organization of leisure and recreation;
- medical support;
- social protection and social services;
- youth sport;
- culture and art with the participation of minors.
In addition, people who have an uncleared and pending conviction for other serious and especially serious intentional crimes (Article 331 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation) cannot work with children.
In addition, citizens with a criminal record (even struck off) cannot be authorized to work in the following fields:
- air security service;
- Federal Fire Department;
- commission of inquiry;
- internal affairs bodies;
- customs authorities;
- bailiff service;
- service in organizations and prosecution bodies;
- ensuring the safety of transport;
- ensure the safety of the installations of the fuel and energy complex.
In some cases there may be exceptions … For example, a restriction on teaching activity is only imposed on certain items. Previously convicted citizens may be admitted to work after a relevant decision taken by a special commission on youth affairs.