(A) The applicant for a referral license shall make a written application to the City Clerk which shall be signed by the applicant and contain the following information:
(1) The name, home address and proposed business address of the applicant;
(2) If the applicant is a partnership, the name, residence address and telephone number of each partner; (If the application is a corporation, the name, residence address and telephone number of each director, each officer and the general manager.)
(3) The financial status of the applicant, including the amount of all unpaid judgements against the applicant and the nature of the transaction or actions giving rise to the judgment;
(4) A statement of all felonies and misdemeanors, including moving traffic violations, but excluding parking violations, for which the applicant has been convicted within the five years immediately preceding the date of the application; (If the applicant is a partnership, the information shall be provided for each partner. If the applicant is a corporation, the information shall be provided for each director, each officer and the general manager.)
(5) The experience of the applicant in the wrecker business;
(6) The location, number, description and hourly availability of the wreckers owned or operated by the applicant;
(7) Whether the applicant has adequate enclosed space within the city limits for properly accommodating and protecting all vehicles that are to be impounded with an attendant available at all times; (For the purposes of this provision, an attendant available at all times shall mean that an attendant will respond to summons by the owner of an impounded car by arriving at the storage area within 15 minutes after being requested to do so.)
(8) The names and addresses of all proposed attendants; and
(9) Any further information as deemed necessary by the City Council.
(B) The applicant shall attach to the application the following as requirements to obtain the license:
(1) A copy of the current Class A or AA license granted to the applicant by the State Department of Public Safety; and
(2) A certificate of general liability insurance policy by an insurance company authorized to do business within the state, providing liability coverage with the following limits: $25,000 for any claim or to any claimant for loss of property arising out of a single accident or occurrence, $100,000 to any claimant for his or her claim for bodily injury and $1,000,000 for any number of claims arising out of a single occurrence or accident. The policy shall provide no exclusion for hired automobiles, fire, theft or explosion. Each policy required by this section shall contain an endorsement providing for 15 days' notice to the city in the event of any material change or cancellation.
(3) A copy of the last inspection report prepared by each and every governmental jurisdiction in which it is licensed or contracted to include the U.S. Department of Transportation, the State of Oklahoma and its agencies, Counties or Municipalities.
(4) An affidavit affirming that the applicant's wreckers and storage facilities are in compliance with the Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 595 Section 25 as codified 12-30-91.
(Ord. 1606, passed 2-2-99; Am. Ord. 1607, passed 2-16-99; Am. Ord. 1613, passed 5-4-99)
(C) The application shall include a statement that the applicant agrees to release at no expense to the vehicle owner any vehicle impounded at the city’s request when it is determined by the city that the impoundment was in error, and further, that applicant has read, understands and agrees to abide by the provisions of this subchapter. (Ord. 1379, passed 7-1-86)
(Prior Code, § 10-1003) (Am. Ord. 1751, passed 5-17-05; Am. Ord. 2007, passed 7-20-21)