(A) If any chauffeur or attendant shall violate any traffic laws or regulations or any order, rule, or regulation of the Police Department pertaining to the administration or enforcement of this chapter, or any other ordinance concerning motor vehicles as defined herein, the Department may suspend the chauffeur's or attendant's registration privilege for a period not to exceed 90 days. If any person has obtained a registration card by application in which any material was omitted or stated falsely, or if he shall become unfit to operate a motor vehicle, or attend patients as defined herein because of any infirmity of body or mind, or because of addiction to the use of any drugs or intoxicating liquors or shall violate any criminal law which would disqualify any applicant for registration, the Department may recommend to the Health Officer that the registration privilege be revoked, and the Health Officer may, at his own discretion, after notice and opportunity to be heard has been accorded the chauffeur or attendant, revoke such registration privilege. A driver's license may be revoked for any of the following reasons:
(1) Upon conviction of violation of any federal or state law involving moral turpitude.
(2) For operating an ambulance while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
(3) For leaving the scene of an accident in which the ambulance is involved.
(4) For failure to make a full report of an accident to the Police Department within 24 hours of the time of occurrence.
(5) For permitting any other person to use his license.
(6) For obliterating or erasing any official entry on his license identification card.
(7) Upon conviction of a third traffic violation while operating an ambulance during any one license year.
(8) Misrepresentation of any material facts by a driver in his application for a license.
(9) For not operating or driving an ambulance in the best interest of the general public.
(B) An ambulance driver's license may be suspended for a period of not to exceed 90 days for any of the following reasons:
(1) First and second offenses of any traffic violation.
(2) Violation of any ordinances of the city, which violation reflects unfavorably on the fitness of the licensee to offer public service.
(C) Whenever an ambulance driver's license is revoked, the Health Officer shall take up the ambulance driver's license and license identification card and forward same to the City Clerk together with a full report of reasons of revocation.
(D) No person whose license has been revoked shall be eligible to receive a new license until one year from the date of such revocation.
(E) Whenever an ambulance driver's license is suspended the Health Officer shall take up the license identification card and forward same to the City Clerk, together with the reasons for such suspension and the term thereof.
(F) The provisions of this section are supplementary to penalties provided by other sections of this chapter.
(G) Before the revocation or suspension of an ambulance driver's license, as provided in this section, a written notice shall be sent to the holder of the license involved by having same delivered to the holder in person, or by mailing same to the business address of such holder on file in the office of the City Clerk. Such notice shall be sent at least five days prior to the time a hearing is to be held and shall advise the holder of the license involved as to the nature of the reason for suspension or revocation and advise that such holder shall have the opportunity to show why the license should not be suspended or revoked. The Health Officer at the time and place stated in such notice, shall hold a hearing to determine whether the license should be suspended or revoked for any of the reasons provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 281, passed 4-18-67)