(a) The commissioner, the comptroller, the commissioner of transportation, and the commissioner of streets and sanitation are authorized to enforce this chapter. The department of police is authorized to enforce the safety-related provisions of this chapter and all traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations as they apply to pedicab licensees and chauffeurs.
(b) The department of police and the department of streets and sanitation are authorized to impound pedicabs for such violations of rules and regulations promulgated hereunder which specify impoundment as a consequence of violation. When a pedicab is impounded, the city shall notify the owner or any person who is found to be in control of the pedicab at the time of the alleged violation, if there is such a person, of the fact of the impoundment and the pedicab owner's right to request a preliminary hearing to be conducted under Section 2-14-132 of this Code. If the owner or other person in control of the pedicab cannot be found, the City shall publish such notice one day a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the applicable provisions of Section 2-14-132 and Chapter 9-92 of this Code shall apply when a pedicab is impounded pursuant to this section. For purposes of applying Section 2-14-132 and Chapter 9-92 of this Code to this section, the term "vehicle" or "motor vehicle" as used in Section 2-14-132 or Chapter 9-92 shall instead be read to mean a pedicab, and the term "owner of record" shall instead be read to mean "owner."
(Added Coun. J. 4-30-14, p. 80633, § 1)