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CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 15D
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
ARTICLE I.
AMBULANCES.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Sec. 15D-1.   Statement of policy.
Sec. 15D-2.   General authority and duty of director.
Sec. 15D-3.   Establishment of rules and regulations.
Sec. 15D-4.   Definitions.
Division 2. Emergency Medical Services.
Sec. 15D-5.   Emergency ambulance service provided by fire department; fee.
Sec. 15D-5.1.   Mobile community healthcare program provided by fire department.
Sec. 15D-5.2.   Emergency medical service training program.
Sec. 15D-6.   Private emergency ambulance service regulations.
Division 3. Private Ambulance Service License.
Sec. 15D-7.   Private ambulance service license required.
Sec. 15D-8.   Qualification for private ambulance license.
Sec. 15D-9.   Application for license.
Sec. 15D-9.1.   Public hearing; burden of proof.
Sec. 15D-9.2.   License issuance; fee; display; transferability.
Sec. 15D-9.3.   Expiration and renewal of license.
Sec. 15D-9.4.   Refusal to issue or renew license.
Sec. 15D-9.5.   Suspension and revocation of license.
Sec. 15D-9.6.   Appeal from license suspension.
Sec. 15D-9.7.   Appeal from license denial or revocation.
Division 4. Ambulance Personnel Permit.
Sec. 15D-9.8.   Ambulance personnel permit required.
Sec. 15D-9.9.   Qualification for ambulance personnel permit.
Sec. 15D-9.10.   Application for ambulance personnel permit.
Sec. 15D-9.11.   Investigation of application.
Sec. 15D-9.12.   Issuance and denial of ambulance personnel permit.
Sec. 15D-9.13.   Expiration of permit; voidance upon suspension or revocation of state driver’s license.
Sec. 15D-9.14.   Provisional permit.
Sec. 15D-9.15.   Probationary permit.
Sec. 15D-9.16.   Duplicate permit.
Sec. 15D-9.17.   Display of permit.
Sec. 15D-9.18.   Suspension by a designated representative.
Sec. 15D-9.19.   Suspension of ambulance personnel permit.
Sec. 15D-9.20.   Revocation of ambulance personnel permit.
Sec. 15D-9.21.   Private ambulance operation after suspension, revocation, or denial of permit renewal.
Sec. 15D-9.22.   Appeal of denial, suspension, or revocation.
Sec. 15D-9.23.   Current mailing address of permittee.
Division 5. Miscellaneous Regulations.
Sec. 15D-9.24.   Duty of licensee and permittee to comply.
Sec. 15D-9.25.   Licensee’s duty to enforce compliance by permittees.
Sec. 15D-9.26.   Insurance.
Division 6. Service Rules and Regulations.
Sec. 15D-9.27.   Private ambulance service.
Sec. 15D-9.28.   Apparel to be worn by ambulance personnel.
Sec. 15D-9.29.   Records and reports of private ambulance service.
Sec. 15D-9.30.   Miscellaneous offenses.
Division 7. Vehicles and Equipment.
Sec. 15D-9.31.   Inspection of private ambulances and equipment.
Sec. 15D-9.32.   Vehicles and equipment.
Sec. 15D-9.33.   Decals.
Division 8. Enforcement.
Sec. 15D-9.34.   Authority to inspect.
Sec. 15D-9.35.   Enforcement by police department.
Sec. 15D-9.36.   Correction order.
Sec. 15D-9.37.   Service of notice.
Sec. 15D-9.38.   Appeal.
Sec. 15D-9.39.   Criminal offenses; defenses.
ARTICLE II.
EMERGENCY WRECKERS.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Sec. 15D-10.   Statement of policy.
Sec. 15D-11.   Powers and duties of the director.
Sec. 15D-12.   Powers and duties of the chief of police.
Sec. 15D-13.   Establishment of rules and regulations.
Sec. 15D-14.   Exceptions.
Sec. 15D-15.   Definitions.
Sec. 15D-16.   Driving wrecker to a police scene prohibited; exception.
Sec. 15D-17.   Soliciting wrecker business at a police scene prohibited; presence at scene as evidence of violation.
Sec. 15D-18.   Soliciting by advertising.
Sec. 15D-19.   Response to private calls prohibited.
Division 2. Emergency Wrecker Service License.
Sec. 15D-20.   License required; trade name registration; business location.
Sec. 15D-21.   License application; change of zone.
Sec. 15D-22.   License qualifications.
Sec. 15D-23.   License issuance; fee; display; transferability; expiration.
Sec. 15D-24.   Refusal to issue or renew license.
Sec. 15D-25.   Suspension of license.
Sec. 15D-26.   Revocation of license.
Sec. 15D-27.   Appeals.
Division 3. Wrecker Driver’s Permit.
Sec. 15D-28.   Wrecker driver’s permit required.
Sec. 15D-29.   Qualifications for a wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 15D-30.   Application for wrecker driver’s permit; fee.
Sec. 15D-31.   Investigation of application.
Sec. 15D-32.   Issuance and denial of wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 15D-33.   Expiration of wrecker driver’s permit; voidance upon suspension or revocation of state driver’s license or state towing operator’s license.
Sec. 15D-34.   Provisional permit.
Sec. 15D-35.   Probationary permit.
Sec. 15D-36.   Duplicate permit.
Sec. 15D-37.   Display of permit.
Sec. 15D-38.   Suspension by a designated representative.
Sec. 15D-39.   Suspension of wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 15D-40.   Revocation of wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 15D-41.   Wrecker operation after suspension or revocation.
Sec. 15D-42.   Appeal from denial, suspension, or revocation.
Division 4. Miscellaneous Licensee and Driver Regulations.
Sec. 15D-43.   Licensee’s and driver’s duty to comply.
Sec. 15D-44.   Licensee’s duty to enforce compliance by drivers.
Sec. 15D-45.   Apparel to be worn by drivers.
Sec. 15D-46.   Insurance.
Sec. 15D-47.   Information to be supplied upon request of director.
Sec. 15D-48.   Emergency wrecker service records.
Sec. 15D-49.   Failure to pay ad valorem taxes.
Division 5. Service Rules and Regulations.
Sec. 15D-50.   Emergency wrecker service zones; wrecker list procedure.
Sec. 15D-51.   Removal of a vehicle with a wrecker.
Sec. 15D-52.   Requirements and operating procedures.
Sec. 15D-53.   Rapid response program.
Sec. 15D-53.1.   Rapid response locations.
Sec. 15D-54.   Disposition of towed vehicles.
Sec. 15D-55.   Notification of police department; impounded vehicle receipts.
Sec. 15D-56.   City-owned wreckers.
Division 6. Fee Schedule.
Sec. 15D-57.   Maximum fee schedule for emergency wrecker service.
Division 7. Vehicles and Equipment.
Sec. 15D-58.   Vehicles and equipment.
Division 8. Enforcement.
Sec. 15D-59.   Authority to inspect.
Sec. 15D-60.   Enforcement by police department.
Sec. 15D-61.   Correction order.
Sec. 15D-62.   Service of notice.
Sec. 15D-63.   Appeal.
Sec. 15D-64.   Offenses.
ARTICLE III.
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS.
Sec. 15D-65.   Definitions.
Sec. 15D-66.   Permit required.
Sec. 15D-67.   Application.
Sec. 15D-68.   Permit issuance; standards of operation.
Sec. 15D-69.   Term; posting.
Sec. 15D-70.   Operators to have chauffeur’s license.
ARTICLE IV.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLEANUP FEE.
Sec. 15D-71.   Motor vehicle accident cleanup fee.

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