In this chapter:
(1) BOOT means a lockable vehicle wheel clamp or similar device that is designed to be placed on a parked vehicle to prevent the operation of the vehicle until the device is unlocked and removed.
(2) CITY means the city of Dallas, Texas.
(3) CONVICTION means a conviction in a federal court or court of any state or foreign nation or political subdivision of a state or foreign nation that has not been reversed, vacated, or pardoned.
(4) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this chapter, and includes representatives, agents, and department employees designated by the director.
(5) IMMOBILIZE means to place a boot on a parked vehicle to prevent the operation of the vehicle until the boot is unlocked and removed. The term includes any installation, adjustment, or removal of a boot.
(6) LAWFUL ORDER means a verbal or written directive that:
(A) is issued by the director in the performance of official duties in the enforcement of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter; and
(B) does not violate the United States Constitution or the Texas Constitution.
(7) LICENSEE means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in vehicle immobilization service. The term includes any owner or operator of the licensed business.
(8) PARKING LOT means public or private property (other than public right-of-way) that is used, wholly or in part, for paid motor vehicle parking where payment for the parking is made:
(A) at the time of parking; and
(B) to a pay station or a uniformed parking lot attendant.
(9) PARKING LOT OWNER means a person, or the person’s agent or lessee, who holds legal title, deed, or right of occupancy to a parking lot, but does not include a vehicle immobilization service licensee or an employee or representative of a vehicle immobilization service licensee.
(10) PERMITTEE means an individual who has been issued a vehicle immobilization operator’s permit under this chapter.
(11) PERSON means an individual, assumed name entity, partnership, joint-venture, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
(12) POLICE DEPARTMENT means the police department of the city of Dallas.
(13) PROPERTY ENTRANCE means any point located on a parking lot that is designed to provide access by a vehicle to the parking lot.
(14) RECEIPT means a decal, emblem, badge, sticker, ticket, or other item given to a vehicle owner or operator as proof that the vehicle is authorized to park on the parking lot.
(15) STREET means any public street, alley, road, right-of-way, or other public way within the corporate limits of the city. The term includes all paved and unpaved portions of the right-of-way.
(16) UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE means a vehicle that is parked, stored, or located on a parking lot without having paid the parking fee required by the parking lot owner for parking on the parking lot.
(17) VEHICLE means a device in, on, or by which a person or property may be transported on a public street. The term includes, but is not limited to, an operable or inoperable automobile, truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, or trailer, but does not include a device moved by human power or used exclusively on a stationary rail or track.
(18) VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION OPERATOR means any individual who installs, affixes, places, adjusts, or removes a boot on or from a vehicle.
(19) VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION OPERATOR’S PERMIT means a permit issued under this chapter to an individual by the director authorizing that individual to immobilize vehicles for a vehicle immobilization service in the city.
(20) VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION SERVICE means the business of immobilizing an unauthorized vehicle on a parking lot.
(21) VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION SERVICE LICENSE means a license issued under this chapter to a person by the director authorizing that person to operate a vehicle immobilization service in the city.
(22) VEHICLE OWNER or OPERATOR means a person, or the designated agent of a person, who:
(A) holds legal title to a vehicle, including any lienholder of record; or
(B) has legal right of possession or legal control of a vehicle. (Ord. 27629, eff. 10-1-09)