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It shall be the duty of any operator engaged in furnishing escort service for hire to have his or her city escort driver’s permit on or about his or her person and shall show same to any city police officer upon demand.
(1964 Code, § 34-74) (Ord. 8286, § 5, passed 3-10-1981)
The city manager, upon recommendation of the chief of police, shall have the authority to revoke for cause any city escort driver’s permit issued under the terms of this division; provided, however, that the permittee may within ten days thereafter appeal to the city council, which shall, within 30 days thereafter, accord to such permittee a hearing as to whether or not such permit should be reinstated or revoked and the decision of the council in such instance shall be final.
(1964 Code, § 34-75) (Ord. 8286, § 5, passed 3-10-1981)
The following acts, among others, by the permittee are declared to be cause for revocation, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(a) Conviction of a felony or driving while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs;
(b) Flagrant violations of the state or city traffic code;
(c) Unauthorized use of red lights;
(d) Exercising or attempting to exercise police powers not granted by this article;
(e) Addition of equipment to uniform or motorcycle prohibited by this article or other ordinances of the city or the statutes of the state which are not authorized by the chief of police; and
(f) Falsifying an application for such escort driver’s permit.
(1964 Code, § 34-76) (Ord. 8286, § 5, passed 3-10-1981)
No funeral escort guide shall, by virtue of any permit as such heretofore or hereafter issued under this division or pursuant to any other law or ordinance be deemed to be an officer, agent, employee or representative of the city while engaging in any activity of any character whatsoever undertaken for private hire, profit or reward or while performing any act done in the course of his or her own business or affairs or while performing any act done or undertaken in connection with or in furtherance of, any private employment, business or undertaking for which such funeral escort guide is hired or engaged, nor shall any such permit be construed to confer upon the holders any privilege or immunity not expressly granted by this article other than the authority to make such arrests as granted any other private citizen.
(1964 Code, § 34-80) (Ord. 8286, § 5, passed 3-10-1981)
Editor’s note:
Ord. 15655, § 1, adopted Aug. 26, 2003, repealed Art. IV, §§ 34-111 through 34-150, which pertained to taxicabs. Section 2 of said ordinance enacted provisions designated as a new Art. VI to read as herein set out. See also the Code Comparative Table for a detailed analysis of inclusion.
Editor’s note:
Ord. 12924, §§ 1, 2, adopted March 18, 1997, repealed Art. V, §§ 34-176 through 34-196, concerning wreckers, in its entirety and added new §§ 34-176 through 34-192. Former §§ 34-176 through 34-196 derived from 1964 Code, §§ 39-1 through 39-21; Ord. 6494, §§ 1, 2, adopted June 7, 1971; Ord. 7043, § 1, adopted August 12, 1974; Ord. 7682, §§ 1 through 4, adopted December 27, 1977; Ord. 7912, § 1, adopted June 5, 1979; Ord. 8123, § 1, adopted July 1, 1980; Ord. 8557, §§ 2, 3, adopted April 13, 1982; Ord. 9871, § 1, adopted May 19, 1987; Ord. 10033, §§ 3, 5, adopted December 22, 1987; Ord. 10634, §§ 1, 2, adopted July 12, 1990; Ord. 11692, adopted October 4, 1994.
Ord. 23222-05-2018, § 1, adopted May 15, 2018, repealed Art. V, §§ 34-176 through 341-92, concerning wreckers, in its entirety and added new §§ 34-176 through 34-197, and renamed Art. V Tow Trucks. Former §§ 34-176 through 34-192 derived from Ord. 12924, §§ 1, 2, adopted March 18, 1997; Ord. 15573, §§ 1, 2, adopted May 27, 2003; Ord. 15708, § 1, adopted September 30, 2003; Ord. 16011, §§ 2, 3, adopted June 29, 2004; Ord. 16380, § 1, adopted April 19, 2005; and Ord. 16664, § 1, adopted October 25, 2005. See also the Code Comparative Table.
(a) It is the policy of the City of Fort Worth to ensure its ability to efficiently procure towing and tow-related services as it relates to the removal of wrecked, disabled and illegally parked vehicles from public streets and other public property. In adopting Chapter 34, Article V, Division 3, the city is ensuring that towing performed in connection with a city contract is administered in an efficient manner that helps protect the public's health and safety.
(b) Nothing in this article provides for the establishment of maximum rates for non-consent private property tows. However, to protect the public's safety and welfare, the city has adopted Divisions 2 and 4 of this article to provide the minimum requirements with which nonconsent towing companies in the City of Fort Worth must comply. Unless specifically provided for otherwise herein, this article does not regulate consent tows, as defined herein.
(Ord. 23222-05-2018, § 1, passed 5-15-2018)
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