(A) Each ambulance shall, at all times when in use as such:
(1) Be suitable for the transportation of patients from the standpoint of health, sanitation and safety, and be maintained in suitable premises;
(2) Contain equipment conforming with the standards, requirements and regulations provided for herein, which equipment shall be in proper and good condition for the use;
(3) Currently comply with all applicable laws and local ordinances relating to health, sanitation and safety;
(4) Be equipped with lights, sirens and special marking to designate it as an ambulance as may be prescribed in reasonable regulations promulgated by the License Officer; and
(5) Be equipped with approved safety belts for the driver, and for a passenger in the front seat if the seat is provided.
(B) Any change of ownership of a licensed ambulance shall terminate the license and shall require a new application and a new license and conformance with all the requirements of this chapter as upon original licensing.
(C) Application for transfer of any ambulance license to another or substitute vehicle shall require conformance with all the requirements of this chapter as upon original licensing. No ambulance license may be sold, assigned, mortgaged or otherwise transferred without the approval of the License Officer and a finding of conformance with all the requirements of this chapter as upon original licensing. A fee of $5 shall accompany each application for a transfer of an ambulance license.
(D) Each licensed ambulance, its equipment and the premises designated in the application and all records relating to its maintenance and operation as such, shall be open to inspection by the License Officer or his or her designated representatives during usual hours of operation.
(E) No official entry made upon a license may be defaced, removed or obliterated.
(F) No ambulance license shall be issued under this chapter, nor shall the license be valid after issuance, nor shall any ambulance be operated in the county, unless there is at all times in force and effect insurance coverage, at the expense of license and with the Board of Commissioners of the county as named insured, issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state, for each and every ambulance owned or operated by or for the applicant or licensee, providing for the payment of damages:
(1) For injury to or death of individuals in accidents resulting from any cause for which the owner of the vehicle would be liable on account of liability imposed on him or her by law, regardless of whether the ambulance was being driven by the owner or his or her agent, in the amount of $100,000 with respect to one person, and $300,000 in respect to any one occurrence or accident; and
(2) For the loss of or damage to the property of another, including personal property, in the amount of $50,000 in respect to one person, and $100,000 in respect to one occurrence or accident.
(G) The insurance policies shall be submitted to the License Officer for approval by the County Attorney prior to the issuance of each ambulance license. Satisfactory evidence that the insurance is at all times in force and effect shall be furnished to the license officer, in a form as he or she may specify, by all licensees required to provide the insurance under the provisions of this chapter.
(H) Every insurance policy required hereunder shall extend for the period to be covered by the license applied for and the insurer shall be obliged to give not less than ten days written notice to the License Officer and to the assured before any cancellation or termination thereof earlier than its expiration date and the cancellation or other termination of any policy shall automatically revoke and terminate the license issued for the ambulances covered by the policy, unless another insurance policy complying with the provisions of this section shall be provided and be in effect at the time of the cancellation or termination.
(I) Every insurance policy required hereunder shall contain a provision for a continuing liability thereunder to the full amount thereof, notwithstanding any recovery thereon, that the liability of the insurer shall not be affected by the insolvency or the bankruptcy of the insured, and that until the policy is revoked the insurance company will not be relieved from liability on account of non-payment of premium, failure to renew license at the end of the year, or any act or omission of the named assured. The policy of insurance shall be further conditioned for the payment of any judgments up to the limits of the policy, recovered against any person other than the owner, his or her agent or employee, who may operate the same with the consent or acquiescence of the owner.
(Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 112.99