In lieu of or in addition to any criminal prosecution or civil remedy for the violation of any provision of this article, the Chief of Police shall have, as to the holders of any permit, or as to any applicant therefore, the duty and authority to enforce the provisions of this article by administrative action in accordance with the principles and procedures set forth hereinafter:
(a) The proper and safe functioning of the wrecker business has critical impact on the health, safety and welfare of the public, involves use of the public streets of the city of ten in circumstances necessitating prompt removal of dangerous obstructions to traffic on said streets; therefore, the privilege of any person to be a permit holder operating a wrecker company in the city shall be subjected to strict regulation in order to protect the public.
(b) For purposes of invoking any administrative remedy against a permit holder, the acts or omissions of any agent or employees of said permit holder shall be considered to be the acts or omissions of said permit holder.
(c) Grounds for suspension or revocation of a permit include:
Any three incidences of the following offenses without justifiable cause during the permitted year:
(1) late on rotation. Failure to respond within the time allotted by this article;
(2) failure to properly clean up debris at the accident scene.
Any of the following offenses are cause for automatic permit revocation at the discretion of the Chief of Police:
(1) failure to respond. Failure to respond after notification and confirmation of such notification;
(2) failure to maintain wreckers in compliance with this article;
(3) driving any wrecker to or from the scene of a collision in a manner which endangers the life or safety of any person;
(4) failure to maintain in effect any insurance required by law;
(5) failure to maintain or provide a licensed storage facility as required by this article;
(6) charging a fee in excess of the amounts authorized by this article;
(7) failure to comply with the legal order of a police officer at the scene of an accident or other nonconsensual tow.
(Ord. No. 2925, § 2, 5-25-00; Ord. No. 3294, § 5, 2-12-04)