Permit Required. | |
Definitions. | |
Application for Permit. | |
Application Fees. | |
Investigation, Hearing and Issuance of Permit. | |
Display of Permit. | |
Applicability to Existing Tow Car Firms; Time Limit for Filing Application. | |
Public Right to Know Private Property Towing Laws. | |
Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Permit. | |
Removal of Vehicles from Private Property. | |
Submission of Proof of Insurance and Other Information. | |
Inspection of Vehicles. | |
Business Records. | |
Chief of Police Authority to Issue Rules and Regulations. | |
Permit Expiration. | |
Hearing on Permit Suspension or Revocation. | |
Violation: Misdemeanor. | |
Severability. | |
No person shall engage in or conduct business as a tow car firm within the City and County of San Francisco without first obtaining a permit from the Chief of Police as hereinafter provided. This Section will become effective when the Board of Supervisors approves a fee schedule for issuance of tow car firm permits.
(Added by Ord. 21-97, App. 1/24/97)
For the purpose of this Article, the following words and phrases shall mean and include:
(1) Tow Car Firm or Towing Firm. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, excepting the United States, the State of California, and any political subdivision of either thereof, engaged in the business of transporting, removing, or storage of motor vehicles, including the owner/operator of any tow car as herein defined.
(2) Tow Car. A motor vehicle which has been altered or designed and equipped for, and exclusively used in, the business of towing vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow lines, or dolly, or is otherwise exclusively used to render assistance to other vehicles, and as defined in Section 615 of the California Vehicle Code.
(3) Applicant. If a sole proprietorship, any person. If a partnership, at least two of the partners. If a corporation, at least two corporate officers.
(Added by Ord. 21-97, App. 1/24/97)
Application for a permit hereunder shall be made upon blank forms prepared and made available by the Chief of Police, or his designee, and shall state the following:
(1) The name, signature, residence, telephone number, social security number and State of California driver's license number of the applicant. Post office box numbers are not acceptable;
(2) The business's name, business address and telephone number;
(3) The make, year, model, color, license number, registered owner, and legal owner, of every tow car that will be operated by the tow car firm;
(4) A description of the applicant's business plan, and proposed services to be provided, including, but not limited to, days and hours of operation, all storage locations of towed vehicles, and a system for handling complaints that is acceptable to the Chief of Police;
(5) The name and permit number of all employees who shall operate a tow car for applicant's business;
(6) Evidence of insurance at least equal to the minimum established in the Chief of Police rules;
(7) A record of all crimes of which the applicant has been convicted, plead guilty, or plead no contest;
(8) If a partnership, or a corporation, a list of all stockholders holding more than 10 percent, including their names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers.
(Added by Ord. 21-97, App. 1/24/97)
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