The Chief of Police may suspend or revoke any tow car business permit for any of the following reasons or the reasons listed in Section 3054 for denial of a permit:
(1) Within five years prior to the date of application the applicant has been convicted of any of the following crimes:
Theft, petty theft, theft of a vehicle, breaking or removing vehicle parts, malicious mischief to vehicle, check fraud, credit card fraud, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving bodily injury, any sex offense which would cause the applicant to be registered as a sex offender, any unlawful carrying, use or possession of a firearm, any assault or battery (misdemeanor or felony), kidnapping, arson, extortion, murder, possession of alcoholic beverage, opened alcohol container, marijuana, or narcotic drug while driving, or bailee tampering;
(2) The imposition of towing, storage or other charges in excess of the maximum rate established by the City and County of San Francisco for its contracted tow car firms;
(3) Unauthorized charges added to the tow fee, including use of special equipment, release fees, administrative fees or other charges added to the tow fee;
(4) The towing or removal of any vehicle from public or private storage in other than a duly authorized manner;
(5) Failure to maintain in full force and effect the required bodily injury and property damage insurance;
(6) Employing any person as a tow car operator who has not been issued a valid tow car operator's permit by the San Francisco Police Department;
(7) Knowingly falsifying a tow car firm application or insurance certificate, or intentionally omitting from an application facts which could have resulted in a denial of the permit;
(8) Failure to report towed vehicles as required by law and Chief of Police rules;
(9) Falsification of any document used in the course of business as a tow car firm;
(10) Failure to take reasonable steps to prevent violations of the law by employees in the course and scope of their employment;
(11) Failure to permit peace officers the ability to inspect the tow car firm premises or operations thereof.
(Added by Ord. 21-97, App. 1/24/97)