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ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Whenever a holder’s operating authority or a taxicab driver’s permit is suspended, revoked or denied, or whenever a vehicle fails to pass inspection as a taxicab, the Director may remove or require the surrender of all evidence of authorization as a holder, taxicab driver or taxicab, including, but not limited to, removal or surrender of operating authority, licenses, decals, signs, insignia, radios and toplights.
(1998 Code, § 126-152) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)
(A) Officers of the Police Department shall assist in the enforcement of this chapter.
(B) A police officer, upon observing a violation of this chapter or the regulations established by the Director, shall take necessary enforcement action to ensure effective regulation of taxicab service, either by citation or arrest.
(1998 Code, § 126-153) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)
(A) (1) If the Director determines that a holder violates this chapter, terms of its operating authority, a regulation established by the Director or other law, the Director may notify the holder in writing of the violation and by written order direct the holder to correct the violation within a reasonable period of time.
(2) In setting the time for correction, the Director shall consider the degree of danger to the public health or safety and the nature of the violation.
(3) If the violation involves equipment that is unsafe or functioning improperly, the Director shall order the holder to immediately cease use of the equipment.
(B) If the Director determines that a violation constitutes an imminent and serious threat to the public health or safety, the Director shall order the holder to correct the violation immediately and, if the holder fails to comply, the Director shall promptly take or cause to be taken such action as he or she considers necessary to enforce the order immediately.
(C) The Director shall include in a notice issued under this section identification of the violation, the date of issuance of the notice and time period within which the violation must be corrected, a warning that failure to comply with the order may result in suspension or revocation of operating authority or imposition of a fine or both, and a statement indicating that the order may be appealed to the Chief of Police.
(1998 Code, § 126-154) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)
(A) The holder or the dispatcher shall be designated as the representative to receive service of notice required under this chapter to be given a holder and to serve notice required under this chapter to be given a driver employed by a holder.
(B) Notices required under this chapter shall be given as follows:
(1) Notice required under this chapter to be given a holder must be personally served by the Director on the holder or the dispatcher; and
(2) Notice required under this chapter to be given a driver licensed by the city under §§ 113.055 through 113.066 of this chapter must be personally served or sent by certified United States certified mail, five-day return receipt requested, to the address, last known to the Director, of the person to be notified, or to the dispatcher.
(D) Service executed in accordance with this section constitutes notice to the person to whom the notice is addressed. The date of service for notice that is mailed is the date received.
(E) This section does not apply to notice served under § 113.062(A) of this chapter.
(1998 Code, § 126-155) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)
OPERATING AUTHORITY
A person may not operate a taxicab service inside the city without operating authority granted under this subchapter, nor may a person transport a passenger for hire inside the city by taxicab unless the person driving the taxicab or another who employs or contracts with the driver has been granted operating authority under this subchapter.
(1998 Code, § 126-171) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)
An annual permit may not be transferred to another unless the holder files a written application for the transfer in the manner and containing the information prescribed by the Director, and the transfer application is approved by the City Commission.
(1998 Code, § 126-172) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005)
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