Booting companies to be licensed under this ordinance shall maintain the following minimum requirements:
(a) General Equipment.
(1) Business and equipment shall be located within the City of York, Pennsylvania. Vehicles must be plainly marked with the booting company’s name, logo, and phone number. Booting company employees shall wear a uniform that plainly displays the company name and logo.
(b) Contact Information: Booting companies must maintain a website that provides, at minimum, the company name, business address, and a business telephone number that is personally answered twenty-four (24) hours per day.
(c) Insurance.
(1) Booting companies shall be required to carry insurance at the minimum policy limits as follows:
A. Automobile liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), combined single limits.
B. Workers’ compensation insurance, as required by Statute.
C. Miscellaneous coverage to provide complete protection to the City against any and all risks of loss or liability including comprehensive General Liability.
(2) The City shall be listed as an additional insured party on all policies and such policies shall contain a provision requiring notification to the City prior to any policy revision or termination. A copy of the policy shall be provided to the Chief/Commissioner of Police or his designee.
(d) Criminal Record.
(1) No booting company owner shall have any misdemeanor and/or felony criminal convictions for criminal violations that would be inconsistent with providing professional booting service. Specifically, no booting company owner shall have such conviction(s) for the following violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code:
A. Chapter 25 Criminal Homicide
B. Chapter 29 Kidnapping
C. Chapter 31 Sexual Offenses
D. Section 3502 Burglary
E. Section 3921 Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition
F. Section 3922 Theft by Deception
G. Section 3925 Receiving Stolen Property
H. Section 4101 Forgery
I. Section 4104 Tampering with Records or Identification
J. Section 4107 Deceptive Business Practices
K. Section 4117 Insurance Fraud
(2) No booting company employee shall have any misdemeanor and/or felony convictions for the following violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code in the last ten (10) years:
A. Chapter 25 Criminal Homicide
B. Chapter 29 Kidnapping
C. Chapter 31 Sexual Offenses
(e) Property, Business Privilege, Mercantile, or Municipal Taxes and Fees. No company shall receive a license or license renewal if the company has not paid its property taxes and/ or business privilege and mercantile taxes or any other municipal fee as required under York City Ordinance.
(Ord. 32-2021. Passed 8-17-21.)