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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCES RELATING TO TAXI CAB SERVICES OPERATING IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas desires to ensure that all taxicabs operating in the City of Jonesboro are in safe operating condition, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 42-77(b), Ordinance 42-78, and Ordinance 42-82 contain language regarding state inspections which is obsolete and needs to be amended.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: That Ordinance 42-77(b) shall be deleted and replaced with the following language:
"No operator shall operate and no driver shall drive a taxicab which is in an unsanitary condition or is mechanically unsafe. The Mayor, or his designated agent, is hereby authorized to order any operator and/or driver to immediately discontinue the use of any vehicle as a taxicab until specific, designated unsanitary conditions have been remedied and/or until such vehicle is in sufficient mechanical condition to be successfully reinspected. In the event the Police Chief is designated by the Mayor in this capacity, the Police Chief may delegate to any certified police officer the ability to immediately withdraw an operator's license until reinspection occurs. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided for in this article."
SECTION TWO: That Ordinance 42-78 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following language:
"It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any taxicab in the City of Jonesboro unless it has a valid inspection issued by the Jonesboro Police Department certifying that the taxicab has been duly inspected and that it is in safe operating condition and that all of the required equipment is in good repair. Said inspections shall be done annually on each taxicab in operation."
SECTION THREE: That Ordinance 42-82(c) shall be amended as follows:
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