13-Wrecker, towing and storage facilities of the Code of Ordinances

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The Wrecker Service shall fully indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City of Paris, its officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims, suits or causes of action of any nature whatsoever, brought for or on account of any injuries or damages to persons or property, including death or loss of property, arising out of or incident to the operation of this towing service and all other manner of operations arising under, or otherwise incident to, the towing or storage of motor vehicles. Sec. 35-9. Certificate of Registration Issuance; Fee; Display; Transferability; Expiration. (a) The Department shall, within a reasonable time after the date of application, issue a certificate of registration to an applicant who complies with the provisions of this chapter. (b) A certificate issued to a vehicle tow service authorizes the certificate holder and any bona fide employee to engage in vehicle tow service and be placed on rotation. The annual fee for a certificate of registration is $50.00. The fee for issuing a duplicate certificate for one lost, destroyed, or mutilated is $5.00. The fee is payable to the Department upon issuance of the certificate. No refund of a registration fee will be made. A certificate of registration issued pursuant to this article must be conspicuously displayed in the vehicle tow service establishment. (c) The certificate of registration is not assignable or transferable. (d) The certificate of registration expires December 31st of each year and may be renewed by applying in accordance with the ordinance. Application for renewal must be made not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before expiration of the certificate and must be accompanied by the annual registration fee. (e) The tow truck shall display the name of the Wrecker Service under which the Wrecker Service is doing business on each side of the tow truck doors with at a minimum three (3) inch letters. The information shall be clearly and legibly painted or affixed by permanent decal in colors that contrast with the surface on which the information is painted or affixed. (f) The tow truck shall display in front of the windshield and behind the front tires on both front fenders the name of the Wrecker Service's City Rotation Tag Number, unless the tow truck is a cab over truck, in which case the Wrecker Service's City Rotation Tag Number shall be displayed on both front doors. The Rotation Tag Number shall be either permanently affixed or painted in numbers not less than 3" inches. Such numbers shall be clearly and legibly painted or affixed by permanent decal in colors that contrast with the surface on which the information is painted or affixed. (g) Only ONE rotation number will be issued to a Wrecker Service. -9- 56