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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Transportation)
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Towing Services - License Fees
FOR the purpose of modifying the application, license, and related fees for persons engaged in certain towing services; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of towing services.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 22-5(a) and 22-6
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 15. Licensing and Regulation
Subtitle 22. Towing Services
§ 22-5. Applications.
(a) In general.
(1) Applications shall be made on forms [to be] furnished by the Board.
(2) [The] WITH THE APPLICATION, THE applicant shall pay [to the Director of Finance a filing] A NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION fee of [$10] $100 [when the application is made].
(3) Before the examination, the applicant shall pay an additional NON-REFUNDABLE fee, to be set FROM TIME TO TIME by the Board of Estimates[, which shall be] IN an amount sufficient to cover the cost to the City of necessary background checks and investigations.
§ 22-6. Issuance; fees.
(a) In general.
[Upon] ON approval BY THE BOARD of a license application [by the Board] AND PAYMENT OF THE APPLICABLE LICENSE FEE, the Director of Finance shall issue [a] THE license.
(b) Annual fee.
The annual license fee [shall be $25] IS $50 [per] FOR EACH vehicle [utilized] TO BE USED by the licensee [to tow a motor vehicle] FOR TOWING under this subtitle.
(c) Replacement fee.
[In case of loss, mutilation, or destruction of] IF a license IS LOST, MUTILATED, OR DESTROYED, a duplicate shall be issued [at a cost of $2 per license] ON PAYMENT OF A REPLACEMENT FEE OF $10.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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