§ 230.101. Firm name required on wrecker trucks.

(a)

It shall be unlawful and a class D offense for any person, firm or corporation to operate or cause to be operated a wrecker truck or trucks on the streets of the City in connection with any business, trade, occupation or profession for which a City license is required without having permanently imprinted or marked in a conspicuous place in clearly legible letters not less than four inches in height on each side of such truck or trucks the name, business address and telephone number of such person, firm or corporation. All wrecker trucks operated within the City shall be so imprinted, painted or marked by July 1, 1975.

(b)

It shall be unlawful and a class D offense for any person, firm or corporation to operate or cause to be operated a wrecker truck on the streets of the City with the permanently imprinted firm name, address and telephone number covered, obscured or made illegible in any way.

(c)

The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall not apply to a wrecker truck or trucks operated by a person licensed pursuant to F.S. Ch. 493 to perform the services of a repossessor; provided the wrecker truck or trucks are identified during such use, by the State license number, issued pursuant to F.S. Ch. 493, affixed to both sides of the vehicle in clearly legible letters and numbers not less than four inches high.

(Ord. 74-1294-67, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-711-359, § 1; Ord. 2008-166-E, § 1)

Note— Former § 428.801.