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ORDINANCE NO. /,j
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV,
SECTION 29-70 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR
CONTRACT WRECKERS AND ARTICLE III, SECTION 26-40
TO ALLOW THE USE OF CONTRACT WRECKERS FOR THE
TOWING OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Article IV, Section 29-70 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to add a new definition to read as follows:
"Contract Wreckers: Any wrecker company designated by the City
of Beaumont by contract to pick up motor vehicles for the City of
Beaumont Fleet or Police Departments. Such wrecker company
shall comply with all City and State laws regarding the operation of
wreckers on public streets."
Section 2.
That Article III, Section 26-40(a)(6) be added to read as follows:
"Section 26-40(a)(6).
"When a vehicle not owned by the City of Beaumont is being
impounded for purpose of seizure by the Beaumont Police
Department."
Section 3.
That Article III, Section 26-40(b) be and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 26-40(b).
"Whenever a police officer discovers a motor vehicle upon a street
or highway under any of the circumstances described in subsection
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(a), it shall be the duty of such police officer to notify the police
communications officer of the make, model, registration number
and location of such motor vehicle and the reason for which said
vehicle is to be removed. The police communications officer shall
select a wrecker company from the tow away list on a rotation
basis, and call that wrecker company to send that company's
wrecker to remove said vehicle, unless the wrecker company
informs the police communications officer of another wrecker
company's wrecker that will be sent to the call. Vehicles being
impounded by the City as described in Section 26-40(a)(6) above
may be towed by a contract wrecker of the City of Beaumont as
that term is defined in Section 29-70 of this Code of Ordinances."
Section 4.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or
the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance,
and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 5.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day
of > , 1993.
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