§ 14.16.404 — Defenses

14.16.404 - Defenses.

It is a defense to prosecution under this article that: A. The motor vehicle was owned, operated, or leased by: 1. A nonprofit organization and being used to carry only passengers associated with that organization, if no compensation is received from any other person for carrying the passengers; 2. An employer or employee association and being used to transport employees between the employee's homes and the employer's place of business or between work stations; 3. An air freight or cargo company utilizing air cargo terminals at the airport; 4. A fixed-based operator and being used to transport employees or customers at the airport; 5. The federal or state government or a political subdivision of the state; or 6. A school, university, organ donor company, medical service provider, or ambulance service; or 7. The ground transportation vehicle was licensed by another governmental entity and was transporting a passenger from a point outside the city to a destination inside the airport, if the ground transportation vehicle leaves the airport without receiving a passenger inside the airport.

(Ord. No. 19007, § 1, 12-17-2019)