§ 46-397 — Vehicle inspection; fee

Sec. 46-397. - Vehicle inspection; fee.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any low-speed shuttle, unless the low-speed shuttle has been inspected as required in this section and has a current and valid certification decal affixed thereto. There shall be a non-refundable vehicle inspection fee stated for this provision in the city fee schedule per low-speed shuttle. All low-speed shuttles shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition and shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected at least once in each 24-hour period. (b) Each low-speed shuttle shall be inspected before it is initially placed into service and thereafter before June 1 of each year at such location as the director may specify. The director shall approve the low-speed shuttle if he determines that: (1) The low-speed shuttle has current Texas registration stickers for both safety and air quality, if applicable; (2) The low-speed shuttle is of the approved color scheme and is marked as provided in section 46-423 of this Code; (3) The low-speed shuttle is in generally sound working condition with no apparent safety-related defects, including inspection or testing of the speedometer, odometer, horn, windshield wipers, mirrors, steering, service brake, parking brake, tires, high beam indicator, tail lamp, stop lamps, license plate lamp, rear reflectors, turn signal lamps and headlamps; (4) The low-speed shuttle has a lap or lap/shoulder seat belt for the driver and for each passenger seating space to the extent the vehicle is so equipped by the manufacturer; (5) The low-speed shuttle has no seats that have been added in excess of the manufacturer's specifications; and (6) The low-speed shuttle complies with all other requirements of this article. (c) Upon the satisfactory completion of the inspection, the director shall issue and permanently affix a certification decal to the lower right portion of the windshield of the low-speed shuttle. In any prosecution under this section, it shall be presumed that a low-speed shuttle has not been inspected as required in this section unless it has a current and valid certification decal affixed thereto. (d) Replacement certification decals shall be provided only upon reinspection of the low-speed shuttle. (e) The director may inspect any low-speed shuttle and any records or documents required to be carried in or upon the low-speed shuttle at any time upon presentation of identification to the driver in order to determine operation in compliance with the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted hereunder by the director.

(Ord. No. 2014-754, § 2(Exh. A), 8-6-2014; Ord. No. 2025-1050, § 34, 12-17-2025)