PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS.

Dallas City Code ch. 15D, art. III

in effect

Dallas City Code § 15D-65 DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 15D-65. DEFINITIONS. In this article: (1) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this article or the director’s authorized representative. (2) PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION means a corporation that provides a general public service under a franchise from the city and that has a need to dispatch vehicles to the scene of accidents, fires, explosions, or other disasters on an emergency basis. (Ord. Nos. 19312; 24661)

Dallas City Code § 15D-66 PERMIT REQUIRED.

SEC. 15D-66. PERMIT REQUIRED. No person shall operate or cause to be operated a vehicle for a public service corporation as an emergency vehicle without first obtaining a permit. (Ord. Nos. 14586; 19312; 24661)

Dallas City Code § 15D-67 APPLICATION.

SEC. 15D-67. APPLICATION. (a) A public service corporation which desires to have a vehicle designated as an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply to the director for a permit for each vehicle to be designated. (b) The application shall be on a form provided by the director and shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable him to determine whether the vehicle meets the requirements of this article. (Ord. Nos. 14586; 19312; 24661)

Dallas City Code § 15D-68 PERMIT ISSUANCE; STANDARDS OF OPERATION.

SEC. 15D-68. PERMIT ISSUANCE; STANDARDS OF OPERATION. (a) The director shall consider each application and shall issue a permit designating the vehicle of a public service corporation as an authorized emergency vehicle if he finds that: (1) it is necessary to have vehicles owned by the public service corporation at the scene of accidents, fires, explosions, or other disasters in the shortest possible time to protect public health, safety, and welfare of persons and property and that they should be permitted to travel as authorized emergency vehicles during these emergencies; (2) the vehicle is properly equipped with siren and flashing red lights as required by Section 124, Article 6701d, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes; and (3) the vehicle has a current state inspection sticker of the state department of public safety. (b) If the director finds that these three conditions do not exist, he shall deny the permit. (c) The director may establish rules or standards of operation regarding public service emergency vehicles. (Ord. Nos. 14586; 19312; 24661)

Dallas City Code § 15D-69 TERM; POSTING.

SEC. 15D-69. TERM; POSTING. The permit required by this article expires the first day of April following its issuance and shall be renewed annually. The permit must be posted in the interior of the emergency vehicle in a place accessible to inspection. (Ord. Nos. 14586; 19312; 24661)

Dallas City Code § 15D-70 OPERATORS TO HAVE CHAUFFEUR’S LICENSE.

SEC. 15D-70. OPERATORS TO HAVE CHAUFFEUR’S LICENSE. A public service corporation operating a permitted vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle shall allow only persons possessing a chauffeur’s license from the state department of public safety to operate the emergency vehicle. (Ord. Nos. 14586; 19312; 24661)

Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-141966Fetched: 10/26/2026