Inspection sticker; inspection certification.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 8-247
in effectSec. 8-247. - Inspection sticker; inspection certification.
(a) Vehicle inspection stickers. A certified vehicle for hire that has undergone a vehicle inspection must have affixed a current inspection sticker issued by the department of parking and public transit.
(1) Inspection stickers shall be issued to a vehicle for hire at the time of a routine scheduled inspection.
(2) No inspection sticker shall be issued until the vehicle has successfully completed all required inspection criteria, proof of current insurance has been presented, and current city and county licenses have been presented for inspection.
(3) The inspection sticker shall remain valid for the period indicated on the sticker as long as all requirements of the inspection by the department of parking and public transit are complied with.
(4) A temporary sticker may be authorized for a specific time period to allow a vehicle for hire to comply with non-safety requirements of the inspection. If the requirements are not met in the time period allowed, the temporary sticker shall become void and must be removed from the vehicle.
(5) It shall be unlawful to operate or allow or cause to be operated a vehicle for hire that does not have a current valid inspection sticker. The company under which it operates is subject to loss of its certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(b) Vehicle and equipment certifications. A wheelchair accessibility equipment that has undergone a private inspection as allowed or required under this division must have somewhere readily accessible inside the vehicle a copy of the then-current private inspection certification sheet issued by a qualified mechanic or technician that the vehicle has passed inspection and shall produce it upon the demand of the chief of police or another a law enforcement officer of the city, or the director of the department of parking and public transit or city personnel operating under the director's supervision. It shall be unlawful to operate or allow or cause to be operated a privately inspected vehicle for hire that does not have a copy of the then-current private inspection certification current in a readily accessible place inside the vehicle. The company under which it operates is subject to loss of its certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(Ord. No. 16-103, § 1, 2-11-2016)
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