Suspension and revocation of franchises.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.66.100
in effect5.66.100 - Suspension and revocation of franchises.
A. The Council, after conducting a hearing pursuant to Section 5.66.250, shall be empowered to suspend or revoke a franchise granted under the provisions of this chapter and the City Charter to operate ambulance service when it finds and determines after investigation that the franchisee or any partner, officer, director or managing employee thereof:
1. Violated any section of this chapter, his or her franchise, the County EMS Plans, or any rules or regulations that are promulgated by the City or the Local EMS Agency which relate to his or her franchise activities;
2. Has been convicted of any felony committed during or in connection with the provision of ambulance operations;
3. Has been convicted of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude committed during or in connection with the provision of ambulance operations;
4. Has been convicted of any offense relating to the use, sale, possession, or transportation of narcotics or habit-forming drugs;
5. Committed any act involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit whereby another person was injured or the franchisee has unjustly benefited;
6. Has misrepresented a material fact in obtaining a franchise, or is no longer adhering to the conditions specified in his or her franchise;
7. Aided or abetted an unlicensed, uncertified or non-franchised person to evade the provisions of this chapter;
8. Accepted a call within the franchised area when either unable or unwilling to provide the requested service and failed to inform the person requesting such service of any delay;
9. Failed to pay any required fees, taxes or civil or criminal penalties imposed for operations as an ambulance service; or
10. Refused or declined to transport a patient, including due to an actual or perceived inability of the patient to pay for ambulance services.
B. If any of the managing employees of an ambulance service are found after hearing to have acted in the manner set forth in subsections (A)(2), (3), (4), or (5) hereof, the ambulance service shall not have its franchise suspended or revoked unless it shall have failed, for more than 15 days after the completion of said hearing, to have removed the employee found to have so acted from providing ambulance services in the City of Riverside.
(Ord. 7232 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5761 § 1, 1989)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.66AM_5.66.100SUREFRFetched: 11/1/2026