§ 70-77. Vehicle immobilization operator licenses.

(a)

License required. It shall be unlawful for any operator to perform vehicle immobilization services within the territorial limits of the city without having obtained an operator permit granted by the department as provided in this article.

(b)

Application process. Every operator of a vehicle immobilization device desiring to obtain an operator license required by this article shall pay the associated fees and file an application with the department on forms to be prepared and approved by the department.

(1)

The applicant applying for an operator license must be the individual to whom the license will be issued.

(2)

The application shall state, at a minimum: the name and address of the applicant; home and cellular telephone numbers; driver's license number, date of birth; Social Security or alien registration number; amounts and types of insurance held; such other information as may be required by the department; and shall be sworn by the applicant.

(3)

The applicant shall be fingerprinted and shall consent to a complete criminal background check and driver's license check by the city police department.

(4)

No licensee shall have been convicted nor have entered a plea of nolo contendere in this or any other country within the ten years immediately preceding the date of application for any felony or crime involving moral turpitude. Each licensee shall hold a valid, nonrestricted Georgia driver's license to operate the class of motor vehicle utilized in the planned immobilization service.

(5)

Each licensee shall be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident alien as defined by the immigration and nationality laws of the United States.

(Ord. No. 02-2010, § 1(Exh. A), 1-25-10)