HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 072 Draft 01 2008-2010COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLES 1 AND 2, OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COMMON
CARRIERS, TAXICABS AND SCHOOL BUSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L•
SECTION 1. Purpose. Clarify the taxicab permit and its issuing authority.
SECTION 2. Section 18-1, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended by adding the definition of "director of finance" as follows:
"Director of finance" means the director of finance or a person designated by the director
of finance.
SECTION 3. Section 18-38, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18-38. Permit required; content.
No person shall drive a taxicab without first obtaining a taxicab driver's
permit from the director of finance. The permit shall be mounted in a prominent
place within the taxicab being driven by the person to whom it was issued. The
permit shall be mounted so that it is visible to all passengers. The permit shall
bear a [serial] permit number, the name of the person, ['~° ~°~°°~'° °`''''°°°' name
of the taxicab company, and a recent color photograph of the person, two copies
of which shall be furnished by the applicant, the photograph to be no less than
three inches in height and two inches in width It shall be a violation of this
section for any person to alter such taxicab driver's certificate.
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this
end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTR DUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBE O TY F HAWAII
,Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
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