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An ordinance amending subsections 6.77.110.A. and 6.78.090.A. of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to update requirements for driver permits for entertainment transportation vehicles and seated sightseeing vehicles.
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WHEREAS, subsections 6.77.110.A. and 6.78.090.A. of the Metropolitan Code of Laws currently require operators of entertainment transportation vehicles (ETVs) and seated sightseeing vehicles (SSVs), respectively, to have commercial driver's licenses or Passenger (P) endorsements on regular driver's licenses, regardless of the size of the ETV or SSV, in order to be qualified for driver permits; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, operators of vehicles that carry fewer than 15 passengers, including the driver, are not eligible for obtain commercial driver's licenses; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, operators of vehicles that carry 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, are not eligible for a P-endorsement on a regular driver's license; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, operators of vehicles that carry 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, may obtain a Class D driver's license with a For-Hire (F) endorsement; and,
WHEREAS, since subsections 6.77.110.A. and 6.78.090.A. of the Metropolitan Code of Laws require commercial driver's licenses or P-endorsements for drivers of all ETVs and SSVs, no matter the size of the vehicle or the number of passengers they carry, the Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission (TLC) has not been able to offer permits to drivers of ETVs and SSVs that carry 15 or fewer passengers, and who do not have commercial driver's licenses; and,
WHEREAS, in an effort to allow qualified drivers of ETVs and SSVs to be treated equally, no matter the size of the ETV or SSV they intend to operate or the amount of passengers the vehicle carries, the TLC desires to amend subsections 6.77.110.A. and 6.78.090.A. to fix the discrepancy between local law and state law; and,
WHEREAS, the TLC voted to recommend...
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