The ambulance service equipment held by the City of DeSoto shall
be utilized as an ambulance service for persons requesting or utilizing
such service, which shall be subject to the further provisions of
this article, and such ambulance service shall be under the immediate
supervision of the fire chief of the City of DeSoto, and under the
overall supervision of the city manager of the City of DeSoto and
such equipment shall be maintained at locations under the direction
of such fire chief, subject to the approval of the city manager of
the City of DeSoto.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Article 1.1300,
Section 1.1301)
Any person who utilizes the ambulance service of the City of Desoto, Texas whether such person requested the same or not, by reason of emergencies then existing, shall pay for said service the charges as set forth in Appendix A to this code.
(Ordinance 1581-04 adopted 4/6/04)
Any person who utilizes the ambulance service of the City of
DeSoto and who fails to pay for said service within thirty (30) days
after a statement of costs for such service has been mailed to the
address of the user or parent, in the event a minor is the user, which
address shall be sufficient for the purpose of this article, in accordance
with the address which is supplied to the operator of the ambulance
or which is obtained from the hospital where such person is delivered,
such notice and failure to pay shall be prima facie evidence by the
copy of notice of statement as forwarded by the City of DeSoto for
the purposes of this article.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Article 1.1300,
Section 1.1303)
It shall be prima facie evidence that the person utilizing such service did so with the intent to defraud upon a showing that such person was notified in writing of the indebtedness for such service, which notice in writing shall be by certified or registered mail to the address as is set forth in Section 1.1202 hereof or by personal service of a peace officer of the City of DeSoto, and upon failure of such person to pay such indebtedness within ten (10) days after receipt of notice. A copy of the caption of the ordinance adopting this article shall accompany the notice forwarded to the user of such services by certified or registered mail.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Article 1.1300,
Section 1.1304)
Ambulances owned and operated by the City of DeSoto shall be
restricted to responding to emergency calls in the unincorporated
and incorporated territories of Dallas County, Texas. Ambulances owned
and operated by the City of DeSoto shall not be used for the transport
of nonemergency patients.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Article 1.1300,
Section 1.1305)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be fined in accordance with Section 1.106 of this code, and each day's violation thereof shall constitute a separate offense.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1, Article 1.1300,
Section 1.1306)
