All persons licensed to serve as an ambulance attendant or to
drive an ambulance or a wheelchair bus, shall, within six months after
being issued a license, commence further first aid training courses
as prescribed by the chief of police. Failure to attend said course
or to attain a passing grade in said courses shall be additional and
specific grounds for the revocation of a license issued under this
chapter.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § 1, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)
(a) No
person shall drive an ambulance, wheelchair bus or serve as an attendant
in an ambulance within the city unless he is licensed by the police
department of the city or holds a valid California DMV ambulance driver's
license or ambulance attendant's certificate.
(b) A person
driving an ambulance or serving as an attendant for an ambulance service
or driving a wheelchair bus neither located in, nor normally serving
the city, and either carrying a passenger into the city or returning
without a passenger from the city, shall not be included in the above
licensing provisions.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § 1, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)
An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license to drive
an ambulance or wheelchair bus within the city shall file a private
application and a set of fingerprints with the police department of
the city upon forms to be furnished by the police department.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § 1, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)
Each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license to drive
a wheelchair bus shall pay a license fee of $15.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § 1, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)
Each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license required
by section 3-82 shall pay the license fee required by section 3-84
at the time of making such application. In the event that such license
is denied, or is later suspended or revoked, such fee shall not be
refunded.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § 1, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)
Provided an applicant for a license meets the requirements set
forth in this chapter, a license to drive a wheelchair bus shall be
issued within 10 days of the date of application and shall be valid
for five years or until suspended or revoked, whichever is sooner.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § l, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)
(a) No
city license to drive an ambulance or wheelchair bus shall be issued
to:
(1) Any person under the age of 18 years;
(2) Any person who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving
moral turpitude unless two years shall have elapsed since his discharge
from a penal institution or after having been placed on probation,
during which period of time his record shows there is no evidence
of the probable commission of other felonies or crimes involving moral
turpitude;
(3) Any person who has been addicted to the use of, or convicted of the
illegal use, sale or possession of any narcotic or dangerous drug
as defined in the California
Health and Safety Code;
(4) Any person who does not possess a valid American Red Cross advanced
first aid certificate or an emergency ambulance technician training
course completion certificate from a community college or an adult
education class; provided, the training meets the criteria established
by the department of health and the certificate so states; provided,
however, that a person who is otherwise qualified and also possesses
a standard American Red Cross first aid certificate may be issued
a temporary license for a period not to exceed six months. Such temporary
license shall not be renewable;
(5) Any person who has been convicted of driving while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor.
(b) No
license to drive a wheelchair bus shall be issued to any person unable
to demonstrate to the chief of police, or his designated agent or
employee, a satisfactory knowledge of the traffic regulations and
geography of the city and the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § 1, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)
The chief of police may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew
an ambulance or wheelchair bus driver's license if the driver or applicant
has:
(1) Been
convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude;
(2) Had
his state driver's or chauffeur's license revoked or suspended;
(3) Been
convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor;
(4) Been
convicted of driving while under the influence of narcotics;
(5) During
any continuous six month period, had three or more convictions of
any of the moving offenses set forth in Division 11 of the Vehicle
Code of the state, and amendments thereto, or any combination of either
or any of said offenses;
(6) Taken
money from the possession of a person in an unconscious or semi-conscious
state for any purpose whatsoever;
(7) Been
convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter;
(8) Become
physically unfit to drive as determined by the chief of police.
(Ord. No. 77-31, § 1, 6-8-77; Ord. No. 89-22, § 3, 5-24-89)