Number
171287
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to key security at car rental agencies.
Sections
105-93 cr
Analysis
This ordinance requires that all keys to motor vehicles offered for rent at a car rental agency located within the city shall be placed in a secure lockbox inside the rental agency’s building at all times when the agency is not open for business. The following shall be exempt from this requirement.
1. Any car rental agency which has a security officer present on the premises when the rental agency is not open for business.
2. Any car rental agency which has installed a theft-deterrent system, commonly known as a “crash barrier” or “plate barrier” at each entrance or exit.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 105-93 of the code is created to read:
105-93. Motor Vehicle Rental. 1. KEY SECURITY. All keys to motor vehicles offered for rent at a car rental agency located within the city shall be placed in a secure lockbox inside the rental agency’s building at all times when the agency is not open for business.
2. EXEMPTIONS. The following shall be exempt from the requirement provided in sub. 1.
a. Any car rental agency which has a security officer present on the premises when the rental agency is not open for business.
b. Any car rental agency which has installed a theft-deterrent system, commonly known as a “crash barrier” or “plate barrier” at each entrance or exit.
3. PENALTY. a. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction for a first offense, forfeit not less than $150 nor more than $1,000, together with the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment, may be imprisoned as provided by law.
b. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $2,000, together with the costs of prosecution, and, in ...
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