City of Milwaukee - File #: 060421

• File #: 060421
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/12/2006
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/31/2006
• Effective date: 8/12/2006
• Title: An ordinance relating to establishing a graduated penalty for persons convicted of operating unlicensed public passenger vehicles, or providing radio dispatch service to unlicensed public passenger vehicles.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI
• Indexes: PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES, TAXICABS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/11/2006	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
8/2/2006	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/31/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
7/20/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
7/17/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/12/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
060421
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. ZIELINSKI
Title
An ordinance relating to establishing a graduated penalty for persons convicted of operating unlicensed public passenger vehicles, or providing radio dispatch service to unlicensed public passenger vehicles.
Sections
100-50-1-d cr
100-60-3-0 rn
100-60-3-b cr
100-70-0 rn
100-70-1 am
100-70-2 cr
Analysis
Currently, the penalty for persons convicted of operating unlicensed public passenger vehicles, or providing radio dispatch service to unlicensed public passenger vehicles is a forfeiture of $25 to $500, regardless of the number of violations. This ordinance establishes a graduated penalty where any person operating unlicensed public passenger vehicles, or providing radio dispatch service to unlicensed public passenger vehicles shall upon conviction be subject to the following:
1. A forfeiture not less than $250 nor more than $500 if the person has not committed a previous violation within 24 months of the violation.
2. A forfeiture not less than $500 nor more than $750 if the person has committed a previous violation within 24 months of the violation.
3. A forfeiture not less than $750 nor more than $1000 if the person has committed 2 or more previous violations within 24 months of the violation.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 100-50-1-d of the code is created to read:

100-50. Public Passenger Vehicle Permits.

1. REQUIRED BY VEHICLE OWNER.

d. Penalty. Any person violating par. a shall be subject to the penalty provided in s. 100-70-2.

Part 2. Section 100-60-3-0 of the code is renumbered 100-60-3-a.

Part 3. Section 100-60-3-b of the code is created to read:

100-60. Meter Fare Taxicabs.

3. RADIO SERVICE PROHIBITED.

b. Penalty. Any person violating par. a shall be subject to the penalty provided in s. 100-70-2.

Part 4. Section 100-70-0 of the code is renumbered 100-70-1.

Part 5. Section 100-70-1 of ...