§ 55.32. Civil Enforcement.

(1)

Operation of a Vehicle-for-Hire Without a Permit Issued Herein. Unless exempt under Section 55.06(1) above, it shall be a violation of this section for any person to operate, offer to operate, or cause to be operated, allow to be operated, or drive with the intent to pick up passengers, or originate transportation other than continued services, as a Vehicle-for-Hire within the jurisdictional limits or upon the public streets of the City of Orlando without a Vehicle Permit issued pursuant to this Chapter.

(2)

Operation of a Vehicle-for-Hire Without a Driver's Permit. It shall be a violation of this section for any Vehicle-for-Hire Permit-holder or any person to operate, offer to operate, or cause to be operated, allow to be operated, or drive a Vehicle-for-Hire in or upon any street unless and until such person driving the vehicle shall have first obtained a Driver's Permit, as set forth in Part V above.

(3)

Use of Vehicles for Illegal Purposes. It shall be a violation of this section for the Vehicle Permit-holder or Driver to permit any person to accompany or use such vehicle for, or to direct, take or transport, any other person with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the purpose of such directing, taking, or transporting is for any of the crimes listed in Section 55.29(4), above.

(4)

Unauthorized Reproduction or Alteration of Vehicle or Driver Permits. It shall be a violation of this section for any person to reproduce, alter, manufacture, use, display, or otherwise employ any facsimile or reproduction of the Vehicle or Driver Permits adopted by the City.

(5)

Payment of "Turkey" Money. It shall be a violation of this section for a hotel, motel, or restaurant, their agents or employees, or any skycaps or bellmen to pay any money or other gratuity including money, commonly referred to as "turkey money," to a Vehicle Permit-holder or a Driver as consideration for diverting or attempting to divert a passenger or passengers from one hotel, motel, or restaurant to another hotel, motel, or restaurant, or from one particular vehicle category to another.

(6)

Receipt of "Turkey" Money. It shall be a violation of this section for a hotel, motel, or restaurant, their agents or employees, or skycaps or bellmen to receive or accept any money or other gratuity including money, commonly referred to as "turkey money," from a Vehicle Permit-holder or Driver as consideration for diverting or attempting to divert a passenger or passengers from one transportation company or particular category of Vehicle-for-Hire to another Vehicle Permit-holder company, Driver, or other category of Vehicle-for-Hire service.

(7)

Penalty. Any Vehicle Permit-holder, Driver, or any person who is determined by a police officer or code enforcement officer to have violated any of the prohibitions contained in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) above, shall be issued an Orange County Uniform Code Citation and shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Chapter 5 of the Orlando City Code. If the facsimile, altered or reproduced Vehicle or Driver's Permit in (4) above, also contains a facsimile or reproduction of the municipal seal of the City of Orlando, then the person shall be prosecuted under § 831.01 or § 831.02, Florida Statutes, or any other applicable statute or ordinance.

(Ord. of 4-20-1998, Doc. #31157; Ord. of 1-11-2007, § 20, Doc. #0701111008; Ord. No. 2013-6, § 7, 2-4-2013, Doc. #1302041203)