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Approved May 19, 1997 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING ARTICLES I AND II OF CHAPTER 32 (VEHICLES FOR HIRE) RELATING TO REGISTRATION, INSPECTION AND FEES FOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that: 1. Sections 32-1, et seq. of Articles I and II of Chapter 32 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville (1990), as amended, are hereby amended and reordained, as follows: ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL Sec. 32-1. Violations of Chapter. (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, a violation of any provision of this Chapter shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor, and upon conviction of such a violation a person shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent offense. (b) The chief of police or a police officer duly designated by him shall investigate all complaints • of violations of this Chapter and shall maintain records of all such complaints and investigations. Sec. 32-2. Registration of vehicles for hire. (a) All P passenger motor vehicles for hire, including all Taxicabs, operating within the city or which have a terminal within the city shall be registered by the owner with the chief of police, as follows: The appheant shall staie whether- the vehiele will be driven selely by the appliea erre !easeder leaned to other a eeatef.ref driven by epees Of the applieana.The applieant shall present a eapy ef a etiffent business lieense issued by the eeffffflissieRe LlI On or before May 1st of each calendar year, the vehicle's owner shall apply to the chief of police for registration of the vehicle. The applicant shall state whether the vehicle will be driven solely by the applicant, will be leased to or otherwise utilized by another operator, or will be driven by employees of the applicant. The applicant shall present a copy of a current business license issued by the commissioner of revenue authorizing the applicant to do business in the city. (2) The chief of police shall conduct an investigation with respect to the vehicle and the matters set forth within the application for its registration, for the purpose of determining whether or not the vehicle poses any threat to the health, safety, welfare or comfort of the vehicle's driver(s), passengers, or theeg neral public.