R-10543City Council Meeting 11-09-2010
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER ~~ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SETTING FORTH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION SCHEDULE
OF FINES AND PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF TAXICAB RULES AND REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica ("City") manages taxicab franchises to
ensure an effective and efficient taxicab fleet that meets a common standard of care;
and
WHEREAS, the Police Department of the City is authorized to adopt and has
adopted rules and regulations regarding the operation. of taxicabs in the City ("Taxicab
Rules"), which rules and ;regulations have been filed in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Section 6.49.150, subdivision (b)(3), states that the amounts of the
fines for violatiohs of the Taxicab Rules shall be set forth in a schedule of fines,
including a schedule of penalty points, established by resolution of the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The schedule of fines and penalty points for violations of taxicab
rules and regulations as set forth in Attachment A are hereby established and made part
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of the Taxicab Rules.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M SHA NES M TRIE
Cif Attorn y
Attachment A: Penalties for Violation of Taxicab Rules and Regulations
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Attachment A
Penalties for Violation of Taxicab Rules and Regulations
SCHEDULEI
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF TAXICAB RULES AND REGULATIONS
Every taxicab operator, vehicle permittee and driver who does not comply fully
with any one or more of the Department's rules and regulations, with the terms and
conditions of a taxicab franchise or the Santa Monica Municipal Code shall be guilty of a
violation and subject to the penalty as shown in the brackets at the end of each rule.
Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
Any suspension of a permit shall be recorded on the driver's Department Permit
Suspension Record and will be considered when applying Taxicab Rule 615. A
permittee must serve a suspension during a period of time in which the Taxicab Driver's
Permit has been physically turned in to the City.
Monetary Penalty Amount for Taxicab Drivers
The monetary penalty for driver violations shall be equal to $50.00 times the
multiplication factor indicated in this Schedule. Penalties shall accumulate without limit.
Monetary Penalty Amount for Taxicab Operator Penalty Points
The monetary penalty for taxicab operator violations shall be equal to $100.00 for
each operator penalty point indicated in this Schedule. Penalties shall accumulate
without limit.
Suspension of Taxicab Operator's Franchise
Whenever the cumulative amount of the monetary penalty assessed against any
taxicab operator for any calendar quarter period exceeds $25,000, the taxicab
operator's franchise is subject to suspension.
LEGEND:
Multiplication factor for taxicab driver monetary penalty
or cancellation or revocation
Taxicab driver monetary penalty
Rule 716 [5: $: IOS: 5: A]
~ Progressive penalty schedule
Taxicab operator penalty points
Status: Immediate Out of Service (IOS) -vehicle or driver
shall not operate "on duty" until the problem is resolved
DRIVER CODE:
X =None (does not apply)
R =Revocation
C =Cancellation of permit
PROGRESSIVE PENALTY SCHEDULES
The following progressive penalties shall be applied when the same driver is guilty of a
second or subsequent violation of the same rule or any combination of the rules listed
for the same Progressive Penalty Schedule within any 24-month period.
SCHEDULE A
Second Violation [14:$:X:10:A]
Third Violation [21:X:X:15:A]
Fourth Violation [R:X:X:20:X]
SCHEDULE B
Second Violation [28-R:X:X:10:B]
Third Violation [R:X:X:15:B]
SCHEDULE C
Late (4th - 7th day) [X:150% of $:X:3:C]
Unpaid after 7 days [X:200% of $:X:5:C]
SCHEDULE D
Second Violation [3:$:X:3:D]
Subsequent Violations [6:$:X:6: D]
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Penalties
Taxicab Rule Penalty
202 [X:X;X:3:X]
203 [X:X:X:3:X]
204 [X:X:X:7:X]
205 [X:X:IOS:10:X]
206 [X:X:X:7:X]
208 [X:X:X:LX]
209 (X:X:X:3:X]
210 [X:X:X:3:X]
211 [X:X:X:3:X]
212 [X:X:X:1:X]
213 [X:X:X:10:X]
214 [X:X:X:5:X]
215 [X:X:X:10:X]
216 [X:X:X:10:X]
217 [X:X:X:5:X]
218 [X:X:X:3:X]
-219 [10-R:$:X:25-R:A]
220 [X:X:X:25-R:A]
221 [X:X:X:10-R:C]
222 [x:x:x:7:x]
301 [X:X:XaX]
302 [X:X:X:3:X]
303 [X:X:X:3:X]
304 [X:X:X:3:X]
305 [X:X:X:7:X]
306(a) [X:X:X:10-R:X]
306(b) [X:X:X:10-R:X]
307 [X:X:X:3:X]
308 [X:X:X:3:X]
309 [X:X:X:7:X]
310 [X:X:X:3:X]
Taxicab Rule Penalty
311 [X:X:X:3:X]
312 [X:X:X:7:X]
313 [X:X:X:7:X]
314 (X:X:X:3:X]
315 [X:X:X:7:X]
402 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
403 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
404 [X:X:X:3:X]
405 [X:X:X:3:X]
406(a) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
406(b) [X:X:IOS:3:X]
406(c) [X:X:IOS:3:X]
406(d) [X:X:IOS:3:X]
406(e) [X:X:IOS:3:X]
406(17 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
406(8) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
407 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
408 [X:X:X:1:X]
409 [X:X:X:3:X]
410 [X:X:X:1:X]
411 [X:X:X:1:X]
412 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
413 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
414 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
415 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
416 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
417 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
418 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
419 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
420 [X:X:X:7:X]
421 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
422 [X:X:X:3:X]
423(a) [X`X:IOS:3-7:X]
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Taxicab Rule Penalty
423(b) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
423(c) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
423(d) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
423(e) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
423(f) [X:X:IOS:X:X] I
424(a) [X:X:X:1:X]
424(b) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
424(c) [X:X:IOS:7:X]
424(d) [X:X:IOS:3:X]
424(e) [X:X:IOS:3:X]
424(17 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
424(g) [X:X:X:3:X]
425 [X:X:X:1:X]
426 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
427 [3:X:IOS:3:X]
428 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
429 [X:X:IOS:1:X]
430 [X:X:IOS:1:X]
431 [X:X:IOS:1:X]
432 [X:X:IOS:1:X]
433 [X:X:X:1:X]
434 [X:X:X:3:X]
435 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
436 [X:X:X:3:X]
437 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
438 [X:X:IOS:7:X]
439 [X:X:X:3:X]
501 [X:X:X:3:X]
502 [X:X:X:3:X]
503 [X:X:X:3:X]
505 [X:X:X:3:X]
507 [X:X:X:3:X]
508 [X:X:X:3:X]
509 [X:X:X:3:X]
Taxicab Rule Penalty
510 [X:X:X:3:X]
511 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
512 [X:X:X:7:Xj
513 [X:X:X:3:Xj
514 [X:X:X:3:X] '
515 [X:X:X:3:X]
516 [X:X:X:3:X]
517 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
519 [X:X:X:3:X]
520 [X:X:IOS:3:X]
521 [X:X:X:1:X]
522 [X:X:X:3:X]
523 [X:X:X:3:X]
525 [X:X:X:3:X]
526 [R:X:IOS:X:X]
s2z [c:x:los:x:x]
623 [1:$:X:1: D]
701 [5:$:IOS:5:X]
702 , [3:$:IOS:3:X]
703(a) [R:X:IOS:4:X]
703(b) [3:X:IOS:3:X]
704(a) [5:X:IOS:TX]
704(b) [1:$:X:1: D]
705 [10-R:$:IOS:10:B]
706 [1:$:X:1: D]
707 [7:$:X:7:A]
708 [7:$:IOS:7:A]
709 [10:$:IOS:2:X]
710 [3:X:X:X:X]
711(b) [R:X:IOS:5:X]
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Taxicab Rule Penalty
713 [5:$:X:2:X]
714 [R:X:IOS:10:X]
715 [10-R:$:IOS:5:B]
716 [5:$:IOS:5:A]
717 [3:$:X:3:X]
718 [10-R:$:IOS:10:B]
719 [R:X:IOS:10:X]
721 [10-R:$:IOS:10:B]
722 [10-R:$:IOS:10:B]
723(d) [1:$:IOS:1:D]
724 [1-3:$:IOS:3-7:A]
725(a) [5-R:X:IOS:7:X]
725(b) [R:X:IOS:0-7:X]
726 [5:X:X:7:A]
727 [3:$:X:3:X]
728 [R:X:IOS:0-7:X]
729 [3-10:X:IOS:7:X]
730 [1:$:IOS:1:X]
731 [7:$:IOS:7:A]
732 [3:$:IOS:3:X]
733 [10-R:$:IOS:10:6]
734 [1:$:X:X:X]
735 [1:$:X:1: D]
736(a) [R:X:X:X:X]
736(b) [5-R:X:X:X:X]
737 [1-R:$:X:3:A]
738 [3:$:X:3:X]
739 [1:$:X:1:D]
740 [5:$:X:5:X]
741 [7:$:X:4:A]
742 [2:$:X:2:X]
Taxicab Rule Penalty.
743 [3:$:X:3:X]
744 [5:$:X:5:X]
745 [5:$:X:5:X]
746 [10-R:$:X:3-5:6]
747 [5:$:X:5:X]
748 [5:$:X:5:X]
749 [3:$:X:3:A]
750 [5:$:X:5:A]
751 [5:$:X:5:X]
752 [10-R:$:X:10:B]
753 [10-R:$:X:10:B]
754 [5:$:X:5:X]
755 [3:$:X:3:X]
756 [7:$:X:7:A]
757 [10-R:X:X:10:B]
758 [10-R:X:X:10:6]
759 [7:$:X:7:A]
760 [3:$:X:3:X]
762 [3:$:X:3:X]
763 [3:$:X:3:X]
764 [3:$:X:3:X]
765 [3:$:X:3:X]
766 [5-R:X:X:7:X]
767 [1:$:X:1:D]
768 [1:$:X:1:D]
769 [1:$:X:1:D]
770 [10-R:$:X:5-10:6]
771 [3:$:X:3:X]
772 [3:$:X:3:X]
773 [7-R:$:X:7:A]
774 [1:$:X:X:X]
775 [R:X:IOS:10:X]
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Taxicab Rule Penalty
776 [7:$:IOS:3:A]
777 [1:$:X:X:X]
778 [10-R:$:X:10:B]
779 [R:X:X:X:X]
780 [3:$:IOS:3:X]
781 [C:X:IOS:X:X]
782 [3:$:X:3:X]
Taxicab Rule Penalty
783 [5:$:X:X:X]
784 [7:$:X:X:X]
785 [10-R:$:X:3-5:B]
786 [3:$:X:X:X]
787 [10-R:$:X:3-5:A]
788 [10-R:$:X:25-R:A]
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Adopted and approved this 9th day of
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10543 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting ofi the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 9th day of November, 2010, by the following vote:
Ayes: Counciimembers: Bloom, Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Day,
Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, Mayor Shriver
Noes: Counciimembers: None
Abstain: Counciimembers: None
Absent: Counciimembers: None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, 'ty Clerk