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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part II – Valet Operator’s License">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-7" heading="License required.">
    <text>No operator may provide or offer to provide any valet parking service without first having obtained an operator’s license from the Authority.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-8" heading="Qualifications.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">To qualify for an operator’s license, an applicant must meet the requirements of this section.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Prior infractions.">Neither the applicant nor any of the applicant’s principals, employees, attendants or other agents may have committed an act or omission within the preceding 12 months that, under &lt;cite data-path="|31|§14-41"&gt;§ 14-41 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, is cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of an operator’s license.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Liability insurance.">
      <para num="(1)">The applicant must have and maintain liability insurance coverage that covers, as insured parties:<para num="(i)">the applicant;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">all hosts for which the operator is or may become under contract during the term of the license; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The coverage provided must be of the type and for the amount that the City’s Office of Risk Management reasonably prescribes.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-9" heading="Applications.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Form.">An application for an operator’s license must be submitted in the form required by the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Application fee.">
      <para num="(1)">The application must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee to cover the cost of investigating and processing the application.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The amount of the fee is as set forth in the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Contents.">The application must contain:<para num="(1)">the applicant’s full legal name and any trade name(s) under which it operates;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the street address, telephone number, and email address of the applicant’s principal place of business;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the street address, telephone number, and email address of any other of the applicant’s places of business in the City;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the names, street addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of the applicant’s principals;</para>
      <para num="(5)">proof of insurance in the form and amount required under &lt;cite data-path="|31|§14-8|(c)"&gt;§ 14-8(c) {“Qualifications: Liability insurance”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;;</para>
      <para num="(6)">a statement as to whether the applicant proposes to provide valet parking services as a host-operator or as a contract-operator;</para>
      <para num="(7)">a listing of all valet parking licenses or valet parking permits issued to the applicant or to any principal of the applicant within the preceding 5 years, whether by the City or any other jurisdiction;</para>
      <para num="(8)">a list of all hosts in the City or any other jurisdiction that have used the applicant’s services within the preceding 2 years;</para>
      <para num="(9)">certification that neither the applicant nor any of the applicant’s principals, employees, attendants or other agents have committed an act or omission within the preceding 12 months that, under &lt;cite data-path="|31|§14-41"&gt;§ 14-41 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, is cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of an operator’s license;</para>
      <para num="(10)">certification that each attendant employed by the applicant:<para num="(i)">possesses a valid driver’s license; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is 18 years old or older; and</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(11)">any other information required by the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Signature and verification.">The application must be signed, under oath or affirmation, subject to the penalties of perjury, by the applicant as follows:<para num="(1)">if for a sole proprietorship, by its owner;</para>
      <para num="(2)">if for a partnership, by an authorized partner; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">if for a corporation, limited liability company, or similar entity, by an authorized officer.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-175</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-10" heading="Issuance.">
    <text>The Authority must issue a license to any applicant who :</text>
    <para num="(1)">meets the requirements of this subtitle; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">pays the applicable license fee.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-11" heading="Term and renewal.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Term.">An operator’s license expires on the 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; anniversary of its effective date and is renewable as provided in this section.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Application for renewal.">
      <para num="(1)">To renew an operator’s license, the licensee must apply no less than 60 nor more than 90 days before the license expires.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The application for renewal must be in the form and contain the information required by the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-12" heading="License fees.">
    <text>The annual license fee is as set forth in the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-13" heading="License not transferable.">
    <text>An operator’s license issued under this part is not assignable or transferable to any other person.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-14" heading="List of licensees.">
    <text>The Parking Authority must:</text>
    <para num="(1)">maintain a list of all current licensees; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">provide the Department of Transportation with a copy the list whenever it is updated.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="14-15" reserved="true" />
</baltimore-city-law>
