A. The City shall immediately suspend any driver’s permit if they are operating a vehicle for hire without a valid driver’s license.

B. An owner or driver operating a vehicle in violation of Section 9.52.070 or 9.52.080 is in violation of this Chapter and the vehicle permit shall be immediately suspended. The City may suspend a vehicle permit if the vehicle: (1) has physical defects or is damaged and may cause harm or injury to persons or property or impairs the routine operation of the vehicle, (2) has mechanical defects or malfunctions, (3) cannot be operated safely, (4) is not registered with the State of California or (5) the unlawfully parked vehicle does not comply with Section 9.52.120.D. Such vehicle shall not be allowed to operate until all violations are corrected and proof of correction has been provided in writing to the City of Berkeley Finance Department. If the Finance Department has not been notified within ten (10) days that the violations have been corrected, the City may issue a notice of revocation and proceed as set forth in this Chapter. For purposes of this subdivision, correction of violations of Section 9.52.120.D shall be in compliance with Section 9.52.030.B.6. During the time that the permit is suspended, it shall be unlawful for the permittee to exercise any of the rights granted under this chapter.

C. The City shall immediately suspend any owner’s permit for a period of 30 days if unlicensed or unpermitted drivers have operated any of that owner’s vehicles for hire.

D. Any owner or driver engaged in disturbances of the peace, violence, moral turpitude, sex assault, reckless driving, public urination, public drunkenness, vandalism, harassment, excessive littering, excessive noise, or lewd conduct shall have their owner and/or driver permit suspended pending a revocation hearing.

E. Any business owner or driver adjudged to have violated this Chapter three times or more in the same calendar year shall have their business owner’s permit or driver’s permit immediately suspended pending a revocation hearing. (Ord. 7215-NS § 10, 2011: Ord. 6976-NS § 5, 2007: Ord. 6874-NS § 5 (part), 2005: Ord. 6325-NS § 17, 1996)