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ORDINANC£ NO. NS-1237 PAGE TEN Code Code tires and mechanical parts, and any other parts as deemed appropriate by the inspecting authority, are in a good state of repair and free from obvious defects, and to determine that the vehicle will not be dangerously defective in opera- tion. (b) Where the vehicle inspected is an ambulance, particular attention shall be given to determine that the brakes, lights, windshi~d, tires and mechanical parts are maintained in a safe condition, and no such vehicle shall be permitted to operate if any part thereof is defective in any degree which might make the vehicle less safe at high speeds or in quick stops and turns. (c) Any vehicle passing an inspection shall have affixed by the inspecting agency a sticker evidencing that the vehi- cle has been found to be in a safe operating condi'tion and disclosing the expiration date of the sticker. Such expi- ration date shall be determined'by uniform procedure esta- blished by the inspecting authority and shall conform to one of the following standards: (1) It shall be a date six months subsequent to the date of inspection; or (2) ~It shall be a date applicable to al'l vehicles inspected within a period beginning eight months prior to the expiration date and ending two. months prior thereto. (d) The chief of police may enter into arrangements with the California Highway Patrol for the i~spection of vehicles pursuant to the requirements of this section by that agency and may thereafter direct that any or all required inspec- tions be obtained from the California Highway Patrol. He may li. kewise, in his discretion, in order to assure that the inspection standards set forth in this section are met, require any holder to submit any or all vehicles for inspec- tion by the Santa Ana Police Department in lieu of or in addition to any inspection conducted by the California High- way Patrol. SECTION 12: Section 38-.40 of the Santa Aha Municipal is amended to read as follows: Sec. 38-40 Same - enforcement. (a) it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to pick up or to permit any other person to pick up, a passenger for h~re w.ithin the City of Santa Ana in any vehicle for hire which does not have affixed to it an unexpired safety in- spection sticker evidencing that it has been inspected by the Santa Ana Police Department or the California Highway Patrol and found to be in safe operating condition. (b) The chief of polite shall have the power to revoke or suspend a holder's certificate of convenience and neces- sity if the holder is found guilty of violating subsection (a) of this section, or if the holder fails to comply with the provisions of section 38-38 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code after being given ten (10) days written notic'e to so comply. SECTION 13: Section 21-72(41) of the Santa Ana Municipal is amended to read as follows: (41) BUS, TAXI or AMBULANCE, per vehicle 100.00 A (Regulations, Ch. 38)