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HRDU~ CE tl0 9'~~ 0 !_~=O 6 ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 37-28 THROUGH 37-30 AND 37-61 THEREOF PERTAINING TO LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES, INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES, AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC VEHICLES PROVIDING P ARA- TRANSIT SERVICES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Sections 37-28, 37-29, 37-30, and 37-61 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 37-28. Liability Insurance. No public vehicle shall be operated on the streets of the city unless the owner and driver are protected at all times by liability insurance issued by a company authorized to do business in the state in such amounts as are required by Section 46.2-2053 of the Code of Virginia. Both the owner and the driver shall furnish proof deemed sufficient to the chief of police prior to the issuance of any license, charter, certificate or permit required by the city code and at such times and places as the chief of police may require and on an annual basis at the time of the renewal of such insurance. Sec. 37-29. General vehicle requirements. (a) Public vehicles shall be ofthe enclosed or sedan type or station wagon with at least four doors and not less than five-passenger capacity. (b) Every public vehicle operated within the city shall meet all requirements of state law and this Code and other ordinances of the city as to equipment and inspection. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to make random inspections of public vehicles for compliance with this subsection and report his findings to the city manager. Any random inspections so conducted shall not take the place of annual orbi-annual required by Section 37-44(b) of this chapter. Sec. 37-30. Identification of taxicabs. All taxicabs operating in the city under this chapter, except those being operated pursuant to Section 37-61(b), shall have the word "taxicab" or "taxi" or "cab," the name of the owner, and the number of the certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to which the taxicab is operated plainly and permanently lettered thereon. Sec. 37-61. Required. It shall be unlawful to operate, or cause to be operated, within the city any public vehicle unless: