§ 20-5. Same—Descriptive lettering required.  


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  • (a)

    Every commercial vehicle used to conduct business within Broward County, Florida, or which is dispatched from a fixed location within the county shall have prominently displayed on each side thereof, the following information:

    (1)

    The trade name, symbol or "logo" of the person or individual utilizing the vehicle for a commercial or business purpose;

    (2)

    The general nature or character of the business if the trade name or symbol does not describe the general nature of the business;

    (3)

    The street address of the business, or if there is none, then the resident street address of the person owning or operating the business or the telephone number of the business, or if none, the telephone number of the person owning or operating the business;

    (4)

    The Broward County occupational license number of the person utilizing the vehicle for a commercial or business purpose or, when applicable, the Broward County certificate of competency number issued by any of the Broward County central examining boards.

    (b)

    The information required to be placed upon a commercial vehicle by subsection (a) of this section shall be in bold letters and numerals at least one and one-half (1½) inches high distinctly contrasting in color with the background and permanently affixed to the vehicle in such a manner so as to be readily distinguishable, from a distance of not less than ten (10) meters (32.8 feet).

    (c)

    There shall be exempt from the provisions of this section all vehicles which are:

    (1)

    Used primarily in interstate commerce and duly licensed by a federal or state agency and which have no fixed base of operation within Broward County, Florida;

    (2)

    Taxicabs or limousines;

    (3)

    Implements of husbandry;

    (4)

    Consigned to any licensed motor vehicle franchise operated within Broward County and not otherwise sold, rented or leased;

    (5)

    For-hire, and rented or leased for a commercial or business use and where the rentor or lessor has complied with subsection (a) of this section;

    (6)

    Owned or operated by the United States, the State of Florida or any political subdivisions thereof;

    (7)

    Owned or operated by franchised utilities licensed by the Florida Public Service Commission and which are conspicuously marked or painted with the name, symbol or trademark of the utility;

    (8)

    Owned or operated by state regulated and licensed firms or individuals and where the state requires such persons to identify the vehicles used in their trade or profession;

    (9)

    Used only for personal transportation and not for any business or commercial purpose;

    (10)

    Classified or known as passenger automobiles and designed for the carriage of people;

    (11)

    Used for the collection or carriage of cash money or negotiable securities.

    (d)

    Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, magnetic signs may be used on pickup trucks which do not have an enclosed or covered rear storage area.

    (e)

    All persons desiring to use their symbol or "logo" to comply with the lettering requirements of this section must register such symbol or "logo" with the Broward County Department of Finance. The department of finance upon approving a symbol or "logo" may exempt an individual from further compliance with the lettering requirements of this section.

(Ord. No. 76-22, § 2(2.01—2.03), 5-4-76; Ord. No. 77-11, § 2, 3-1-77)