10.26.040 Inspection of Motor Vehicles in Operation.
(a) Personnel authorized to perform inspections. Inspections of motor carriers’ vehicles in operation shall be conducted by Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) certified officers. These certified officers are authorized to enter upon and perform inspections of motor carriers’ vehicles in operation.
(b) Prescribed inspection report. A driver/vehicle examination report shall be used to record results of motor vehicle inspections conducted by authorized City of Olathe personnel.
(c) Motor vehicles declared “out of service.”
(1) Authorized personnel declare and mark “out of service” any motor vehicle which by reason of its mechanical condition or loading would likely cause an accident or a breakdown. An “Out of Service Vehicle” sticker shall be used to mark vehicles “out of service.”
(2) No motor carrier shall require or permit any person to operate nor shall any person operate any motor vehicle declared and marked, “out of service” until all repairs required by the “out of service notice” have been satisfactorily completed. The term “operate” as used in this section shall include towing the vehicle, except that vehicles marked “out of service” may be towed away by means of a vehicle using a crane or hoist. A vehicle combination consisting of the emergency towing vehicle and an “out of service” vehicle shall not be operated unless such combination meets the performance requirements of this subchapter except for those conditions noted on the driver equipment compliance check.
(3) No person shall remove the “Out of Service Vehicle” sticker from any motor vehicle prior to completion of all repairs required by the “out of service notice.” (Ord. 03-93 § 1, 2003.)