City Council closes $AFEclear background check loophole
City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance amendment that allows the city to deny $AFEclear towing licenses to tow truck drivers who have felony backgrounds:
In further fallout from public concern about its mandatory freeway towing ordinance, Houston's City Council today authorized the city to revoke the towing licenses of Safe Clear drivers with certain crimes in their background.
Under the ordinance, passed unanimously, convicted sex or violent offenders will never be eligible for licenses to perform non-consent tows such as those under the city's Safe Clear program or others ordered by police.
Anyone convicted of committing other crimes, including fraud, robbery and auto theft, must have a clean record for seven years before being eligible for a license.
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Besides Safe Clear drivers, the city licenses about 800 tow truck drivers to conduct other police-ordered tows. Mayor Bill White said some violent offenders have such licenses but are not in the Safe Clear program. He could not provide specific numbers.
Drivers who conduct tows at the request of motorists are not covered by the ordinance.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 02/09/05 01:37 PM | Print |
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