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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Sec. 6-2. Permits Required. <br /> <br />(a) Towing Vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate or <br />cause to be driven or operated any towing vehicle as heretofore defined <br />upon any public street in the city for the purpose of towing or hauling <br />wrecked or disabled vehicles, either for hire, or as an incident to obtaining <br />the business of storing, wrecking or repairing such wrecked or disabled <br />vehicles without having first obtained a towing vehicle permit, from the <br />City of La Porte, duly issued to such person to operate the vehicle on the <br />streets of the city under the terms and provisions of this chapter. <br /> <br />(b) Auto Wrecker. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate or <br />cause to be driven or operated any auto wrecker, as that term has been <br />heretofore defined, upon any public street in the city for the purpose of <br />towing or hauling wrecked or disabled vehicles, either for hire or as an <br />incident to obtaining the business of storing, wrecking or repairing such <br />wrecked or disabled vehicles, without having first obtained an auto <br />wrecker permit, from the City of La Porte, duly issued to such person to <br />operate an emergency auto wrecker on the streets of the city. The holder <br />of an auto wrecker permit shall not be required to obtain a towing vehicle <br />permit in addition thereto. <br /> <br />(c) In any prosecution for a violation of this subsection, proof that an owner's <br />wrecking vehicle was present at the scene of a collision or accident in <br />which a vehicle was wrecked or disabled shall constitute prima facie <br />evidence that such owner was operating or causing to be operated his <br />wrecking vehicle as an unlicensed towing vehicle or auto wrecker as the <br />case may be. <br /> <br />Sec. 6-3. Insurance reauired. <br /> <br />(a) Before any permit shall be issued to any owner of an auto wrecker or <br />emergency auto wrecker, or before any renewal of said permit shall be <br />granted, the owner shall be required to file an insurance policy and/or <br />certificate of insurance policy and or certificate of insurance with the City <br />Secretary, evidencing insurance coverage complying with the <br />requirements contained in paragraph (b) below <br /> <br />(b) Insurance coverage in paragraph (a) above means an insurance policy or <br />policies and/or a certificate, or certificates of insurance covering all <br />licensed towing vehicles or auto wreckers of the insured, issued by a <br />company or companies qualified to do business in the State of Texas and <br />performable in Harris County, Texas. All insurance policies or certificates <br />of insurance, including garage liability policies must show the year, make <br />and model, state license number and motor number of all towing vehicles <br />or auto wreckers, which have been authorized to operate by the City of La <br /> <br />3 <br />