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After the owner has filed his application for an auto wrecker permit, a hearing has been held, the applicant has been approved by the wrecker committee, the applicant has filed the required insurance, the auto wrecker to be permitted has been presented to the police department for an inspection, the auto wrecker has passed such inspection, a certificate of passage of inspection has been presented by the police department to the chief building official, and the city secretary and city attorney have examined same and found them to be in compliance with the terms of this article, the city secretary shall issue to the owner a permit to operate an auto wrecker in the city upon the public streets, which permit shall bear upon its face the make, model, motor number, permit number and the license number of the auto wrecker. Such permits shall be issued by the city secretary upon authorization of the wrecker committee and shall be attached to the auto wrecker. Such permits shall be attached to the front windshield of the auto wrecker, placed immediately above the inspection sticker that has been issued by the state for the auto wrecker. These permits are and shall always remain the property of the city. In the event of suspension or revocation of a permit, for any cause, it shall be unlawful for the owner of the permit to retain such permit, and he shall cause the permit to be destroyed or surrendered to the city secretary immediately upon notification of such suspension or revocation, as is feasible. Section 10. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 4 "Regulations", Section 78-329, "Permissible fees and charges.", to read as follows: "Section 78-329. Permissible fees and charges for Non-Consent Towing." Section 11. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 4 "Regulations", Section 78-329, "Permissible fees and charges.", subparagraph "a", to read as follows: "(a) Standard charge for normal non-consent tow. The standard charge for a normal non-consent tow from the scene of an accident in the city limits to the place of business of the wrecker operator, or other location, will not exceed an amount established by the City and listed in Appendix A of this Code. A normal non-consent tow means picking up the vehicle or moving and towing the vehicle from the street to a location." Section 12. That Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by amending Article III "Automobile Wrecker and Towing Vehicles", Division 4 "Regulations", Section 78-329, "Permissible fees and charges.", subparagraph "b", to read as follows: "(b) Additional labor charges. Additional labor charges may be made for the following additional labor that is not required in a normal non-consent tow."