§ 31A-2. Required.  


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  • (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business, occupation, profession or trade of repairing or maintaining motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment, or towing motor vehicles, unless such person, firm and corporation shall have first registered with the county. This provision shall not be construed to apply to persons employed by the registrant, nor shall it apply to any insurer engaged as indemnitor, any surety, or any contractor engaged in the business of entering into contracts of insurance, or to the representatives of any insurer; nor shall it apply to corporations or organizations which repair, maintain or tow motor vehicles for themselves or other corporations and organizations but not for the general public.
    (b) Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to punishment for a class A violation as set forth in section 1-19 of chapter 1 of the County Code. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1; 1975 L.M.C., ch. 29, § 1; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 38.)