City of Spokane

Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 10
Chapter 10.34A
Section 10.34A.170
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division II. License Code

Chapter 10.34A For-Hire Transportation

Section 10.34A.170 Audits
  1. To ensure compliance with this chapter, the licensing officer may, no more than two (2) times per calendar year, conduct audits to inspect records concerning up to twenty-five (25) drivers randomly selected by the licensing officer who are affiliated with, associated with, or employed by the for-hire operator and who have licensed with the city of Spokane in the last calendar year.
  1. To comply with this section, within twenty (20) calendar days of receiving a written request from the licensing officer to review records required to be kept by this chapter, the for-hire operator receiving the request must transmit the requested records to the licensing officer via a secure delivery method, which may, at the for-hire operator’s discretion, include the use of electronically encrypted delivery or a secure commercial delivery service.
  1. Notwithstanding the restrictions of SMC 10.34A.170(A), the City (whether through the licensing officer or law enforcement) may require a for-hire operator to produce records directly related to an active investigation or a specific complaint or allegation of a violation of this chapter, pursuant to applicable law.
  1. Noncompliance with this section is sufficient cause for the licensing officer to suspend the operator’s license until the operator comes into compliance.
  1. With the exception of reports of crimes against or by drivers, all records furnished by a for-hire operator to the licensing officer for audit purposes shall exclude information that would personally identify specific passengers.

Date Passed: Monday, September 14, 2020

Effective Date: Monday, September 14, 2020

ORD C35938 Section 6