Brewer asks Mendez how to enforce pedicab laws civilly
Brewer asks how the city could enforce pedicab laws without criminal summonses. Mendez says TLC could issue civil tickets tied to the cab owner and license, making violations an industry issue rather than a criminal one.
One quick question for Michelle.
How could the city effectively enforce pedicab laws without relying on criminal summonses?
You talked about that a little bit, if you could expand.
Sure, I think I do.
It would be under TLC.
They would have street-level enforcement that's civil in nature.
They could give tickets for the top charges that I named, like having a...
You know, taillight out and it would be tied to the owner of the cab.
It would be tied to the pedicab license.
It would be an industry issue as opposed to a criminal one.
Okay.