<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-40. - Change of ownership.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               Prior approval of the Martin County Office of Emergency Medical Services shall be
               required where ownership, control, or right of control of more than ten percent of
               the franchise is to be acquired by a person or group of persons acting in concert,
               none of whom own or control ten percent or more of such right of control, singularly
               or collectively, at the date of the franchise. By its acceptance of the franchise,
               the franchisee specifically agrees that any such acquisition occurring without prior
               approval of the Martin County Office of Emergency Medical Services shall constitute
               a violation of the franchise by the franchisee and shall be cause for penalties at
               the option of the council and/or the board of commissioners.
               
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               (b)
               
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               Any change of ownership of a franchised ambulance service without the approval of
               the Martin County Office of Emergency Medical Services shall terminate the franchise.
               A new application and fee shall be as upon original franchising.
               
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               (c)
               
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               No franchise may be sold, assigned, mortgaged, or otherwise transferred without the
               approval of the Martin County Office of Emergency Medical Services. Each franchised
               ambulance provider, its equipment, and the premises designated in the application,
               and all records relating to its maintenance and operation, as such, shall be open
               to inspection by the state, the county, or their designated representatives at all
               reasonable times.
               
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               (d)
               
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               A franchise document may not be defaced, removed or obliterated except by an authorized
               person.
               
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            <p class="historynote0">
               (Ord. No. 2005-7, Â§ 1-120, 11-9-2005;
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="15271" data-ordinance-id="849091">
                  Ord. of 9-13-2017(1)
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               , 9-13-2017)
               
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