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report" at the time of inspection which shall indicate what repairs, if any, need to be made to the Taxicab. Failure to meet applicable standards or the failure of any critical component, or multiple defects can be the basis to immediately place the Taxicab into either "Must Repair" or "Out of Service" status. One copy of the report shall be given to the Driver. OCTAP shall mail a copy of the report to the Permittee. 7.3.2. If a Taxicab fails any random inspection due to Minor Items, the Inspector shall place the Taxicab into "Must Repair" status. The Permittee is required to present the Taxicab to OCTAP for re-inspection within ten (10) business days to verify that the required repairs have been made. If the Taxicab was placed into "Must Repair" status by the inspector, the vehicle may remain in service for up to ten (10) business days while repairs are made and completion of the repairs is verified by an OCTAP re- inspection. A re-inspection fee pursuant to Section 7.4 shall be required at the time of re-inspection. 7.3.3. In the event that all required repairs have not been made to a Taxicab placed in "Must Repair" status within ten (10) business days, the Taxicab Permit will be suspended until all corrections have been made to the satisfaction of OCTAP. 7.3.4. If a Taxicab fails any random inspection due to Major Items, the inspector shall place the Taxicab into "Out of Service" status and shall suspend the Taxicab Permit and remove the Taxicab Permit sticker pending repairs and re-inspection. If the Taxicab is placed into "Out of Service" status by the inspector, the Taxicab may not be placed back into revenue service until it passes a re-inspection. A re-inspection fee, pursuant to Section 7.4 shall be required at the time of re-inspection. 7.3.5. For a Taxicab placed into "Must Repair" status that is not repaired within ten (10) business days or a Taxicab placed into "Out of Service" status, upon correction and passing re-inspection, OCTAP shall re-instate the Taxicab Permit using the original expiration date. A re-inspection fee, pursuant to Section 7.4, must be paid prior to the re-inspection and re- issuance of the permit. 7.4. Re-inspection. 7.4.1. Taxicabs that fail a Taxicab inspection (minor item - "Must Repair") shall be presented for re-inspection within ten (10) business days after failure of inspection. A re-inspection fee will apply at the time of re-inspection. The Taxicab Permit shall be suspended if the Taxicab is not presented for re- inspection within the ten (10) business days. Page 19 r,s?iz~ ~ 55C-29