(a) Any natural or juridical person to whom the Tourism Company issues or to whom, prior to the effectiveness of this act, the Public Service Commission has issued an authorization, franchise or license to operate a taximeter, a tour vehicle or enterprise, may request from the Company the granting of a medallion in representation of said authorization or franchise, when the granting turns out to [the] benefit of the tourist ground transportation services.\n(b) The medallion shall consist of a certificate bearing the official seal of the Company, the franchise number it represents, and the date of issuance thereof, and any other information deemed necessary for its optimum use as a negotiable document.\n(c) Under no circumstance shall the franchise number or the date of issuance that are embossed on the face of the medallion certificate be altered or mutilated in such a way that the number and date are undistinguishable.\n(d) Every application shall include fifty dollars ($50) in cash, money order or certified check.\nHistory —Dec. 19, 2002, No. 282, § 46, eff. 180 days after Dec. 19, 2002.
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