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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2002- I 52 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY <br />ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION SA OF THE CODE OF <br />MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS ADOPTED BY MUNICIPAL <br />CHARTER SECTION 8.3 OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH TO <br />REQUIRE RENTAL CAR COMPANIES LOCATED WITHIN THE <br />CORPORATE LIMITS OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH TO MAKE CHILD <br />RESTRAINT DEVICES AVAILABLE TO RENTERS; REQUIRING RENTAL <br />CAR COMPANIES TO NOTIFY RENTERS OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING <br />CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES; AMENDING CHAPTER 8CC TO PROVIDE <br />PENALTIES; PROVIDING INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING <br />SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, children not seated properly in a federally approved, crash-tested child <br />restraint device have a greater likelihood of suffering from a fatal or serious injury during a car <br />accident; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Florida has enacted a requirement that every operator of a <br />motor vehicle transporting a child shall protect that child by using a crash-tested, federally <br />approved child restraint device; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, children 3 years old and younger are required to be in a federally approved <br />restraint device that is a separate carrier or a vehicle manufactured integrated child seat; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, children 4 to 5 years old must be in a federally approved restraint device <br />which would include a separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a seat belt; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Sunny Isles Beach is a premier tourist destination with visitors from all <br />over the world; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, many tourists rent cars and are not otherwise informed of Florida's child <br />restraint law but are expected to comply with the law. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Section 8A of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, as adopted by Municipal <br />Charter Section 8.3 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach is hereby amended to provide new sections <br />8A-3, 8A-4, and 8A-5 that shall read as follows: <br /> <br />CHAPTER 8A BUSINESS REGULATIONS <br /> <br />I. IN GENERAL <br /> <br />*** <br /> <br />02002- Rental Car Companies Rental of Child Restraint Devices 1 <br />