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§ 7-13-5 BOOTING REGULATIONS AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   No fewer than 14 days prior to the commencement of a booting operation at each and every location where a booting operation is to be conducted, the booting service or owner of a private or commercial parking lot shall post, and maintain in a conspicuous and well-lit location, a minimum of two signs no smaller than 24 inches in height and 36 inches in width, setting forth at a minimum:
      (1)   the date upon which a booting operation shall commence and terms of use of the subject property;
      (2)   the fee for removal of a boot; and
      (3)   the name, address, and a 24-hour telephone number for the booting service as provided in subsection (B) herein.
   (B)   Each booting service shall have 24-hour service and access seven days per week ("24-hour telephone number"). A booting service shall respond to all calls for release of a vehicle within one hour of a request for response.
   (C)   Upon being contacted at the 24-hour telephone number, the booting service shall arrive at the location of the immobilized vehicle within one hour and shall be available to remove a boot within that time period. Prior to removal the booting service may require payment of a fee in accordance with § 7-13-4.
   (D)   Notice. Immediately upon attaching a boot to the vehicle, the booting service shall affix a written notice to the driver's side window containing the following information:
      (1)   a warning that any attempt to move the vehicle may result in damage to the vehicle;
      (2)   the name and 24-hour telephone number of the booting service responsible for removing the device;
      (3)   the maximum fee, established by this article required to remove the vehicle immobilization device; and
      (4)   the time and reason the vehicle was immobilized.