For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
“TOW TRUCK.” A motor vehicle equipped to provide any form of towing service, including recovery service or flatbed/rollback service.
“TOW TRUCK OPERATOR.” An individual who operates a tow truck as an employee or agent of a towing company.
“TOWING.”
(1) Emergency towing, which is the towing of a motor vehicle, with or without the owner’s consent, because of:
(a) A motor vehicle accident on a public highway;
(b) An incident related to an emergency; or
(c) An incident that necessitates the removal of the motor vehicle from a location for public safety reasons;
(2) Private property towing, which is the towing of a motor vehicle, without the owner’s consent, from private property:
(a) On which the motor vehicle was illegally parked; or
(b) Because of an exigent circumstance necessitating its removal to another location; and
(3) Seizure towing, which is the towing of a motor vehicle for law enforcement purposes involving the:
(a) Maintenance of the chain of custody of evidence;
(b) Forfeiture of assets; or
(c) Delinquency of highway fuel tax, weight distance tax, or any other taxes and fees administered by the Transportation Cabinet.
“TOWING COMPANY.”
(1) A service or business operating as a motor carrier that:
(a) Tows or otherwise moves motor vehicles by means of a tow truck; or
(b) Owns or operates a storage lot;
(2) Includes a tow truck operator acting on behalf of a towing company when appropriate in the context; and
(3) Does not include an automobile club, car dealership, insurance company, repossession company, lienholders and entities hired by lienholders for the purpose of repossession, local government, or any other entity that contracts with a towing company.
(Ord. No. 13-2022, § I, 9-6-22)