It shall be unlawful for a private immobilization company, impound tow truck service or operator to pay, rebate money or to solicit or offer the payment or rebate of money to private parking lot owners or operators for the privilege of booting, towing or removing vehicles. It shall also be unlawful for private parking lot owners or operators to solicit or to accept payment or rebate of money from a private immobilization company, impound tow truck service or operator for the privilege of booting, towing or removing vehicles. For the purposes of this Section, the payment or rebate of money shall mean the sharing of fees collected for the booting or towing of a specific vehicle between the private parking lot owner or operator and the private immobilization company, impound tow truck service or operator, or a payment per vehicle from the private immobilization company, impound tow truck service or operator to the private parking lot owner. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the private immobilization company, impound tow truck service or operator or the private parking lot owners or operators from negotiating other terms related to the contractual relationship between the parties.
(Ord. BG2014-5, 3/18/2014; Ord. BG2020-38, 12/1/2020)