(1) The driver of the wrecker shall tow, transport, or convey the vehicle to be towed to any place designated by the owner or operator of such vehicle. It is unlawful for the owner, driver, or driver assistant of a wrecker or an agent, employee, or representative of the owner or driver of a wrecker at the scene of the accident to pressure or otherwise coerce or insist that the owner or operator of a vehicle sign a work order or agreement at the scene of the place from which the vehicle is to be transported for any repairs to be made on such vehicle.
(2) The driver of the wrecker shall in all cases, before moving the vehicle to be towed, ask the owner or operator of such vehicle the place to which he or she desires the vehicle to be taken and shall transport such vehicle to such place upon the towing charges being paid or secured. Otherwise, the vehicle shall be towed or transported to the wrecker service operator's storage lot.
(3) If the vehicle to be towed or transported is involved in an accident and the owner or operator thereof is unable to give any instructions in his own behalf, the driver of the wrecker shall tow or transport the wrecked vehicle to the wrecker service operator's storage lot and it will be presumed and considered prima facie evidence that the owner or operator of such vehicle consents to and desires that his vehicle be towed or transported to such place.
(4) If the owner or operator of a vehicle is not available and a wrecker has been summoned by a Cookeville city police officer as a result of a parking violation, then the vehicle shall be towed or transported to the city police tow-in lot or to the storage area of the permittee if the police officer so orders. (Ord. #O17-10-19, Dec. 2017)