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(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a vehicle towed under this article will be kept at a vehicle storage facility designated by the chief of police until application for the vehicle’s redemption is made by the vehicle owner, or the owner’s authorized agent, who will be entitled to possession of the vehicle upon payment of all costs of removal and storage that may have accrued. If the vehicle is not redeemed by the vehicle owner or the owner’s authorized agent, the vehicle will be disposed of in a manner prescribed by law.
(b) The owner or operator of a wrecked or disabled vehicle, or the owner or operator’s authorized agent, may request that an emergency wrecker remove the vehicle to a location other than one designated in Subsection (a). Removal of the vehicle to a location designated by the vehicle owner or operator, or the owner or operator’s authorized agent, must be authorized by the chief of police, or the chief’s authorized representative at the police scene, and be in accordance with rules and regulations established by the chief of police.
(c) If a licensee or wrecker driver refuses to leave a towed vehicle at the vehicle owner or operator’s designated delivery location for failure of the vehicle owner or operator to pay all fees allowed under Section 15D-57, the licensee or wrecker driver shall tow the vehicle to a location designated by the chief of police under Subsection (a) and report the change in the delivery location to the police department in accordance with Section 15D-55. (Ord. Nos. 21175; 24661; 27487)
(a) A licensee or wrecker driver commits an offense if he fails to notify and provide all of the following information to the police department or an approved vehicle storage facility within two hours after removing a vehicle from a police scene with an emergency wrecker:
(1) The location from which the vehicle was removed and the date and time of removal.
(2) The reason for removal of the vehicle.
(3) A physical description of the removed vehicle, including the year, make, model, color, state license plate number, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle.
(4) The trade name of the emergency wrecker service.
(5) The name, address, and telephone number of the vehicle storage facility or other location to which the vehicle was taken.
(6) The fee paid to the licensee or wrecker driver for removal of the vehicle and a copy of the receipt given to the owner or operator of the towed vehicle, which receipt must be signed by, and list the telephone number of, the vehicle's owner or operator.
(7) The dispatch number assigned by the chief of police to authorize the removal of the vehicle.
(b) A licensee or wrecker driver shall obtain from the chief of police impounded vehicle receipt forms on which to record the information required in Subsection (a) and any other information determined necessary by the director or the chief of police. A licensee or wrecker driver shall complete a separate impounded vehicle receipt for each vehicle removed by the licensee or wrecker driver under this article. The licensee or wrecker driver shall return copies of all completed impounded vehicle receipts to the police department in a manner and on a schedule required by the chief of police. This subsection does not apply if a licensee or wrecker driver has provided the required information to the police department or an approved vehicle storage facility through an electronic database. (Ord. Nos. 24661; 27487; 32265)
Nothing in this article prevents the chief of police from dispatching a city-owned wrecker to a police scene to render emergency wrecker service in lieu of dispatching an emergency wrecker from the wrecker list or the rapid response list. (Ord. Nos. 13977; 14685; 24661; 27487; 32265)
(a) The following fees are authorized for providing emergency wrecker service to vehicles (except for vehicles owned by the city):
(1) $150 for towage of a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds, plus a fee of $73 for each hour over two hours that is required to complete the tow, with partial hours paid in quarter hour increments.
(2) $300 for towage of a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds but not more than 26,000 pounds, plus a fee of $109 for each hour over two hours that is required to complete the tow, with partial hours paid in quarter hour increments.
(3) $550 for towage of a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds, plus a fee of $182 for each hour over two hours that is required to complete the tow, with partial hours paid in quarter hour increments.
(4) $73 for any service a wrecker operator or driver performs that renders a vehicle operable, including, but not limited to, removing or straightening a bumper or fender, or another similar service.
(5) When dispatched by the chief of police to a location more than 100 yards outside the corporate limits of the city to tow a vehicle from the dispatched location to a location inside the corporate limits of the city, $4 for each loaded one-way mile that the wrecker travels, measured from the dispatched location to the nearest point of the corporate limits of the city using the most direct and expeditious route.
(6) When dispatched by the chief of police to a location inside the corporate limits of the city to tow a vehicle to a location more than 100 yards outside the corporate limits of the city, $4 for each loaded one-way mile that the wrecker travels, measured from the nearest point of the corporate limits of the city to the vehicle delivery location using the most direct and expeditious route.
(7) No additional fee may be charged for linkage of a vehicle prior to a tow or for the use of towing dollies, go-jacks, winching, or air bags.
(b) The charges allowed in Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) are calculated from the time a wrecker is dispatched by the chief of police to the time the vehicle to be towed is delivered to a location designated by the chief of police.
(c) A licensee or permittee commits an offense if he, either personally or through an employee or agent:
(1) charges more than the maximum towage fee allowed by this section for the particular vehicle towed;
(2) charges any fee in addition to those lawfully charged under this section; or
(3) requests payment of a fee for emergency wrecker service from a person or in a manner not authorized by this article or rules and regulations established by the director or the chief of police pursuant to this article. (Ord. Nos. 13977; 14685; 15612; 16403; 17673; 18566; 21175; 21311; 24661; 27487; 30993; 32362)
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