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CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER of THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS
VOLUME I
VOLUME II
CHAPTER 29 RESERVED
CHAPTER 29A RESERVED
CHAPTER 30 NOISE
CHAPTER 31 OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 31A OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 32 PARKS AND WATER RESERVOIRS
CHAPTER 33 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
CHAPTER 34 PERSONNEL RULES
CHAPTER 35 RESERVED
CHAPTER 36 POLES AND WIRES
CHAPTER 37 POLICE
CHAPTER 37A POLICE AND FIRE WELFARE FUND
CHAPTER 38 PRIVATE DETECTIVES
CHAPTER 38A PROMOTERS
CHAPTER 39 RAILROADS
CHAPTER 39A RELOCATION ASSISTANCE - EMINENT DOMAIN
CHAPTER 39B REGULATED PROPERTY - PURCHASE AND SALE
CHAPTER 39C RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
CHAPTER 40 RAT CONTROL
CHAPTER 40A RETIREMENT
CHAPTER 40B SECONDARY METALS RECYCLERS
CHAPTER 41 SMOKING
CHAPTER 41A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 42 HOME SOLICITATIONS
CHAPTER 42A SPECIAL EVENTS; NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETS; DALLAS FARMERS MARKET FARMERS MARKET; STREETLIGHT POLE BANNERS
CHAPTER 42B SHORT-TERM RENTALS
CHAPTER 43 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 43A SWIMMING POOLS
CHAPTER 44 TAXATION
CHAPTER 45 TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER PROGRAM
CHAPTER 46 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES RELATING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION
CHAPTER 47 TRAILERS, TRAILER PARKS AND TOURIST CAMPS
CHAPTER 47A TRANSPORTATION FOR HIRE
CHAPTER 48 TREES AND SHRUBS
CHAPTER 48A VEHICLE TOW SERVICE
CHAPTER 48B VACANT BUILDINGS AND LOTS
CHAPTER 48C VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION SERVICE
CHAPTER 49 WATER AND WASTEWATER
CHAPTER 50 CONSUMER AFFAIRS
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VOLUME III
CHAPTER 48A
VEHICLE TOW SERVICE
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Sec. 48A-1.   Statement of policy.
Sec. 48A-2.   General authority and duty of director.
Sec. 48A-3.   Establishment of rules and regulations.
Sec. 48A-4.   Exceptions.
Sec. 48A-5.   Definitions.
ARTICLE II.
VEHICLE TOW SERVICE LICENSE.
Sec. 48A-6.   License required; application.
Sec. 48A-7.   License qualifications.
Sec. 48A-8.   License issuance; fee; display; transferability; expiration.
Sec. 48A-9.   Refusal to issue or renew license.
Sec. 48A-10.   Revocation of license.
Sec. 48A-11.   Appeals.
ARTICLE III.
WRECKER DRIVER’S PERMIT.
Sec. 48A-12.   Wrecker driver’s permit required.
Sec. 48A-13.   Qualifications for a wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 48A-14.   Application for wrecker driver’s permit; fee.
Sec. 48A-15.   Investigation of application.
Sec. 48A-16.   Issuance and denial of wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 48A-17.   Expiration of wrecker driver’s permit; voidance upon suspension or revocation of state driver’s license.
Sec. 48A-18.   Provisional permit.
Sec. 48A-19.   Probationary permit.
Sec. 48A-20.   Duplicate permit.
Sec. 48A-21.   Display of permit.
Sec. 48A-22.   Suspension by a designated representative.
Sec. 48A-23.   Suspension of wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 48A-24.   Revocation of wrecker driver’s permit.
Sec. 48A-25.   Wrecker operation after suspension or revocation.
Sec. 48A-26.   Appeal from denial, suspension, or revocation.
ARTICLE IV.
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSEE AND DRIVER REGULATIONS.
Sec. 48A-27.   Licensee’s and driver’s duty to comply.
Sec. 48A-28.   Licensee’s duty to enforce compliance by drivers.
Sec. 48A-29.   Insurance.
Sec. 48A-30.   Information to be supplied upon request of director.
Sec. 48A-31.   Vehicle tow service records.
Sec. 48A-32.   Failure to pay ad valorem taxes.
ARTICLE V.
SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Sec. 48A-33.   Removal of vehicles from public rights-of-way.
Sec. 48A-34.   Removal of authorized vehicles prohibited.
Sec. 48A-35.   Financial interests of private property owner and licensee prohibited.
Sec. 48A-36.   Requirements for posting signs.
Sec. 48A-36.1.   Individual parking restrictions in restricted area.
Sec. 48A-36.2.   Designation of restricted parking spaces in otherwise unrestricted area.
Sec. 48A-37.   Authorization for removal.
Sec. 48A-38.   Release of a vehicle prior to removal.
Sec. 48A-39.   Removal of vehicle with a wrecker.
Sec. 48A-40.   Notification of police department; wrecker slips or tickets.
Sec. 48A-41.   Notification of vehicle owner.
Sec. 48A-42.   Removal to vehicle storage facility.
ARTICLE VI.
VEHICLE TOW SERVICE FEES.
Sec. 48A-43.   Maximum fee schedule.
Sec. 48A-43.1.   Towing fee studies.
ARTICLE VII.
VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
Sec. 48A-44.   Vehicles and equipment.
ARTICLE VIII.
ENFORCEMENT.
Sec. 48A-45.   Authority to inspect.
Sec. 48A-46.   Enforcement by police department.
Sec. 48A-47.   Correction order.
Sec. 48A-48.   Service of notice.
Sec. 48A-49.   Appeal.
Sec. 48A-50.   Offenses.