(a) A licensee or permittee commits an offense if he, either personally or through an employee, subcontractor, or agent, fails to notify the police department and obtain a tow number within one hour after the removal of each vehicle from private property.
(b) When notifying the police department for the purpose of obtaining a tow number, the licensee or permittee shall provide the following information:
(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 vehicle tow service; and
(5) the name, address, and telephone number of the vehicle storage facility to which the vehicle was taken.
(c) Upon delivering a vehicle to a vehicle storage facility, the licensee shall provide to the vehicle storage facility a copy of a wrecker slip or ticket containing all of the information required in Subsection (b) and the tow number issued by the police department.
(d) A vehicle storage facility commits an offense if, within two hours after accepting a towed vehicle, it fails to report to the police department the information required by Subsections (b)(1), (3), (4), and (5) of this section. (Ord. Nos. 19099; 21435; 23106; 24175)