(a) A person commits an offense if he removes or causes the removal of any vehicle from private property to:
(1) any location other than the vehicle storage facility indicated on the signs required by Section 48A-36 of this article; or
(2) a vehicle storage facility that:
(A) is not currently licensed under the Texas Vehicle Storage Facility Act or not in compliance with that act or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to that act;
(B) is located outside the city or located inside the city in violation of the Dallas Development Code; or
(C) does not have a sign posted conspicuously at its entrance notifying the vehicle owner of the right to challenge the legality of the tow under Chapter 685, Texas Transportation Code, as amended.
(b) A licensee or a permittee commits an offense if he, either personally or through an employee, subcontractor, or agent:
(1) fails to remove a vehicle from private property to a vehicle storage facility by the most direct and expeditious route; or
(2) stops at another location while transporting a vehicle removed from private property to a vehicle storage facility. (Ord. Nos. 19099; 21435; 23106; 24175)