(a) Tow truck operators shall at all times maintain a current transport sheet containing the following information in the proper sequence on the motor vehicles that are moved from one location to another:
(1) Date and time;
(2) Name and address of the owner of the vehicle being towed;
(3) Vehicle identification number or license number of the vehicle being towed;
(4) Year, make and model of vehicle being towed;
(5) Location of origin of the tow;
(6) Location of the destination of the vehicle being towed;
(7) Amount of charges; and
(8) Name of person who authorized the tow.
(b) Such entries required by subsection (a) hereof shall be made at the time of the act, and recorded legibly and accurately and completed as directed in this section. These transport sheets shall be made available for inspection upon request of any police officer. This section shall not apply to salvage motor vehicle dealers.
(c) No tow truck shall have in tow a motor vehicle for which the operator does not have in his or her possession authorization to move such vehicle. The authorization of the owner or police officer shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the owner of the motor vehicle, the name and telephone number of the person authorizing the towing of the motor vehicle, and the motor vehicle's vehicle identification number and/or license number.
(Ord. 69-1982. Passed 4-5-82.)