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Fort Worth, TX Code of Ordinances
FORT WORTH, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PART I: THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
PART II: CITY CODE
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2.5: RETIREMENT
CHAPTER 3: AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT
CHAPTER 4: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 5: AMBULANCES/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 6: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 7: BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 8: CABLE COMMUNICATION SERVICE
CHAPTER 9: COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 10: COURTS
CHAPTER 11: ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER 11.5: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 12: EMERGENCY REPORTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 12.5: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 13: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 14: RESERVED
CHAPTER 15: GAS
CHAPTER 16: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 17: HUMAN RELATIONS
CHAPTER 18: LAKE WORTH
CHAPTER 19: LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 20: LICENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 23: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 24: PARK AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: PLUMBING
CHAPTER 27: POLICE
CHAPTER 28: PUBLIC UTILITIES
CHAPTER 29: SIGNS
CHAPTER 29.5: SMOKING
CHAPTER 30: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 31: SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 32: TAXATION
CHAPTER 33: TREES, SHRUBS, ETC.
CHAPTER 34: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTER 35: WATER AND SEWERS
CHAPTER 36: RESERVED
APPENDIX A: ZONING REGULATIONS
APPENDIX B: CODE COMPLIANCE
APPENDIX C: RESERVED
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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§ 34-180 RIGHT TO A HEARING.
   If a vehicle has been removed and placed in a vehicle storage facility without the consent of the vehicle owner or operator, the vehicle owner or operator may request a hearing pursuant to Tex. Occupations Code Chapter 2308, to determine whether probable cause existed for the removal and storage of the vehicle. All notices must be served on the City of Fort Worth Police Department, Care of the Fort Worth City Secretary, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
(Ord. 23222-05-2018, § 1, passed 5-15-2018)
DIVISION 2: NONCONSENT TOW COMPANY REQUIREMENTS
§ 34-181 APPLICABILITY OF DIVISION 2.
   Division 2 shall apply to all towing companies or any person or entity engaged in the tow truck business that performs nonconsent tows within the City of Fort Worth, including any towing company, or any person or entity that performs law enforcement purpose tows for the city.
(Ord. 23222-05-2018, § 1, passed 5-15-2018)
§ 34-182 TOWING COMPANY REQUIRED TO REGISTER; AND INSPECTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
   (a)   This section applies only to towing companies that perform nonconsent tows in the City of Fort Worth.
   (b)   No towing company shall operate a tow truck used for nonconsent tows within the city limits without first registering with the city. The registration shall expire on September 30 of each year. The registration fee shall be $50 per year.
   (c)   Each registration shall be made in person at the office of the police chief or at such other location that may be designated on a form to be provided by the police department. Such registration shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the towing company, the number and types of tow trucks to be operated, the true owner of the towing company concerned, and a list of property locations within the city that the towing company is authorized by a property owner or agent to perform nonconsent tows.
   (d)   The police chief shall inspect all tow trucks to ensure compliance with all applicable state laws, rules and regulations. The inspection fee for each tow truck is $30. No inspection certificate to operate a tow truck within the city shall be issued to a towing company until every tow truck proposed to be used by that towing company complies with at least the minimum requirements set by applicable state laws, rules and regulations.
(Ord. 23222-05-2018, § 1, passed 5-15-2018)
§ 34-183 MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF NONCONSENT TOWS.
   Nonconsent towed vehicles must be taken to a vehicle storage facility that is:
   (a)   Within one mile of the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth; and
   (b)   No more than 20 miles from the location from which the vehicle was removed.
(Ord. 23222-05-2018, § 1, passed 5-15-2018; Ord. 25674-08-2022, § 2, passed 8-23-2022, eff. 9-1-2022)
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