(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)