(a) Charges for the towing of disabled passenger vehicles from an arterial roadway by an arterial tow permittee authorized by the commissioner of transportation or the police commissioner shall be $125 for the first ten miles or fraction thereof, $4 for each additional mile or fraction thereof, and all tolls required to be paid while towing the vehicle.
(b) Charges for the storage of vehicles following a towing of a disabled passenger vehicle from an arterial roadway by an arterial tow permittee shall not exceed $25 for each twenty-four hours or fraction thereof for the first three days of storage and $27 for the fourth day of storage and each day thereafter.
(c) Charges for the towing of vehicles shall not exceed $100 plus all tolls required to be paid while towing the vehicle; provided, however, that where a motor vehicle has been booted by a person licensed, pursuant to Subchapter 32 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the New York City Administrative Code in a private lot as defined in Paragraph 3 of Subdivision b of Section 20-531 of such subchapter and such vehicle is subsequently towed, no additional charge may be imposed for the towing of such vehicle. The rates in this subdivision shall not apply to the towing of motor vehicles pursuant to a contract which was in existence prior to the need for the towing of such vehicles, provided that such motor vehicles are either owned or leased by the person who entered into such contract.
(d) Charges for the storage of vehicles shall not exceed $25 for each twenty-four hours or fraction thereof for the first three days of storage and $27 dollars for the fourth day of storage and each day thereafter. The rates in this subdivision shall not apply to the storage of motor vehicles pursuant to a contract which was in existence prior to the need for storage of such vehicles, provided that such motor vehicles are either owned or leased by the person who entered into such contract.
(e) Towing and storage rates for vehicles other than passenger vehicles are provided for by 34 RCNY § 4-07(i).
(f) (1) Where unusual preparation is required before a vehicle can be towed, additional charges may be imposed not to exceed $12.00 per tow truck for each 1/4 hour or part thereof, provided, however, that no such charge may be imposed or collected if an accident vehicle is towed pursuant to the Directed Accident Response Program. Unusual preparation includes winching or righting a vehicle or any other preparation necessary to put the vehicle in a position where it can be hooked or raised to the tow truck.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph one of this subdivision, a towing company which has towed a vehicle to its storage facilities may charge an additional amount not to exceed $25 for the positioning of such vehicle for removal from such storage facilities by the tow truck of another towing company that is capable of towing three or more vehicles simultaneously. Such other towing company must be licensed or otherwise exempt from the licensing provisions of Subchapter 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the New York City Administrative Code, or must be based outside of New York City and thereby not be required to be licensed pursuant to such provisions of the New York City Administrative Code.
(Amended City Record 1/28/2019, eff. 2/27/2019)