(A) A towing company may only assess reasonable storage charges for abandoned property towed without the consent of the owner. Reasonable storage charges shall not exceed the charges for vehicles which have been towed with the consent of the owner on a negotiated basis. Storage charges may be assessed only for the time in which the towing company complies with the procedural requirements of this subchapter.
(B) The Board of Aldermen may from time to time establish maximum reasonable towing, storage, and other charges which can be imposed by towing and storage companies operating within the city, and which are consistent with this subchapter and with RSMo. §§ 304.155 to 304.158. Any violation of said established maximum charges shall be deemed a violation of this section of the code and shall be punishable pursuant to § 10.99.
(C) A towing company may impose a charge of not more than one-half of the regular towing charge for the towing of abandoned property at the request of the owner of private real property or that owner’s agent pursuant to this subchapter if the owner of the abandoned property or the owner’s agent returns to the abandoned property before it is removed from the private real property. The regular towing charge may only be imposed after the abandoned property has been removed from the property and is in transit.
(Ord. 304, passed 8-1-2000)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see RSMo. §§ 304.156.2, 304.158.6, and 304.158.10