A. Any tow company that tows and impounds a vehicle from private property in the City of San Bernardino under the California Vehicle Code shall complete and submit a Private Party Tow Report form to the Police Department either by fax or email by the end of the business day following the tow.
B. The owner of, or other person responsible for, any vehicle impounded by a tow company from private property in the City of San Bernardino under the California Vehicle Code shall pay in accordance with the provisions of this section a fee in an amount set by resolution by the Mayor and Common Council to reimburse the City for the costs of processing and recordation of notices and reports of the tow and impound of such person's vehicle. Such fee shall be collected by the tow company impounding the vehicle at the time of collection of its own towing and/or impound fees and shall be paid over to the City each month within ten (10) days after the close of the calendar month for which payment is due. Each towing company shall provide to the City, on a monthly basis concurrently with its monthly payment, a summary report of all such impounds and fees collected in such form and/or detail as the Chief of Police may specify from time to time, and shall make available to the City upon request any and all records of the information necessary to verify such report upon the request of the City.