(A) Pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 22658, the tow company may, subsequent to notifying the Police Department, as provided herein, cause the removal of a vehicle from private property. They will provide the year, make, color, and license plate number of the car to be towed. Additionally, the tow company will provide the name of the tow truck driver, the location where the tow will begin and the name of the person in lawful possession of the property requesting the tow.
(B) No tow company shall take possession of any vehicle parked on private property until such time as the owner or agent of such real property has signed a towing request or towing agreement.
(C) Tow truck drivers are specifically prohibited from initiating a tow-away of any vehicle parked on private property, without obtaining a signed receipt from the owner or agent of such property or having in possession a current tow agreement authorizing removal of illegally parked vehicles from private property as outlined in division (D) of this section.
(D) A tow contract between the property owner or authorized agent and tow business shall specify all circumstances under which illegally parked vehicles are to be removed from private property. Certified copies of the towing agreement shall be kept on file at all times by the tow operator, property owner or agent, and the city. Property owners or agents shall notify the city immediately upon the termination of such towing agreements.
(E) Upon removing a vehicle from private property, the tow truck driver shall complete a vehicle inventory and record the odometer reading. The inventory and receipt will be retained for a period of 60 days and be open to inspection by any police officer or the registered owner of the towed vehicle.
(F) Divisions (A) through (E) of this section shall not apply to tow trucks called to a location by an on-duty peace officer.
('64 Code, § 6-151) (Ord. 784, passed 12-13-90) Penalty, see § 10.97