§ 112.09 PROCEDURE ON FAILURE OF VEHICLE OWNER TO DESIGNATE WRECKER COMPANY; MAINTENANCE OF WRECKER NON-CONSENT ROTATION LIST.

   If the owner/operator of a disabled vehicle involved in an accident or collision fails to designate a towing company, or refuses to designate one, or is placed under police custody, the investigating officer shall communicate that fact immediately to the TCPD dispatcher. The TCPD shall keep a master list, known as the wrecker non-consent rotation list, in alphabetical order, of all wrecker companies qualifying therefor under the provisions of this subchapter.

(1998 Code, § 126-42) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)

§ 112.10 FOLLOWING VEHICLES IN RESPONSE TO COLLISION SCENE.

   No person shall follow in a wrecker any ambulance or police car that is traveling on a public roadway in response to a report of an automobile collision.

(1998 Code, § 126-43) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)

§ 112.11 INFLUENCE BY POLICE AS TO SELECTION OF WRECKER.

   No TCPD officer investigating or present at the scene or site of any wreck or collision on a public roadway shall, directly or indirectly, either by word, gesture, sign or otherwise, recommend to any person the name of any particular person engaged in the wrecker services or repair business, nor shall any police officer influence or attempt to influence in any manner the decision of any person in choosing or selecting a wrecker or repair service.

(1998 Code, § 126-44) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)

§ 112.12 INTERFERENCE WITH POLICE, FIRE OR EMS.

   All tow truck drivers arriving at any law enforcement scene shall obey all orders given them by any police officer, firefighter or EMS technician.

(1998 Code, § 126-45) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)

Statutory reference:

   Interference with certain officers, see Interference with Public Duties (Tex. Penal Code § 38.15)

§ 112.13 DUTY OF OWNER OR DRIVER TO NOTIFY POLICE OF ACCIDENT.

   The fact that no police officer of the TCPD is present at a law enforcement scene when a tow truck arrives shall not constitute an exception to any requirement of this subchapter, and it shall be the duty of any tow truck owner or tow truck driver desiring to tow or haul any wrecked or disabled vehicle from the scene of an accident or collision to notify the TCPD of the occurrence of the accident or collision, and to await the arrival of the TCPD police officers and the completion of their investigation.

(1998 Code, § 126-46) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)

§ 112.14 REMOVAL OF VEHICLE WITHOUT PERMISSION OR BEFORE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

   A tow truck driver shall not remove any wrecked or disabled vehicle from the location where the accident or collision has occurred, or attach his or her tow truck to the wrecked or disabled vehicle, until the driver of the vehicle has given permission and until the TCPD police officers have completed their investigation.

(1998 Code, § 126-47) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)

§ 112.15 NON-CONSENT TOWS AT POLICE DIRECTION.

   All tow truck owners who perform non-consent tows at the direction of the TCPD shall store towed motor vehicles at a vehicle storage facility, located within the city limits, licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), unless otherwise directed by the police officer authorizing the tow.

(1998 Code, § 126-48) (Ord. 03-38, passed 10-15-2003; Ord. 03-49, passed 11-5-2003; Ord. 16-01, passed 2-17-2016)