(a) All services performed under this article shall be invoiced and paid in accordance with the maximum allowable DPS contract rate schedule for a metro area. Rates shall be set at the current rates as of the date of the tow.
(b) No charge shall be incurred for storage during the first calendar day in which the vehicle(s) is picked up. A calendar day is defined as midnight to midnight. After the first calendar day, the towing carrier may charge a storage fee in accordance with this article; provided, however, that the towing carrier must be available to release the vehicle during business hours (as defined in Section 7-525), either as part of their normal business operations or upon request by a claimant. If the towing carrier was not available to release during these times, no storage fee may be charged for that calendar day.
(c) The towing carrier must be able to release the vehicle within two hours of the claimant's request to retrieve the vehicle when this request is made at least two hours before the end of business hours, as defined in Section 7-525.
(d) For the purpose of determining after-hours charges, after-hours shall be the hours outside of business hours, as defined in Section 7-525.
(Ord. No. 12055, § 1, 11-14-23; Ord. No. 12099, § 2, 6-4-24)