HB958:

Towing; applies existing fee limitations.

Bill Summary:

Towing fees. Applies the existing fee limitations
for towing, storage, and safekeeping of passenger cars removed, towed,
or stored from private property without the consent of the owner
to all vehicles towed pursuant to a lawful request for towing by
a law-enforcement officer or other uniformed employee of a law-enforcement
agency who specifically is authorized to make such request. The bill
authorizes the hookup and initial towing fee to be up to 2.5 times
the amount authorized for other tows when the vehicle being towed
is involved in a crash or traffic incident and is located so as to
impede the orderly flow of traffic. The bill requires towing and
recovery operators responding to a request for towing by a law-enforcement
officer to provide to the owner or operator of the vehicle being
towed a written explanation of fees charged by the towing and recovery
operator. The bill provides that such fee limits shall not apply if
a local governing body has established different fee limits by ordinance.