§ 21-16-112. POLICE INIATED TOWING - PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING TOWING SERVICES.

(a)

Chief and contractor to retain list of licensees . The Chief of Police and the contractor shall retain a current list of all police-initiated towing licensees.

(b)

Owner may request a specific tower .

(1)

The owner of a vehicle requiring police-initiated towing may request that a specific licensed police-initiated towing company respond to a call to tow the vehicle if the towing company can respond within a reasonable time.

(2)

If the vehicle is a traffic hazard or is obstructing traffic and the company requested by the owner of the vehicle cannot respond within 15 minutes, the contractor shall call the assigned licensed police-initiated towing company and the owner of the vehicle shall be subject to the fees authorized under this title.

(c)

Procedure . Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if, in the judgment of the responding police officer, police-initiated towing is required, the Police Department shall contact the contractor who shall contact the licensed police-initiated towing operator whose place of business is assigned to the location from which a vehicle is to be towed.

(d)

Person in charge at the scene . Except as otherwise provided by law, at all times, the scene and any police-initiated towing operator at the scene shall be under the command of the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee or the highest ranking police officer at the scene.

(1988 Code, § 24-230) (Bill No. 72-00, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 104-02, § 1, 1-5-2003; Bill No. 73-03, § 50, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 67-07, § 1, 10-14-2007)