AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

TRANSPORTATION

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D.  Any such local ordinance adopted by a locality located within Planning District 8 may require towing companies that tow vehicles from the county, city, or town adopting the ordinance to other localities as long as the stored or released location is within the Commonwealth of Virginia and within 10 miles of the actual tow (i) obtain from the locality from which such vehicles are towed a permit to do so and (ii) submit to an inspection of such tow in company’s facilities to ensure that the company meets all the locality’s requirements, regardless of whether such facilities are located within the locality or elsewhere.  The locality may impose and collect reasonable fees for the issuance and administration of permits as provided for in this subsection.  Such ordinance may also provide for grounds for revocation, suspension, or modification of any permit issued under this subsection, subject to notice of the permittee of the revocation, suspension, or modification and an opportunity for the permittee to have a hearing before the governing body of the locality or its designated agent to challenge the revocation, suspension, or modification.  Nothing in this subsection shall be applicable to public safety towing.