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2023 SESSION
23102265DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 46.2-1233 and 46.2-1233.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-1233. Localities may regulate towing fees.
The governing body of any locality may by ordinance set reasonable limits on fees charged for the removal of motor vehicles, trailers, and parts thereof left on private property in violation of § 46.2-1231, and for the removal of trespassing vehicles under § 46.2-1215, taking into consideration the fair market value of such removal, provided that such limits for passenger cars and vehicles are no lower than the respective maximum charges authorized in § 46.2-1233.1.
Localities in
Planning District 8 and Planning District 16 shall establish by
ordinance (i) a hookup and initial towing fee of no less
than $135 and no more than the maximum charges provided in § 46.2-1233.1 and
(ii) for towing a vehicle between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00
a.m. or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, an additional fee of no less than
$25 and no more than the maximum charges provided in §
46.2-1233.1 per instance; however, such Any such ordinance shall also provide that in, for additional fees charged for
each instance of towing a vehicle between 7:00 p.m. and
8:00 a.m. or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, no event shall more than two such additional fees
shall be charged for towing any such
vehicle.
§ 46.2-1233.1. Limitation on charges for towing and storage of certain vehicles.
A. Unless different limits are established by ordinance of the
local governing body pursuant to § 46.2-1233, as to vehicles towed or removed
from private property, no charges imposed for the towing, storage, and
safekeeping of any passenger car removed, towed, or stored without the consent
of its owner shall be in excess of the maximum charges provided for in this
section. No hookup and initial towing fee of any passenger car shall exceed $150
$180. For towing a vehicle between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, an additional fee of no more than $30
$35 per instance may be charged; however, in no event shall
more than two such fees be charged for towing any such vehicle. No charge shall
be made for storage and safekeeping for a period of 24 hours or less. Except
for fees or charges imposed by this section or a local ordinance adopted
pursuant to § 46.2-1233, no other fees or charges shall be imposed during the
first 24-hour period.
B. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance, with the advice of an advisory board established pursuant to § 46.2-1233.2, (i) provide that no towing and recovery business having custody of a vehicle towed without the consent of its owner impose storage charges for that vehicle for any period during which the owner of the vehicle was prevented from recovering the vehicle because the towing and recovery business was closed and (ii) place limits on the amount of fees charged by towing and recovery operators. Any such ordinance limiting fees shall also provide for periodic review of and timely adjustment of such limitations.