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2023 SESSION

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HB 1516 Towing and recovery operators; vehicle storage.

Introduced by: Dawn M. Adams | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Towing and recovery operators; vehicle storage. Prohibits towing and recovery operators from refusing to allow, consistent with current law, the owner of a towed vehicle, upon presenting proof of ownership, to access and recover any personal items without retrieving the vehicle and without paying any fee.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Towing and recovery operators; vehicle storage. Prohibits towing and recovery operators from refusing, at their place of business during the first 24 hours of vehicle storage, to allow the owner of a towed vehicle, upon presenting proof of ownership, to access and recover any personal items not attached to the vehicle without retrieving the vehicle and without paying any fee.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Towing and recovery operators; vehicle storage. Prohibits towing and recovery operators from refusing, at their place of business, to allow the owner of a vehicle to access and recover any personal items not attached to the vehicle without retrieving the vehicle and without paying any fee. The bill requires the governing body of each county, city, and town to set reasonable limits on storage fees charged by towing and recovery operators after the first 24 hours, taking into consideration the average daily public parking rate in the locality. The bill requires periodic review and timely adjustment of such limitations.