§ 12.54.020 — Maximum fee schedule

12.54.020 - Maximum fee schedule.

A. The maximum fee that a tow company may charge for nonconsent tow service including the cost of the clean-up of debris left by the vehicle, regardless of the type of truck used is: 1. Light duty tows—$100.00 for towage of a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds and the clean-up of debris and cargos; or 2. Medium duty tows—$350.00 for towage of a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds but less than twenty-five thousand pounds and the clean-up of debris and cargos. 3. Heavy duty tows—$450.00 for towage of a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than twenty-five thousand pounds and the clean-up of debris and cargos. B. An additional fee in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars may be charged for the use of dollies or go-jacks in connection with the tow. C. If a tow truck operator tows a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds and the tow takes longer than two hours, beginning from the time when the tow truck reports to the scene to the time when the actual towing, lifting or transporting job is completed, the tow truck operator may charge an additional fee in an amount not to exceed fifty-five dollars per hour for each hour over two hours. If the tow truck operator is required to manually move cargo from such a vehicle, the tow truck operator may charge an additional fee not to exceed the operator's actual cost for such manual cargo movement. D. If the vehicle owner or operator is at or comes upon the scene where a tow company is attempting to tow a vehicle, and the vehicle owner or operator does not desire the vehicle to be towed, no charge shall be made and the vehicle owner or operator shall be allowed to take possession of the vehicle if the vehicle has not been hooked up by the tow truck. If the vehicle has been hooked up to the tow truck, but not towed from the scene, the vehicle shall be released to the vehicle owner or operator upon payment of one-half the regular tow fee established in Section 12.54.020(A).

(Ord. 15076 § 3, 2002) (Ord. No. 18137, § 2, 3-4-2014; Ord. No. 18669, § 2, 5-2-2017; Ord. No. 18774, § 2, 4-17-2018)