§ 8-124 — Oral report to police of tows authorized by persons other than vehicle owner
Houston Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 93, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-0732, adopted Aug. 19, 2026) · Houston Code of Ordinances § 8-124
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Sec. 8-124. - Oral report to police of tows authorized by persons other than vehicle owner.
Whenever a wrecker driver is authorized to pick up and tow any vehicle when such authorization was given by someone other than the vehicle owner, the wrecker driver shall make an oral or electronic report to the police department within one hour of the time the vehicle was picked up. An electronic report shall be filed using an authorized electronic reporting system implemented by the police department. In an oral report the wrecker driver shall inform the police department of the license plate number of the vehicle towed, its vehicle identification number, the location from which the vehicle was towed, the date and time the vehicle was towed, and the location to which the vehicle was towed. This section shall not apply when the vehicle was towed pursuant to authorization by a city police officer, a parking compliance officer or personnel designated by the police chief acting pursuant to section 26-298 of this Code and the wrecker driver has signed the copy of the wrecker slip retained by the city police department.
(Ord. No. 04-497, § 3, 5-26-04; Ord. No. 09-631, § 3, 6-30-09; Ord. No. 09-1135, § 9, 11-18-09; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 31, 12-11-2019)