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Non-Consent Tow Rotation Programs.

Austin City Code tit. 13, ch. 13-6, art. 5, div. 3
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Austin City Code § 13-6-111 NON-CONSENT TOW ROTATION LISTS.

§ 13-6-111 - NON-CONSENT TOW ROTATION LISTS. (A) This section does not apply to non-consent tows of disabled vehicles from private property, or collision or service rotations managed by a vendor. (B) The police chief may establish towing zones in the City, and may assign a towing company to a zone to perform non-consent tows. (C) The department shall maintain a rotation list of towing companies that are available to perform non-consent tows from an accident scene, or from the scene of a disabled vehicle. The department shall maintain a separate rotation list for each zone established by the police chief. The department shall use the lists to assign towing companies to perform non-consent tows from an accident scene or the scene of a disabled vehicle. Source: 1992 Code Section 8-14-216(A); Ord. 031106-13; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20060608-019; Ord. No. 20150521-005, Pt. 2, 6-1-15.

Austin City Code § 13-6-112 LIST CATEGORIES.

§ 13-6-112 - LIST CATEGORIES. The department shall assign each tow truck on the rotation list to Category A, Category B, or Category C as provided in rules adopted by the police chief. Source: 1992 Code Section 8-14-216(B) through (D); Ord. 031106-13; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20060608-019.

Austin City Code § 13-6-113 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.

§ 13-6-113 - SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. To be included on the non-consent tow rotation list a towing company must: (1) maintain a 24-hour towing service seven days a week; (2) be able to immediately advise the police chief of the availability of the company's tow truck; (3) have two-way voice communications between the company's tow trucks and the company's base station; and (4) participate in and comply with the requirements of the traffic incident management program. Source: 1992 Code Section 8-14-216(F); Ord. 031106-13; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20060608-019.

Austin City Code § 13-6-114 USE OF LISTS.

§ 13-6-114 - USE OF LISTS. (A) When a peace officer at an accident scene contacts the department to send a tow truck to the accident scene, the department shall call the towing company whose name appears at the beginning of the non-consent tow rotation list for the category of tow truck required at the scene. (B) If the first towing company contacted is unable to send a tow truck, the department shall continue to call towing companies in the order in which they appear on the list until a towing company on the list responds. (C) Except as provided by Section 13-6-103 (Driver Designated Towing Company to Remain on Rotation List), after the department calls a company whose name appears on the non-consent tow rotation list, the company's name shall be moved to the bottom of the list. ;hn0;Source: 1992 Code Section 8-14-217(B)(2) and (3); Ord. 031106-13; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13TRSE_CH13-6VETOSE_ART5ACSCTO_DIV3NNSTOROPRFetched: 10/27/2026

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