Receipt required
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.214.240
in effect6.214.240 - Receipt required
A. The tow company, or his/her agent, shall prepare a receipt for all services charged for in duplicate, using sequentially numbered forms for every towing service provided within Seattle city limits. The receipt will contain the following:
1. Name, address, telephone number, and place of business of the operator;
2. Washington State license number or fleet number of the towing service vehicle used in providing the service;
3. Name and address of every person engaging the operator's service;
4. License number, year, make, model and color of the vehicle towed;
5. Name and address of the vehicle's registered owner, if known, or, in cases of an uncompleted tow, the name, address, and driver's license number of the person paying the fee for the uncompleted tow;
6. Date, time and place service commenced, and terminated;
7. Specific service(s) rendered;
8. Total amount to be charged for all services, itemized by each particular service rendered (e.g. towing service, storage, after-hours release) and indicating the time spent for each if the service fee is calculated by time;
9. The signature of the operator, driver, agent or employee providing the service;
10. The signature of the person to whom the towing service was provided or to whom the vehicle was released or delivered, unless refused.
11. Whether the tow service was voluntary or involuntary and if involuntary, if it was requested by a private or public entity.
The tow company, or his/her agent, shall deliver a copy of the receipt to the person paying the fee for an uncompleted tow or the person redeeming the vehicle from the operator's custody, and shall keep one copy, filed serially in order of the receipt number.
(Ord. 123997, § 4, 2012.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.214TOCOLIRE_6.214.240REREFetched: 11/1/2026