Removal of vehicle.
New Orleans City Code § 162-1028
in effectSec. 162-1028. - Removal of vehicle.
(a) No towing service business shall tow or remove any vehicle from the scene of any accident, stolen vehicle recovery, or other towing emergency unless summoned to the scene by the owner or operator of the vehicle or the NOPD.
(b) No towing service business shall be allowed to tow or remove any vehicle from the scene of an accident, stolen vehicle recovery, or other towing emergency unless the towing service business complies with state law and this article.
(c) No towing service business shall remove any wrecked, disabled, or recovered stolen vehicle from the scene where an accident has occurred or a stolen vehicle has been recovered or attach a tow truck to such wrecked, disabled, or recovered stolen vehicle until the investigating police officers have completed their investigation. Operators may in emergency cases move a vehicle involved in an accident, if the movement is necessary to extricate a person from a wreckage or to remove an immediate hazard to life and/or property. In no event shall the movement be more than is reasonable and necessary.
(d) Tow truck operators shall not, without the express authorization of the responsible investigating agency, move any vehicle from a public highway or street, or from any public property with such vehicle is abandoned, stolen, or damaged.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 28755, § 1, 8-5-21)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH162VEHI_ARTXITORESTRE_DIV9PRAC_S162-1028REVEFetched: 10/28/2026