Removal of debris.
El Paso City Code § 12.54.030
in effect12.54.030 - Removal of debris.
A. Any tow company who tows a vehicle as a nonconsent tow shall completely remove from and near the site of the towed vehicle any and all wreckage or debris left from the vehicle, including all broken glass, debris and truck and vehicle cargos before leaving the site of the vehicle, as part of the fee to be charged for the nonconsent tow.
B. Any person whose vehicle becomes damaged, disabled or otherwise reaches a condition of dilapidation so as to drop debris while upon any street or roadway or upon the property of another shall remove or cause to be removed all debris left from the vehicle, including all broken glass, debris and truck and vehicle cargos, at the time that the vehicle is moved from the location where it was operated, damaged, disabled or otherwise parked.
C. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the debris was located in or upon a lane of travel of a roadway at such time as when traffic was present on the roadway and no law enforcement officer was at the site to provide traffic direction and control to allow for the safe removal of the debris or that the debris was located upon property posted as no trespassing.
(Ord. 15076 § 4, 2002) (Ord. No. 18137, § 3, 3-4-2014)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT12VETR_CH12.54TOREFE_12.54.030REDEFetched: 10/28/2026