New Orleans City Code § 162-1025 Accident scene and stolen vehicle recovery scene requirements.
Sec. 162-1025. - Accident scene and stolen vehicle recovery scene requirements.
Owners and/or operators of motor vehicles involved in an accident or stolen vehicle recoveries shall cause the damaged or recovered stolen vehicle to be removed from the public roadways, adjacent service lanes, or other city and state property within one hour after completion of the police investigation of the incident or accident. Any vehicle remaining in such areas will be considered as abandoned and hazardous and shall be subject to removal on the order of the NOPD. The NOPD is responsible for conducting all such follow-up after proper investigation of an accident or stolen vehicle recovery to cause such vehicle to be removed within this time limit. The NOPD reserves the right to remove a vehicle which remains in any hazardous position or obstructs the free flow of traffic through a towing service from the towing allocation list if the owner/operator's towing service cannot respond to clear the accident scene, other hazardous condition, or stolen vehicle recovery location within a one-hour response time upon notification. Towing service businesses, whether called from the NOPD towing allocation list or by the owner/operator of the accident vehicle(s) or recovered stolen vehicle(s), shall be responsible for the clearing of all debris, including, but not limited to automotive parts and fluid from an accident or stolen vehicle recovery scene, per each vehicle assigned by the tow truck driver, other towing business employee, or the towing business assignee. The investigating police officer shall monitor the clean-up of an accident or stolen vehicle recovery scene, prohibiting the towing and removal of the vehicle until all such debris, including, but not limited to automotive parts and fluid has been cleared. If a tow truck summoned from the towing allocation list arrives at the scene and is unable to provide the necessary services, they must immediately notify the NOPD and shall not summon a substitute unless the other tow truck is from the same company and such delivery must be within a time period not exceeding an additional 30 minutes.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 28755, § 1, 8-5-21)