City impound lot storage fees, private lot fees, and administrative fees.

Memphis Code of Ordinances § 6-88-7

in effect

Sec. 6-88-7. - City impound lot storage fees, private lot fees, and administrative fees. A. A one-time administrative fee of $75.00 will be assessed for each tow ticket processed at the Memphis Police Department (city impound lot facility or private tow lot), after the first 72-hours of impoundment. Such fee shall be charged to the consumer. B. The storage of a vehicle (excepting tractor trailer trucks) by a wrecker operator on a private tow lot or any municipally operated vehicle storage or impound lot shall be $30.00 for each 24-hour period, or fraction thereof, after the first 24 hours of impoundment. All vehicles that have been damaged in an accident and cannot be safely driven shall be towed. Such vehicles shall be removed from the scene of the accident by a wrecker service owner or operator and towed to such wrecker owner or operator's private wrecker lot, if such wrecker owner or operator has not been notified by the Memphis Police Department that the vehicle is needed for evidentiary or investigative purposes. C. The storage fee for tractor trailer trucks on a private tow lot or any municipally operated vehicle storage or impound lot shall be $60.00 for the rig and $60.00 for the trailer, for each 24-hour period, or fraction thereof after the first 24 hours of impoundment. All vehicles must be stored behind the fence of the vehicle storage lot. D. The owner or lienholder of any stored motor vehicle shall not be charged a storage fee for a period exceeding 21 days without the consent of the owner or lienholder, except as provided in T.C.A. § 55-23-104. E. The owner or lienholder of any stored motor vehicle shall not be charged a storage fee for any day on which the vehicle is not available for release to the owner, lienholder, or insurer, unless such failure to release is based on a hold placed on the vehicle by law enforcement. F. A gate fee of $50.00 shall be charged to release any car from a private tow lot or any municipally operated vehicle storage or impound lot during night, weekend, or holiday hours. A gate fee shall not be charged for any day during which daily storage is also being charged. (Ord. No. 5133, § 1(part), 4-18-2006; Ord. No. 5868, § 1, 5-16-2023; Ord. No. 5876, § 4, 11-7-2023)

Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BULIRE_CH6-88WRTOOP_ART1INGE_S6-88-7CIIMLOSTFEPRLOFEADFEFetched: 10/28/2026