Meeting Name: Committee on Consumer Affairs (inactive) Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/14/2017 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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T2017-5505 *   Oversight – Regulation of the City’s Towing IndustryOversight Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
T2017-5505 *   Oversight – Regulation of the City’s Towing IndustryOversight Filed, by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1173-2016 *Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.  Increasing maximum charges for towing motor vehicles.IntroductionThis bill increases the maximum fees that a company may charge to tow certain vehicles. Currently, fees generally range from $125-$140 for towing (often including the first 3 days of car storage) and $15-27 per day for storage thereafter. The new fee limits would be: To remove a vehicle parked in front of a private driveway or on private property: $225 for removal and 3 days of storage, plus $40 per extra day of storage. To tow a passenger vehicle from an arterial roadway: $225, plus, if the owner has the car towed somewhere other than a storage facility, $5 per mile or part thereof. To remove vehicles obstructing traffic, involved in an accident or under the rotation tow program: For a vehicle 10,000 pounds or less, $225 for removal, plus $40 per day for storage. For a heavier vehicle, $300 for removal, plus $100 per day for storage. In addition, a mileage fee of $5 for each mile or part thereof. The bill also makes stylistic changes and corrects certain outdated cross-references.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1173-2016 *Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.  Increasing maximum charges for towing motor vehicles.IntroductionThis bill increases the maximum fees that a company may charge to tow certain vehicles. Currently, fees generally range from $125-$140 for towing (often including the first 3 days of car storage) and $15-27 per day for storage thereafter. The new fee limits would be: To remove a vehicle parked in front of a private driveway or on private property: $225 for removal and 3 days of storage, plus $40 per extra day of storage. To tow a passenger vehicle from an arterial roadway: $225, plus, if the owner has the car towed somewhere other than a storage facility, $5 per mile or part thereof. To remove vehicles obstructing traffic, involved in an accident or under the rotation tow program: For a vehicle 10,000 pounds or less, $225 for removal, plus $40 per day for storage. For a heavier vehicle, $300 for removal, plus $100 per day for storage. In addition, a mileage fee of $5 for each mile or part thereof. The bill also makes stylistic changes and corrects certain outdated cross-references.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available