HA 2 to HB 67

This Amendment to House Bill No. 67 limits the exemption contained in the original bill for towing of vehicles under other chapters and sections of Title 21 (pertaining to abandoned vehicles, vehicles parked on public highways, unpaid parking tickets, and parking in fire lanes) to the provisions of the bill pertaining to pre-towing requirements, consent requirements, and incomplete tows. It also adds the towing of motor vehicles by a municipality authorized to tow a vehicle under a municipal ordinance, code, or regulation permitting the towing of a vehicle due to unpaid parking tickets or traffic citations to this exemption, and allows the towing of an abandoned vehicle under a municipal ordinance, code, or regulation equivalent to Chapter 44 of Title 21. Under this amendment, all tow companies and storage companies, regardless of how the tow was initiated, must comply with the consumer protections required after a tow is completed, such as allowing customers to retrieve personal belongings and not imposing excessive storage fees.