HB 1096

AN ACT TO REGULATE NONCONSENSUAL TOWING FOR PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO CREATE THE PERSONAL VEHICLE TOWING ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO REQUIRE ALL NONCONSENSUALLY TOWED VEHICLES IN MISSISSIPPI TO BE STORED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROHIBIT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM TOWING COMPANIES; REQUIRE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION BEFORE TOWING; TO PROHIBIT A TOWING OR RECOVERY SERVICE FROM USING IMMOBILIZATION DEVICES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 85-7-251 AND 63-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE ABANDONED VEHICLES AND TOWING, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.