§ 6.80.185. Vehicle tow service requirements and records.

A.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection B and C of this section, for each vehicle towed by a vehicle tow service, a licensee shall retain at the licensee's principal place of business all documents related to the towing of the vehicle along with any records pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, towing agreements, written authorizations for removal, and wrecker slips or tickets. Such records shall be maintained for not less than one year from the date of removal of the vehicle. The licensee shall make the vehicle tow service records available for inspection by the commission or any designated representative at any time.

B.

Upon towing of any vehicle by a wrecker service, the wrecker service shall maintain records which shall include the following information:

1.

The date and time the call was received by the wrecker service;

2.

The name of the caller;

3.

The date and time of initial towing;

4.

The place of initial towing;

5.

The date and time of arrival at the impound lot;

6.

The MPD impound lot control/notification number;

7.

The date and time of release to the owner;

8.

The name of the wrecker driver and helper; and

9.

The name of the person authorizing towing action.

C.

The records required by subsection B of this section shall be maintained at a location where the vehicle is stored until the vehicle is recovered. Thereafter such records shall be stored at a location within the Metropolitan Nashville area where members of the public may obtain such information by telephone or in person during regular business hours. Further, all wrecker services, public and private, which tow impounded vehicles, shall register with the metropolitan transportation licensing commission and metro impound lot, as set forth in subsection A of this section, the current telephone number of the person responsible for releasing vehicles on their behalf.

D.

A person desiring to engage in vehicle tow service shall register with the director of the metropolitan transportation licensing commission a trade name that clearly differentiates the person's company from all other companies engaging in vehicle tow services and shall use no other trade name in conducting vehicle tow services.

(Ord. BL2000-247 § 9, 2000)