§ 6.80.580. Prohibited acts.

In addition to the unlawful and prohibited acts contained in Section 6.80.450, it is declared that the following additional acts shall also be prohibited and the license of any person doing any such acts may be revoked, suspended, placed on probation or not renewed:

A.

For any person licensed to provide emergency wrecker service or any of his employees to violate any of the laws of the metropolitan government, the State of Tennessee, the United States or the rules and regulations of the commission which reflect unfavorably on the fitness of such licensee to offer emergency wrecker service;

B.

For any person licensed to provide emergency wrecker service or any of his employees to answer an emergency wrecker service call outside of the zone to which he is assigned;

C.

For any person licensed to provide emergency wrecker service or any of his employees to tow, transport or otherwise remove any vehicle constituting an emergency situation from a location outside the zone to which he is assigned;

D.

To remove or transport any vehicle which has been involved in an automobile accident occurring immediately prior to such removal without first notifying the department of metropolitan police and receiving permission from a metropolitan police officer or state highway patrolman on the scene;

E.

To proceed with his wrecker to any place where an accident has occurred or a vehicle is needed to be towed unless so summoned to proceed to the scene of such accident;

F.

To intercept or respond to any telephone, radio or other communication or call for wrecker service made or directed to another licensee;

G.

To go to a place of a wreck by reason of information received by shortwave or police radio; provided, that this shall not apply to communications solely by and between the licensee's place of business and his wrecker relating to calls legally received by him and directed to him by the owner or operator of a vehicle to be towed or by the department of metropolitan police.

H.

To tow a vehicle from a public street without authorization from a metropolitan police officer;

I.

To remove or cause the removal of any vehicle from private property to a vehicle storage facility that:

1.

It not currently licensed by the commission or not in compliance with this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto; or

2.

Is located outside Davidson County;

J.

To fail to remove and transport a vehicle from public or private property to a vehicle storage facility by the most direct and expeditious route;

K.

To stop, except for an emergency, at another location while transporting a vehicle removed from private property;

L.

To charge more than the maximum fee allowed by this chapter;

M.

To fail to notify the police department and obtain a tow control number within one hour after the removal of any vehicle from private property;

N.

To interfere with or attempt to interfere with or refuse to cooperate with the director, an inspector or any law enforcement officer or with the conduct of any investigation or discharge of any duty by them.

O.

To fail to comply with any rule or regulation established by the commission.

(§ (5) of Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2000-247, 4/18/00; Ord. BL2000-247 § 24, 2000; Ord. 96-612 § 1 (part), 1996)