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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

FAIR MARKETPLACE VALUE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY
REQUIRE PRIVATE TOWING, IMPOUNDING AND STORAGE
BUSINESSES TO POST A BOND.]]

TOWING, IMPOUNDING AND STORAGE COSTS UNDER THE

PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE PAID AS FOLLOWS:

[[(A) PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH A SEATING CAPACITY
THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 9 PERSONS:

(1) TOWING COSTS SHALL NOT EXCEED 15

DOLLARS ($15).

(2) STORAGE COSTS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE

DOLLAR ($1) PER DAY.

(B) ALL OTHER VEHICLES:

(1) COSTS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE

POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHALL BE FAIR AND REASONABLE AND

SHALL BE ADJUSTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MEET THE FAIR

MARKETPLACE VALUE.

(2)___IF A MOTORIST IS PRESENT AT__THE__TIME

HIS__VEHICLE IS PREPARED__TO BE TOWED, HE MAY ELECT,

WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME,__TO__BE__DESIGNATED__BY__THE

POLICE__OFFICER, TO SECURE A PRIVATE TOWING SERVICE OF

HIS CHOICE. ] ]

(A) TOWING COSTS SHALL BE PAID BY THE OWNER OF

THE VEHICLE.

(B) IF A MOTORIST IS PRESENT AT THE TIME HIS

VEHICLE IS PROPOSED TO BE TOWED, HE MAY ELECT, WITHIN

A REASONABLE TIME, TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE POLICE

OFFICER, TO SECURE A PRIVATE TOWING SERVICE OF HIS

CHOICE.

SUBTITLE 20

EFFECT OF AND SHORT TITLE OF ACT
21.2001 - APPLICATION

THE        PROVISION OF THIS ACT RELATING TO THE

OPERATION OF VEHICLES REFER EXCLUSIVELY TO THE

OPERATION OF VEHICLES UPON HIGHWAYS EXCEPT WHERE A

DIFFERENT PLACE IS SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO IN A GIVEN
SECTION.