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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

business shown on license. Each licensee shall have only
one business telephone number at his place of business
but may have an extension of such telephone in his home
or at any other location where he may be contacted.

Sec. 17—62. List of Licenses to be Retained by Police
Department

The Chief of Police shall retain a current list of
all duly licensed towing operators. Whenever the
services of a towing vehicle shall be required and
request is made to the police department for the
providing of such services, the police department shall
call the LICENSED towing operator LOCATED IN BALTIMORE
COUNTY, whose place of business is closest to the scene
of the accident, except when an owner requests a specific
licensed towing company. Provided that such tow company
can respond within a reasonable time. If the vehicle is a
traffic hazard or obstructing traffic and the company
cannot respond within the time specified in this article,
the closest licensed tow company LOCATED IN BALTIMORE
COUNTY shall be called and the owner of the vehicle shall
be subject to the fees prescribed in this article. In
the event the towing operator who is closest to the scene
of the accident does not then have a towing vehicle
available for service, the police department shall call
the next closest towing operator and so on until a towing
vehicle has secured. If a towing vehicle does not arrive
at the scene of a collison or accident within 20 minutes
after request is made, the officer at the scene shall
notify the police department of such fact. The police
department shall then contact the towing company to
ascertain the cause for the delay. If the police
department is not reasonably satisfied that the towing
vehicle will arrive at the scene within 5 minutes after
the second call, it shall contact the next closest towing
company, etc., as if the first towing company had not
been contacted. Consideration will be given, however, to
abnormal traffic patterns that result from adverse
weather conditions, emergencies, or other cause. Upon
arriving at the scene of an accident, the towing operator
shall immediately remove the disabled vehicle to his
Storage lot, UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE OWNER OR OPERATOR
OF THE VEHICLE TO A PLACE OF HIS CHOOSING. In the event a
disabled vehicle cannot promptly and efficiently be
removed from the scene of an accident, the towing
operator may call the next closest licensee to assist in
such removal. A towing company shall be required to
release a disabled vehicle only during the regular
business day, but may release such a vehicle to the owner
at other times.

Sec. 17-63. Bail