HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 85-49 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26,
SECTION 26-40( F) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO INCREASE THE BASE
TOWING CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 26, Section 26-40( f) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
Section 26-40( f) :
Any wrecker removing a vehicle from a street or
highway pursuant to the provisions of this
section must make the vehicle available to the
owner or operator on a twenty-four-hour basis.
A wrecker company shall present a written bill
for wrecker services to each person when the
vehicle is retrieved by the owner or operator.
The bill for wrecker services shall contain, in
bold type or capital letters, a statement in
substantially the following form:
"1 ) Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45.00
2) Storage (daily) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .00( first
day)
5 .00 each
day
thereafter
3 ) Dolly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 .00
4 ) Tow and Dolly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00
5 ) Call out after hours. . . . . . . . . . 15.00
Charges for towing and impoundment in excess of
stated maximums violates the law and may result
in a fine of up to two hundred dollars ($200) .
Report violations to the police. "
A wrecker company may charge not to exceed
Forty-Five Dollars ($45) for such towing as
provided in this section and a storage charge of
Six Dollars ( $6) for the first twenty-four (24)
hours of storage or a fraction thereof, and Five
Dollars ($5) for each additional day thereafter.
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Storage charges shall not begin to accrue until
the vehicle has been upon the premises of the
wrecker company for twenty-four ( 24) hours.
Wrecker companies may charge a lot fee of Fifteen
Dollars ($15) for releasing a vehicle to its
owner or operator any time it is necessary to
release the vehicle other than during normal
working hours. This Fifteen Dollar ($15) charge
may be collected by wrecker companies only when
such vehicle is released within one hour of the
request by the owner or operator. When the owner
or operator does not appear within the specified
one-hour time limit to reclaim the vehicle, the
wrecker company may charge an additional Fifteen
Dollar ($15) call out fee when the vehicle is
reclaimed. The Forty-Five Dollar ($45) towing
charge applies to automobiles only, and does not
apply to vehicles requiring a heavy duty wrecker.
When it is necessary to use a dolly to tow a
vehicle, an additional charge of Fifteen Dollars
($15) is authorized. A wrecker company may
charge up to Ten Dollars ($10) if a vehicle is
released to the owner or operator after a vehicle
is actually attached to the wrecker, but before
the vehicle is moved.
Section 2 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 3 .
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only .
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Section 4 .
That any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in
Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the ,",4,,e day of p 1985.
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