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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 16. CONSUMERS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, AND CIVIL INFRACTIONS |
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Chapter 16-4. TOWING SERVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES |
Section 16-400. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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400.1[RESERVED]
400.2Except as provided herein, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to every person and entity that provides, or offers to provide, towing services within the District of Columbia, and shall apply to every person and entity that provides, or offers to provide, storage facilities for towed vehicles.
400.3The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the towing of vehicles by the government agency that owns or controls them.
400.4The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the towing of vehicles by any tow truck owned or operated by an entity or agency of the federal government or the District of Columbia Government.
400.5The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the towing of vehicles by tow trucks owned by the person or entity that owns the towed vehicles, where the tow trucks are used only to tow the tow truck owner’s own vehicles and tow services are not offered to the public.
400.6The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: vehicles towed into or through the District of Columbia if the tow originates in another jurisdiction and the tow truck is licensed in that other jurisdiction, or to tow trucks registered in another jurisdiction responding to a call from the owner or operator for the removal of a motor vehicle from the District into another jurisdiction, provided that the tow truck is not equipped with a radio receiver capable of being tuned to the Metropolitan Police Radio wave lengths or frequencies.
400.7Nothing contained in this chapter shall preclude any entity of the Government of the District of Columbia from establishing policies and procedures governing the towing of vehicles by or for that entity, provided that such additional policies and procedures are consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
400.8Upon demand by the owner or operator of a towed vehicle, a towing business shall provide the name, address, and current telephone number of the towing business’s insurance carrier, and the account number of the insurance policy.