Chapter 7.64 — SOLICITATION AT ACCIDENT SCENES
San Mateo County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · San Mateo County
7.64.010 - Solicitations prohibited.¶
No person shall at the location of any vehicular accident, collision, or other catastrophe or calamity, solicit or offer the sale of any tow service, or the sale or offering free any other services.
(Prior code § 3751.0; Ord. 1118, 06/21/55)
7.64.020 - Parking of tow vehicles.¶
No vehicles equipped for use as tow trucks shall be parked within five hundred (500) feet from the location of any vehicular accident, collision, or other catastrophe.
(Prior code § 3751.1; Ord. 1118, 06/21/55)
7.64.030 - Time limit.¶
The prohibitions contained in this chapter shall apply from the time of the happening of any of the aforesaid occurrences until a reasonable time thereafter, and at all times while law enforcement officers, public health personnel, emergency personnel, and other persons discharging duties imposed by law, are actively engaged in the performance of duty at the location of said occurrences.
(Prior code § 3751.2; Ord. 1118, 06/21/55)
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