Santa Ana Municipal Code Art. IV Tow Trucks

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2637, § 3, adopted September 2, 2003, amended article IV in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, article IV pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. NS-1616, § 1, adopted January 4, 1982; Ord. No. NS-2159, §§ 1—12, adopted June 15, 1992; Ord. No. 2164, § 1, adopted July 6, 1992.

(a) It is the responsibility of the tow truck operator to ensure that the Santa Ana Police Department is notified by the owner or person in lawful possession of the private property pursuant to California Vehicle Code, Section 22658 prior to the tow truck operator removing any illegally parked vehicle. The tow truck operator, when authorized by the owner or person in possession of the private property, shall notify the Santa Ana Police Department on behalf of the owner or person in possession of the private property.

(b) The city council may, by resolution, establish a fee to defray the cost of logging and creating computer entries for vehicles stored from private property. The fee shall be paid by the registered owner or agent of the owner.

(Ord. No. NS-2637, § 3, 9-2-03)

1. In order to provide a workable and comprehensive policy regarding the towing and/or storage of abandoned, disabled, stored or impounded vehicles from public or private property, the chief of police hereby authorized to promulgate and issue, by general order, and amend, if necessary written rules and regulations governing the following but by no means exclusive subjects:

(a) Requirements and standards for placement on the rotational tow list;

(b) Requirements and standards for continued placement on the rotational tow list;

(c) Grounds for, and procedures governing, discipline and removal from the rotational tow list; and

(d) Any other pertinent and relevant matters pertaining to the administration of a rotational tow list.

2. Such rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect of law, and the failure to obey same shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this article for purposes of renewal, suspension or revocation of placement on the rotational tow list.

3. At least once every five (5) years, the chief of police will make a recommendation to the City Council of a list of rotational tow operators.

(Ord. No. NS-2637, § 3, 9-2-03; Ord. No. NS-2894, § 2, 3-1-16)

Ord. No. NS-2894, § 2, adopted March 1, 2016, amended § 32-107 to read as set out herein. Previously § 32-107 was titled "Towing operation guidelines; rotational list; authority of the chief of police to promulgate written guidelines."