(a) A complaint request from law enforcement to remove or suspend a tow business from the nonconsent rotation list shall include the following:
- (1) Copy of rotation policy;
- (2) Copy of complaint;
- (3) Copy of supporting documentation for allegations; and
- (4) Signature of the department head.
(b) Upon receipt of a complaint request from law enforcement to remove or suspend a tow company from the nonconsent rotation list, the Director of the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board shall assign the complaint to an investigator to:
- (1) Timely investigate the complaint;
- (2) Determine whether the law enforcement agency’s nonconsent rotation policy is reasonable; and
- (3) Determine the severity of the violation.
- (c) The Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board may issue fines in addition to removal or suspension of a tow business from the nonconsent rotation list.
(d)
- (1) A tow company may be suspended from the nonconsent rotation list for a first-time violation of the law enforcement agency's policy for up to fifteen (15) days.
- (2) A second offense may result in a suspension of up to thirty (30) days by the law enforcement agency.
- (3) A third offense may result in a suspension of a tow company from the nonconsent rotation list for up to one (1) year and a fine.
- (e) The law enforcement agency may request a hearing before the board for additional sanctions, which may include a longer period of suspension from the nonconsent rotation list and a fine.
- (f) A nonconsent rotation policy shall comply with Arkansas Code § 27-50-1219.
- (g) A law enforcement agency shall provide each tow company that participates in the nonconsent rotation with a copy of the policy, and each tow company operator shall acknowledge in writing that he or she has received a copy of the policy.
(h)
- (1) A tow company participating in a nonconsent rotation policy administered by law enforcement shall be licensed and permitted by the board.
- (2) Failure to properly license or renew with the board shall result in an immediate suspension until all permits are obtained.
- (i) In addition to any law enforcement nonconsent rotation policy, a tow operator shall comply with all of the statutes and rules administered by the board.
(j) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a law enforcement agency, city, or county from:
- (1) Enforcing any local nonconsent towing policies, rules, ordinances, or contracts;
- (2) Removing a tow company from the local towing rotation list; or
- (3) Assessing a fine, penalty, or other remedy available by law or under its contracts or policies.