- A. The towing service shall determine the method and manner of removing vehicles, and shall exercise due care to limit collateral damage during the towing, recovery or removal operations.
- B. Tow truck and/or storage facility owners and operators shall adhere to any lawful orders or direction of a department law enforcement officer. No tow truck owner, operator, or employee shall be required to follow a directive or order that is unsafe or beyond the operational standard or capacity of any equipment being used in cleanup or in the removing the roadway hazard. If a tow truck owner or operator refuses to follow a directive or order because of an unsafe condition, no adverse action by a law enforcement agency shall be taken against such owner or operator including removal from any rotation list.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:1714.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Police,
LR 32:860 (May 2006), amended LR 40:799 (April 2014).