1. A. The rates and provisions of this section shall apply to determine the maximum fees and charges for the storage and after-hours release of towed vehicles, including incorporated and unincorporated areas, by a wrecker or towing service licensed by the Department of Public Safety. No wrecker or towing service shall charge any fee which exceeds the maximum rates established in this section. Such rates shall be in addition to any other rates, fees or charges authorized or required by law.

2. B.

   1. 1. Storage or after-hours release of a towed vehicle, or both, provided by the operator on a bill or invoice as prescribed by rules of the Department.
   2. 2. Nothing herein shall limit the right of an operator who has provided or caused to be provided storage of after-hours release of a towed vehicle, or both, to require prepayment, in part or in full, or guarantee of payment of any charges incurred for providing such services.
   3. 3. This section shall not be construed to require an operator to charge a fee for the storage or after-hours release, or both, of any towed vehicle.
   4. 4. The operator is authorized to collect all lawful fees from the owner, lienholder or agent of the towed vehicle for the performance of any and all such services.

3. C. Outdoor Storage Rates.

   1. 1. Rates in this subsection shall apply to the outdoor storage of a towed vehicle. Rates may be applied from the time the towed vehicle is brought onto the outdoor storage facility premises. Rates shall apply to each calendar day of outdoor storage; provided, the maximum twenty-four hour fee, as provided for in this section, may be charged for any towed vehicle which is stored for a portion of twenty-four-hour period.

   2. 2. maximum outdoor storage rates shall be as follows:

      Type of of Towed Vehicle	Rate per Each 24-hour Period or Portion Thereof
      Single vehicle; motorcycle, automobile, or light truck up to 20 feet in length	$15.00
      Single vehicle or combination of vehicles over 20 feet in length but less than 30 feet in length	$20.00
      Single vehicle or combination of vehicles over 30 feet in length and up to * feet in width	$25.00
      Single vehicle or combination of vehicles over 30 feet in length and over 8 feet in width	$35.00

4. D. Indoor Storage Rates:

   1. 1. Rates in this subsection shall apply to the indoor storage of a towed vehicle. Rates may be applied from the time the towed vehicle is brought into the indoor storage facility premises. Rates shall apply to each calendar day of indoor storage; provided, the maximum twenty-four-hour fee, as provided for in this section, may be charged for any towed vehicle which is stored for a portion of a twenty-four-hour period.

   2. 2. maximum indoor storage rates shall be as follows:

      Type of Towed Vehicle	Rate per Each 24-hour Period or Portion Thereof
      Single vehicle: motorcycle, automobile, or light truck up to 20 feet in length	$25.00
      Single vehicle or combination of vehicles over 20 feet in length but less than 30 feet in length	$30.00
      Single vehicle or combination of vehicles over 30 feet in length and up to 8 feet in width	$35.00
      Single vehicle or combination of vehicles over 30 feet in length and over 8 feet in width	$45.00

5. E. After-Hours Release Rate.

   1. 1. The rate in this subsection shall apply to the release of a towed vehicle to the owner, lienholder, or agent when such release occurs at a time other than normal business hours.

   2. 2. As used in this subsection:

      1. a. "after-hours release rate" shall mean the rate charged for the release of a towed vehicle between the hours of midnight and 8:00 a.m., or between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and midnight Monday through Friday, or any time on Saturday, Sunday or a national holiday, and
      2. b. "national holiday" shall mean New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, George Washington's birthday, on the third Monday in February, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and shall further include the Friday before such national holiday which falls on a Saturday and the Monday following such national holiday which falls on an Sunday.
   3. 3. The maximum after-hours release rate shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) for the release of any single vehicle or combination of vehicles.

Laws 1998, HB 2272, c. 413, § 2, eff. November 1, 1998.