1. (1) Daily storage fees for non-consent police generated tow service may not exceed:

   1. (a) Outside storage: light duty $40, medium duty $60, heavy duty $60.
   2. (b) Inside Storage: light duty $45, medium duty $85, heavy duty $85.
   3. (c) Outside hazardous materials: medium duty $115, heavy duty $115.
   4. (d) Inside hazardous materials: medium duty $165, heavy duty $165.

2. (2) Daily storage fees for non-consent non-police generated tow service may not exceed:

   1. (a) Outside storage: light duty $40, medium duty $60, heavy duty $60.
   2. (b) Inside Storage: light duty $45, medium duty $85, heavy duty $85.
   3. (c) Outside hazardous materials: medium duty $115, heavy duty $115; and
   4. (d) Inside hazardous materials: medium duty $165, heavy duty $165.

3. (3) A tow truck motor carrier may charge up to but not exceeding the amount for storage per day for the type of non-consent tow.

   1. (a) A tow truck motor carrier may charge a higher fee for inside storage per day per unit only if requested by the owners, or a law enforcement agency or highway authority.
   2. (b) Vehicles used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and which require the motor vehicle to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Regulations, 49 CFR Part 172, subpart F may be charged a higher storage fee rate.
   3. (c) To calculate storage rates, if the first six hours of storage for a vehicle include more than one day, the authorized storage fee is only the charge for one day.
   4. (d) Storage fees may only be charged if the place of storage is a state impound yard that meets the requirements of rules made by the commission under Subsection 41-1a-1101(5).
   5. (e) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(f), a tow truck motor carrier vehicle must store towed vehicles within the county where the tow occurred.

   6. (f)(i) A tow truck motor carrier must store a vehicle that is towed as a result of a non-consent police generated tow within the boundaries of the police rotation where the tow occurred.

      1. (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(f)(i), the boundary of a police rotation is the boundary established by the law enforcement agency that dispatched the tow truck motor carrier.

KEY: safety regulations, tow trucks, towing, certifications

Date of Last Change: October 22, 2024

Notice of Continuation: April 15, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 41-6a-1404; 41-6a-1405; 41-6a-1406; 53-1-106; 53-8-105; 72-9-601; 72-9-602; 72-9-603; 72-9-604; 72-9-301; 72-9-303; 72-9-701; 72-9-702; 72-9-703