1. (1) As used in this section:

   1. (a) "Non-consent police generated tow" means the towing of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor made at the request of a peace officer, a person acting on behalf of a law enforcement agency, or a highway authority under:

      1. (i) Section 41-1a-1101;
      2. (ii) Section 41-6a-210;
      3. (iii) Section 41-6a-527;
      4. (iv) Section 41-6a-1405;
      5. (v) Section 41-6a-1406;
      6. (vi) Section 41-6a-1408;
      7. (vii) Section 73-18-20.1; or
      8. (viii) another provision of law.
   2. (b) "Non-consent police generated tow" does not include the towing of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor made at the request of a private individual where a peace officer assists the tow request.

2. (2)

   1. (a) Except as described in Subsections (2)(b), (c), and (d), a tow truck motor carrier that conducts a non-consent police generated tow may not tow the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor to an impound yard outside the county where the tow is initiated.
   2. (b) For a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor impounded as described in Section 41-6a-1406 and held as evidence as requested by a peace officer or law enforcement agency, the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor may be towed to an impound yard the peace officer or law enforcement agency chooses.

   3. (c) A peace officer, a person acting on behalf of a law enforcement agency, or a highway authority may direct a tow truck motor carrier conducting a non-consent police generated tow to tow the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor to an impound yard in a county adjacent to the county where the tow was initiated if:

      1. (i) the impound yard in an adjacent county is closer to where the tow was initiated than the closest impound yard in the county where the tow was initiated; and
      2. (ii) a peace officer, a person acting on behalf of a law enforcement agency, or a highway authority informs the owner of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor of the location of the impound yard.

   4. (d) A tow truck motor carrier conducting a non-consent police generated tow may tow a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor to an impound yard outside the county where the tow was initiated if:

      1. (i) an impound yard within the county where the tow is initiated is unavailable; or
      2. (ii) a tow truck motor carrier with an impound yard within the county where the tow initiated cannot respond in a reasonable time due to weather, road conditions, or a volume of requested tows.

Enacted by Chapter 351, 2026 General Session