PRINTER'S NO. 1656
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1529
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, HILL-EVANS, R. MACKENZIE, JAMES, WEBSTER
AND JOZWIAK, JUNE 1, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 1, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 5, 2012 (P.L.990, No.110), entitled "An
act providing for standards for towing and for violations,"
further providing for standards for tow truck operators and
towing storage facilities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(g) of the act of July 5, 2012 (P.L.990,
No.110), known as the Towing and Towing Storage Facility
Standards Act, is amended and the section is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 3. Standards for tow truck operators and towing storage
facilities.
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(g) Storage fee prohibited.--Unless law enforcement has
requested that a vehicle be held, a tow truck operator or towing
storage facility shall not charge a storage fee for any period
during which it has refused reasonable access during posted
normal business hours as required in subsection (e) or has
refused to allow authorized inspection of the vehicle under
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inspection rights in 75 Pa.C.S. ยง 1799.4 (relating to
examination of vehicle repairs) or section 11 of the act of
December 29, 1972 (P.L.1713, No.367), known as the Motor Vehicle
Physical Damage Appraiser Act. A vehicle held at the request of
law enforcement shall not accrue additional fees or charges
after the vehicle has been in storage for 60 days regardless of
the actual length of time the vehicle has been held by the
towing storage facility.
(h) Notice.--A towing storage facility shall make a good
faith effort to notify the owner, lessor or lienholder of a
stored vehicle of the stored vehicle's location within five
business days of receipt of the vehicle at the towing storage
facility. If a vehicle remains in storage for 60 days, a towing
storage facility shall make a second good effort to notify the
owner, lessor or lienholder of the stored vehicle of the stored
vehicle's location. Written correspondence sent via first class
mail to the address registered with the Department of
Transportation shall satisfy the notice requirements under this
subsection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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