§ 24-14-5-2 — Fees for emergency towing and private property towing

A towing company may charge fees for
emergency towing and private property towing as follows:
(1) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by the
state police department and the towing company has filed its rates
to be part of the state police department's towing rotation, at the
rate agreed to by the towing company and the state police
department.
(2) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by a
local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement
agency has set rates, at the rate of the local law enforcement
agency or at the rate provided to the local law enforcement
agency.
(3) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by a
local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement
agency does not have set rates or rates provided to the local law
enforcement agency, at the following rates:
(A) The rate the towing company provides to the state police
department district in which the tow occurs.
(B) If the towing company does not have rates filed with the
state police department district in which the tow occurs, then a
rate that is not more than the state police department district's
towing and storage agreements.
(4) If the towing service is a private property towing requested by
a property owner that does not have a towing agreement with the
towing company, at the rate applicable under subdivision (2) or
(3).
(5) If the towing service is a private property towing requested by
a property owner that has a towing agreement with the towing
company, at the rate applicable in the towing agreement.
A towing company with a towing agreement that uses the services of
another towing company to respond to an emergency towing may not
charge a rate for the other towing company's services that is greater
than the rate provided in the towing agreement.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.47.