Tennessee § 55-31-404 Towing and storage fees

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§ 55-31-404 — Towing and storage fees

Tennessee § 55-31-404

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-31-404 (2026).

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A person engaged in the business of towing motor vehicles by tow truck or otherwise or the storing of such motor vehicles for any type of remuneration, whether as the principal business of the person or incidental to the person's principal business, shall not charge a person for the towing or storage of a motor vehicle:

(1)A fee charged at a higher rate than the maximum fee that has been approved by the Tennessee highway patrol district to be charged for the same service by persons engaged in a business described in this section;

(2)A gate, access, or release fee during normal business hours for any day during which daily storage is also being charged; or (3) A release fee of more than one hundred dollars ($100).

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A person engaged in the business of towing motor vehicles by tow truck or otherwise or the storing of such motor vehicles for any type of remuneration, whether as the principal business of the person or incidental to the person's principal business, shall not charge a person for the towing or storage of a motor vehicle: (1) A fee charged at a higher rate than the maximum fee that has been approved by the Tennessee highway patrol district to be charged for the same service by persons engaged in a business described in this section; (2) A gate, access, or release fee during normal business hours for any day during which daily storage is also being charged; or (3) A release fee of more than one hundred dollars ($100).