California Vehicle Code

§ 22513

VEH § 22513 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 11 · Ch. 9

Statute text

(a)(1) It is a misdemeanor for a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck to stop or cause a person to stop at the scene of an accident or near a disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting an engagement for towing services, either directly or indirectly, to furnish towing services, to move a vehicle from a highway, street, or public property when the vehicle has been left unattended or when there is an injury as the result of an accident, or to accrue charges for services furnished under those circumstances, unless requested to perform that service by a law enforcement officer or public agency pursuant to that agency’s procedures, or unless summoned to the scene or requested to stop by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle.

(2)(A) A towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck summoned, or alleging it was summoned, to the scene by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle shall possess all of the following information in writing prior to arriving at the scene:

(i)The first and last name and working telephone number of the person who summoned it to the scene.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 518, Sec. 1. (AB 2167) Effective January 1, 2017.