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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ARTICLE VI. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES. <br /> <br /> Sec. 3S-20. Offenses. <br /> <br /> (a) A person commits an offense if, within the City, he, his agent or employee: <br /> <br /> (1) engages in vehicle tow service for compensation without a valid <br /> tow service certificate of registration issued by the Department; or <br /> <br /> (2) intentionally or knowingly causes a vehicle to be removed from <br /> private property, without the consent of the vehicle owner or <br /> operator, by a vehicle tow service not licensed by TDLR; or <br /> <br /> <br /> (3) intentionally or knowingly employs or contracts with a vehicle tow <br /> service not licensed by TDLR for the purpose of having a vehicle <br /> removed from private property without the consent of the vehicle <br /> owner or operator; or <br /> <br /> (4) allows a tow truck or agent to be within 1,000 feet of the scene of a <br /> motor vehicle accident unless properly dispatched. No employee or <br /> agent of the Wrecker Service shall distribute business cards or <br /> other literature to, or communicate with any vehicle operator <br /> within 1,000 feet of the scene unless properly dispatched and in <br /> the presence of a police officer. No Wrecker Service shall follow, <br /> chase or respond to Fire, EMS, or Police calls unless requested. <br /> <br /> (b) A person commits an offense if he operates a wrecker engaged in a vehicle <br /> tow service in the City without a valid wrecker driver's permit issued to the <br /> person by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. <br /> <br /> (c) A certificate holder commits an offense if he employs or otherwise allows a <br /> person to operate for compensation a wrecker owned, controlled or operated by <br /> the certificate holder unless the person has a valid wrecker driver's permit issued <br /> by TDLR. <br /> <br /> (d) A certificate holder commits an offense if he removes an unauthorized <br /> vehicle from a private property location which lacks, at each entrance to the <br /> property, the posting of a sign that meets state mandates and requirements as <br /> established in Chapter 2308 Texas Occupations Code (Vehicle Towing and <br /> Booting Act). <br /> <br /> (e) A certificate holder commits an offense if he fails to release a vehicle <br /> without charge to the vehicle owner or operator, or to the property owner, if the <br /> release is requested whether or not the vehicle has already been connected to the <br /> towing vehicle and, or before the vehicle is removed from the private property on <br /> which the vehicle is parked. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -18- <br /> <br /> 295 <br />