13-Wrecker, towing and storage facilities of the Code of Ordinances

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unless the tow is a consent tow and requested to deliver the vehicle to another location. All non-consent tows shall be towed to the Wrecker Service's storage lot located within the City limits or if directed by the Department to be delivered to another location. (5) No tow truck operator or agent shall be within 1,000 feet of the scene unless properly dispatched by the Department. No employee or agent of the Wrecker Service shall distribute business cards or other literature to, or communicate with any vehicle operator within 1,000 feet of the scene unless properly dispatched and in the presence of a police officer. No Wrecker Service shall follow, chase or respond to Fire, EMS, or Police calls unless requested. (6) In multi-vehicle towing situations, the tow service on call is responsible for all vehicles needing removal, unless other arrangements have been made that comply with state statutes. If the on-call towing service cannot remove all vehicles in a timely manner, the next tow service on rotation shall be dispatched for whatever the on-call service cannot remove. (7) All tow truck drivers driving or summoned to the scene shall obey all lawful orders given them by any police officer and shall not in any manner interfere with any police officer in the performance of the officer's duty. The police officer on the scene shall not advise or instruct a tow truck driver on the manner of towing. (8) No tow truck driver shall remove any wrecked or disabled or illegally parked vehicle from any public street or City right-of-way without authorization from a police officer, or any City authorized employee; however, the owner or operator of a stalled or disabled vehicle not involved in an accident may authorize a tow truck driver to remove the vehicle if no police officer is present. (9) Each tow truck driver who is dispatched shall be responsible for cleaning the street of any broken glass or other debris resulting from a collision. If more than one tow truck is summoned, each driver shall bear equal responsibility for the clean up. (10) All recovered stolen vehicles will be transported at the direction of the Paris Police Department. All Wrecker Service fees will be paid by the owner of a stolen vehicle stored at the Paris Police Department before release of the stolen vehicle. (11) No additional fees such as "stand by time" will be added to any non-consent rotation tow or next out tow. (12) Wrecker Service Companies and their drivers, agents, or representatives shall not address complaints, conflicts or -14- 6'