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the presence of a police officer. No Wrecker Service shall follow, <br />chase or respond to Fire, EMS, or Police calls unless requested. <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 />(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 />(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 />(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 />(o A certificate holder commits an offense if he fails to notify the police <br />department or have an employee notify the police department within one (1) <br />hour after the removal of each vehicle from private property with the following <br />information: <br />(1) the location from which the vehicle was removed and the date and <br />time of removal; <br />(2) the reason for removal of the vehicle; <br />(3) a physical description of the removed vehicle to include the year, <br />make, model, color, state license plate number and the vehicle <br />identification number; <br />(4) the trade name of the vehicle tow service; <br />(5) the name, address and telephone number of the vehicle storage <br />facility to which the vehicle was taken; <br />(6) the name of the operator of the towing vehicle; and <br />(7) obtain incident number from police department. <br />-ie- <br />