Rule 570-38-7-.12 - Equipment(1) Wrecker services engaged in transporting vehicles in nonconsensual towing must apply for and maintain a Georgia Intrastate Motor Carrier Registration (GIMC) or the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR), as applicable, in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 40-2-140.(2) Each vehicle operating under authority of a nonconsensual towing permit must carry a copy of the permit in the cab of the vehicle. The copy shall be presented to any investigator or enforcement officer of the Department upon request.(3) Vehicles utilized in nonconsensual towing shall be distinctly marked and identified with the name of the motor carrier and motor carrier identification number (GA DOT or USDOT number). The size, shape and color of such marking shall be in compliance with Title 49, CFR, Part 390.21.(4) All vehicles utilized by the wrecker companies for nonconsensual towing must be equipped with the following: (c) Stopped vehicle warning device, and(d) Tow away lamps (tail, stop and turn signal lights for vehicles being towed).(5) Augmentation of equipment by an NCT Carrier must comply with the rules of the Department.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 570-38-7-.12
O.C.G.A. §§ 40-1-54; 44-1-13.
Original Rule entitled "Equipment" adopted. F. Apr. 21, 2020; eff. May 11, 2020.