Rule 570-38-7-.16 - Vehicle Not Towed Upon Operator Returning(1) The operator or driver employed by a towing and storage firm summoned to tow away any vehicle from private property shall not tow the vehicle away and shall not charge any fee if: a. The vehicle has not yet been hooked by a hoisting apparatus, including wheel dollies, or loaded by the towing and storage firm onto or behind its wrecker; andb. The operator or owner of the vehicle returns, produces the ignition key to the vehicle and immediately removes the vehicle from the private property.(2) The operator or driver employed by a towing and storage firm summoned to tow away any vehicle from private property shall not tow the vehicle away but shall be permitted to charge an operator's fee (but no storage or other fees) as prescribed in the Maximum Rate Tariff prior to releasing such vehicle if: a. The vehicle has not yet left the private property to which the operator or driver employed by the towing and storage firm was summoned;b. The vehicle has been hooked with hoisting apparatus, including wheel dollies, or loaded by the towing and storage firm onto or behind its wrecker; andc. The operator or owner of the vehicle returns, produces the ignition key to the vehicle, and agrees to immediately remove the vehicle from the private property upon payment of the operator's fee authorized by this paragraph and release of the vehicle.(3) A towing and recovery firm may assess charges accordance with the Maximum Rate Tariff once its operator or driver has left the private property to which it was summoned, provided however that the operator's fee described in paragraph (2) of this Rule shall not apply at or following this point.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 570-38-7-.16
O.C.G.A. §§ 40-1-54, 44-1-13.
Original Rule entitled "Vehicle Not Towed Upon Operator Returning" adopted. F. Apr. 21, 2020; eff. May 11, 2020.