All towers will be required to meet qualifications to be on
the list. All towers will be inspected by the Scranton Police Department
and must be able to show the following as part of that inspection:
A. Certificate of insurance.
B. Workers' compensation policy.
C. List of drivers and license numbers for each.
D. Copy of the towing company's paid mercantile tax.
F. One tow truck with wheel lift.
G. The towing company name and phone number must be displayed on the
tow truck.
H. Phone service to be answered by the towing company representative.
Answering services are not permitted.
I. Towing company must produce valid and current registrations for each
vehicle to be used.
J. All identification logos and decals must be permanently affixed to
the doors of all vehicles used in performing towing services and cannot
be manipulated in any way as to identify the vehicle as owned and
operated by another entity.
If a towing company is unable to respond to a call within 30
minutes after being called, that towing company will lose its turn
in the rotation; another towing company may respond for that towing
company.
There are hereby established set times between which towed vehicles
may be retrieved. Those times are from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All
authorized towers must be available to come out and release vehicles
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. seven days a week.
Each towing company must have the capability to store vehicles once the vehicles are towed. A towing company may not tow a vehicle and place the towed vehicle on a roadway. A violation of this section is subject to the same penalties as set forth in §
439-32, Prohibitions, above.