[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Manorhaven 1-26-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
any tow truck owned or controlled by him/her or permit the same to
be operated within the Village of Manorhaven without first having
obtained and then having in force an owner's license therefor as provided
in Chapter 55 of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
a tow truck for hire within the Incorporated Village of Manorhaven
as a driver or in connection therewith unless such driver shall have
first obtained a license from the Town Clerk of the Town of North
Hempstead, as provided in Chapter 55 of the Code of the Town of North
Hempstead.
All owners of tow trucks are required to obey the regulations, now existing and as they may be amended, established by the Town of North Hempstead in Chapter 55, Article IX, of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead.
All drivers of tow trucks within the Village of Manorhaven shall comply with the regulations, now existing and as they may be amended, set forth in Chapter 55, Article X, of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive
along any street, public highway or bridge in the Village of Manorhaven
and actively solicit towing work. Solicitation of towing work by the
operator or other occupant of a tow truck while parked or standing
on any street, public highway or bridge is also prohibited. A tow
truck operator shall not stop, stand or park at the scene of an accident
involving one or more vehicles without having been requested or notified
to do so by the police. Responding to a call merely upon notification
from gas station attendants, taxicab drivers or other unauthorized
persons shall be considered in violation of this provision.
Towing from the scene of any accident within
the village shall be done on the rotation system as set forth in Chapter
55 of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead.
It shall be unlawful for any person to demand
or receive any payment in the excess of the maximum charges permitted
by Chapter 55 of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead.
No agreement for repairs or estimate shall be
made unless it complies with Chapter 55 of the Code of the Town of
North Hempstead.
[Amended 1-25-2018 by L.L. No.
1-2018]
A.
At his/her place of business set forth on his/her license, every
unrestricted tow truck owner shall maintain for one year a bound record
book of all calls for towing service at the scene of an accident,
to be available for inspection by the police or designated Village
officer or employee. Entries in this book shall be legible, made in
ink and written in English at the time the call is received and shall
specify:
B.
Every tow truck owner or operator who tows a vehicle from a location
within the Village during a snow emergency or other emergency, declared
by the Mayor and announced in such manner as the Mayor shall direct,
shall remove the vehicle directly to the facility identified in the
owner's application for an unrestricted license to tow vehicles
filed with the Town of North Hempstead.
C.
Every tow truck owner or operator who tows a vehicle from a location within the Village during a snow emergency or other emergency, declared by the Mayor and announced in such manner as the Mayor shall direct, shall, within one hour of removal, provide written notification to the applicable police department and the office of the Village Clerk of the following information, shall record such information in the bound record book required to be maintained pursuant to Subsection A of this § 141-9, and shall keep and maintain a copy of such written notification to be available for inspection by the police or designated Village officer or employee for a period of one year:
(1)
The name of the person making a call;
(2)
The time of the call;
(3)
The time of arrival at the site of the removal;
(4)
The location of the site of removal;
(5)
The make, model, color and license or VIN number of the vehicle towed;
(6)
A copy of the owner's valid Town of North Hempstead tow license;
and
(7)
Such other information as may be required by Chapter 55 of the Code
of the Town of North Hempstead, as amended from time to time.
Every license holder shall comply with the rules
and regulations, now existing and as they may be amended, established
by the Town Clerk of the Town of North Hempstead for the proper and
efficient administration and enforcement of Chapter 55 of the Code
of the Town of North Hempstead.
Any code enforcement officer of the Incorporated
Village of Manorhaven may issue a summons or appearance ticket for
violations of this chapter.
Any offense against any provision of this chapter shall be a violation of this chapter, which violation shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $200 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days for each such offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment, except that any person or persons, association or corporation committing an offense against any provision of § 141-5 herein shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed three months for each such offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
