[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Hewlett Neck 12-2-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991; amended in its entirety 1-5-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall operate any tow car or permit
any tow car owned or controlled by such person to be operated upon
any road, street or highway in the Village of Hewlett Neck without
having then in force a tow car license issued by the Town of Hempstead,
Nassau County, New York, for the vehicle being so operated.
It shall be unlawful for any tow car owner or
driver or any other person to remove a motor vehicle involved in an
accident or otherwise disabled without written authorization signed
by the owner or other representative of the owner.
Whenever a member of the Police Department is
requested to provide assistance in obtaining a tow truck, the police
officer shall provide the opportunity to the owner or operator to
designate the person or establishment to tow said vehicle, except
in cases when the police officer deems that the time of arrival may
create a traffic hazard and in the case of an impound. The owner or
operator shall thereafter be responsible for such fees and charges
of the towing service.
