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Council seeks to require towing companies to post clear signs on private property before towing vehicles.

Official:Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by providing further requirements for towing companies regarding towing vehicles from private lots, private property and driveways, under certain terms, conditions and penalties.

Sponsor: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez

Introduced: March 17, 2016

: Committee on Streets and Services

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires towing companies to have prior permission from property owners before towing vehicles and to post clear signs on private lots, properties, and driveways.

What This Bill Does

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Requires towing companies to have prior written permission from property owners before towing vehicles from private lots, properties, and driveways.
Mandates that towing companies must post clear signs on private lots, properties, and driveways, no smaller than 36 inches high and 36 inches across (or 18 inches high and 18 inches across for single-family residential properties), in a conspicuous place near the entry.
Restricts towing to only licensed towing companies, as defined in Section 9-605.
Requires towing companies to retain written permissions from property owners on file.