72-9-607. Process of removal from towing rotation.
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Effective 6/1/2026
72-9-607. Process of removal from towing rotation.
(1)As used in this section, "ownership" means any percentage of ownership of a tow truck motor carrier by a person.
(2)Each towing entity or state agency that establishes a towing rotation to facilitate tows initiated by the political subdivision or state agency shall establish a policy for an appeals process to hear and decide appeals from a decision to suspend or remove a tow truck motor carrier or tow truck operator from a towing rotation.
(3)In conducting an appeal as described in Subsection
(2):
(a)the appeal process may be conducted by a single appeal officer or a panel; and
(b)an individual hearing an appeal, whether as a single appeal officer or as part of a panel, may not be the same individual who made the decision to suspend or remove the tow truck motor carrier or tow truck operator from the towing rotation.
(4)A person with ownership in a tow truck motor carrier that is removed from a towing rotation in a first or second class county may not be added to a towing rotation in a first or second class county for three years after the day on which the tow truck motor carrier is removed from a towing rotation.
(5)Before a towing entity may add a tow truck motor carrier to a towing rotation in a first or second class county, the tow truck motor carrier shall be certified by the department as described in Section 72-9-602 for a minimum of three consecutive years.
Amended by Chapter 272 , 2026 General Session