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Cocoa Beach enacts emergency ban on vehicle booting pending permanent rules
Summary
The City Commission adopted an emergency ordinance prohibiting booting of vehicles on private property while staff craft a permanent regulatory scheme, citing concerns about predatory practices and noting that state law regulates towing but not booting.
The Cocoa Beach City Commission on Sept. 4 adopted an emergency ordinance temporarily prohibiting the immobilization (booting) of vehicles on private property while the city develops a permanent regulatory scheme.
City staff said the emergency measure responds to reports that some operators had begun using boots in lieu of towing, and that booting is not regulated by Florida state law in the same way towing…
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