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Berkeley County adopts revised towing policy under state code

3818732 · June 13, 2025
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Summary

The commission adopted an updated county towing policy drafted by the deputy legal director and reviewed with sheriff's office staff; the policy creates steps for suspending or removing towing companies from the county rotation and codifies standards for equipment and facilities.

The Berkeley County Commission adopted a revised county towing policy after a staff presentation and discussion of procedural safeguards for towing companies.

Deputy legal director Jeff Mausey told the commission that the West Virginia State Code requires counties to adopt and periodically revise a towing policy, and that the sheriff’s office administers the county’s towing list and rotation. “The West Virginia State Code requires the county commission to adopt and periodically, revise, look at, and reapprove, towing policy for the county to be used,” Mausey said during his presentation.

Mausey and county staff…

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