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PUC staff: spot (cold-call) tows often fall under abandoned-vehicle rules; rulemaking aims to clarify resurfacing and notice
Summary
PUC staff told the towing task force that tows from properties without prior contracts or signage typically must meet the 24-hour abandoned vehicle requirement; the commission's pending rulemaking will add guidance for resurfacing events and abandoned-vehicle procedures.
Task force members raised questions at the Oct. 9 meeting about "spot" or cold-call tows, such as those requested by property managers during pavement resurfacing. Nate Riley, the PUC representative, said that without an established relationship or posted notice on the property, a tow operator generally cannot rely on the private-property notice rules and instead must follow the abandoned motor vehicle framework, which requires a vehicle to be present 24 hours before…
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