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Licenses committee shortens nonconsensual towing licenses to one year to speed enforcement
Summary
Milwaukee's Licenses Committee voted to shorten licensure for nonconsensual ("private" or "boot/tow-for-violation") towing businesses from two years to one year, and asked Department of Public Works to flag firms that owe the city so the committee can consider withholding renewal until outstanding pass-through fees are remitted.
The Licenses Committee of the Milwaukee Common Council on June 27 approved an ordinance (File No. 250536) reducing the license period for businesses that perform nonconsensual tows from two years to one year.
The change aims to give city staff and aldermen a faster opportunity to review tow companies after complaints or unpaid fees accumulate. Jim Bole, director in the Office of Innovation, told the committee that the city has adopted state statutory requirements governing nonconsensual tows and collects a pass-through check fee when companies verify vehicles before towing. "That fee is set right now at the statutory ... maximum, which is $35 per vehicle," Bole said.
The shorter license period is intended to reduce the time between renewal reviews so the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Licensing Division can…
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