§ 2-19-72. Maximum rates.

The maximum rates for towing a vehicle, for the storage of a towed vehicle or for the rendition of other services involving the use of a wrecker or other customary towing services when the point of origin of the tow or such services is within Manatee County shall be as follows:

(a)

For vehicles with a gross weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less or vehicles carrying a vessel fifteen (15) feet or less in length:

1.

One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for travel to the scene and the first thirty (30) minutes thereafter at the scene;

2.

One hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour, measured in fifteen (15) minute increments, after the first thirty (30) minutes at the scene;

3.

Four dollars ($4.00) per full mile towed;

4.

Up to fifteen dollars ($15.00) for additional services necessary to prepare to tow, such as disconnecting linkage, dropping of the driveshaft or changing a tire; and

5.

Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day to store the vehicle.

(b)

For vehicles with a gross weight greater than ten thousand (10,000) pounds and less than twenty thousand (20,000) pounds or vehicles carrying a vessel more than fifteen (15) feet but less than twenty-two (22) feet in length:

1.

One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for travel to the scene and the first thirty (30) minutes thereafter at the scene;

2.

One hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour, measured in fifteen (15) minute increments, after the first thirty (30) minutes at the scene;

3.

Four dollars ($4.00) per full mile towed;

4.

Up to thirty dollars ($30.00) for additional services necessary to prepare to tow, such as disconnecting linkage, dropping of the driveshaft or changing a tire; and

5.

Thirty dollars ($30.00) per day to store the vehicle.

(c)

For vehicles with a gross weight over twenty thousand (20,000) pounds or vehicles carrying a vessel twenty-two (22) feet or longer in length:

1.

Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for travel to the scene and the first thirty (30) minutes thereafter at the scene;

2.

One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per hour, measured in fifteen (15) minute increments, after the first thirty (30) minutes at the scene;

3.

Five dollars ($5.00) per mile towed;

4.

Up to fifty dollars ($50.00) for additional services necessary to prepare to tow, such as disconnecting linkage, dropping of the driveshaft or changing a tire; and

5.

Fifty dollars ($50.00) per day to store the vehicle.

(d)

For all vehicles, tow truck operators may charge:

1.

Up to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover or otherwise protect vehicle contents from exposure to the elements;

2.

Up to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) to allow a vehicle owner or operator access to a stored vehicle, during nonbusiness hours, to remove personal property; and

3.

Up to forty-five dollars ($45.00) per stored vehicle to off-set mailing, documentation, form preparation and collection costs (not including costs associated with filing of liens) for vehicles not claimed within twenty-four (24) hours.

4.

Enroute mileage from business location over fifteen (15) miles at a rate of three dollars ($3.00) per mile.

(Ord. No. 99-39, § 2, 5-18-99; Ord. No. 05-044, § 2, 6-14-05)