Athens City Code

1. (1) The Police Department shall maintain the rotation list by tow truck company. Rotation list shall be seven (7) days for each permitted towing company. Calls shall be made through dispatch or other Police Department procedures approved by the Police Chief.
2. (2) A towing company shall have at least one properly equipped, operating, permitted tow truck and qualified driver available 24 hours per day, including holidays, during its rotation. If the towing company cannot respond, lacks proper equipment, does not answer, or declines the call, the next towing company on the rotation list shall be called.
3. (3) The towing company shall respond to a wreck or disabled vehicle within 20 minutes after being called, except for verifiable extenuating or unusual circumstances approved by the Police Department. Class C heavy-duty calls may be allowed additional response time when necessary due to equipment availability, distance, scene complexity, or public safety needs.
4. (4) If a towing company misses two calls within one rotation cycle, the Police Chief may suspend, condition, or remove the company from the rotation list.
5. (5) The Police Department officer in charge of a scene may direct the towing company to remove the vehicle creating the greatest hazard first, to use additional equipment, to preserve evidence, to avoid entering a vehicle, or to transport a vehicle to a particular facility.

(Code 1972, § 5-615; Code 1995, § 9-515)