Athens City Code

1. (1) Each towing company shall use a standard invoice form containing the towing company's name, physical address, storage facility address, telephone number, and email address.
2. (2) An invoice shall be prepared for each City-requested tow. When the owner, operator, or authorized representative is present and circumstances permit, a copy shall be provided at the scene or as soon as practicable. The towing company shall retain duplicate invoices and tow records for at least two (2) years or a longer period in a chronological order as required by law or City policy.
3. (3) Each invoice shall include, at a minimum:
   1. (a) Date, time, and location of the tow;
   2. (b) Name and address of the person requesting or authorizing the tow, if known;
   3. (c) Name and address of the vehicle owner, operator, or person involved, if known;
   4. (d) Vehicle year, make, model, color, license plate number, state, and VIN, if available;
   5. (e) Tow truck class used and destination of the vehicle;
   6. (f) Itemized charges, including towing, mileage, winching, recovery, storage, notification, and any approved additional charges;
   7. (g) A good-faith estimate of charges when final charges cannot be determined at the scene;
   8. (h) Daily storage rate and the date and time storage charges begin;
   9. (i) Name of the driver or employee preparing the invoice.
   10. (j) Invoices, rates, dispatch records, release forms, notices, photographs, storage logs, and other records related to City-requested tows shall be available for inspection by the Police Chief during normal business hours or during an investigation.

(Code 1972, § 5-619; Code 1995, § 9-519)