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H0524.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
MOTOR VEHICLE - ACCIDENTS - Adds to existing law to provide that a towing
firm called to the scene of an accident or disabled vehicle shall remove
the vehicle as directed by an authorized officer or as requested by the
owner or authorized agent; and to prohibit collection of certain fees if
the vehicle is moved other than as so directed or if the towing firm
refuses to release the vehicle to the owner for any reason other than the
owner's refusal to pay lawful fees.
02/07 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/08 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond,
Hansen(23), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith,
Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail(Miller),
Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Black, Crow, Ellsworth, Hansen(29), Pischner
Floor Sponsor - Stone
Title apvd - to Senate
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/30 3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-0-5
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler,
Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Crow, Danielson, Geddes, Hawkins, Ipsen
Floor Sponsor - Thorne
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol
04/03 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/04 Pres signed - to Governor
04/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 308
Effective: 07/01/00
H0524
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 524
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO TOWING OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING CHAPTER 18, TITLE 49, IDAHO
3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-1807A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
4 THAT A TOWING FIRM CALLED TO THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR DISABLED VEHICLE
5 SHALL REMOVE THE VEHICLE AS DIRECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OR AS
6 REQUESTED BY THE OWNER OR AUTHORIZED AGENT, TO PROHIBIT COLLECTION OF CER-
7 TAIN FEES IF THE VEHICLE IS REMOVED OTHER THAN AS SO DIRECTED OR IF THE
8 TOWING FIRM REFUSES TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE TO THE OWNER FOR ANY REASON
9 OTHER THAN THE OWNER'S REFUSAL TO PAY LAWFUL FEES.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. That Chapter 18, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
12 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
13 ignated as Section 49-1807A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
14 49-1807A. UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF VEHICLE -- REFUSAL TO RELEASE VEHICLE.
15 Any towing firm, employee or agent thereof called to the scene of an accident
16 or disabled vehicle by an authorized officer and requested to remove a vehi-
17 cle, shall remove the vehicle and take it to the nearest garage or other place
18 of safety as directed by the officer or, except as otherwise provided in this
19 chapter, shall take the vehicle to such place as the owner or his authorized
20 agent may reasonably request. The towing firm, employee or agent shall not be
21 entitled to recover any storage, impound fees or other fees, except the sched-
22 uled tow fee, if the firm, employee or agent:
23 (1) Removes the vehicle to a place other than as directed by the officer
24 or as reasonably requested by the owner or his authorized agent; or
25 (2) After removing the vehicle, refuses to release the vehicle to the
26 owner or his authorized agent for any reason other than the refusal of the
27 owner or authorized agent to pay the fees to which the towing firm is lawfully
28 entitled. The refusal of the owner or his authorized agent to pay fees to
29 which the towing firm, employee or agent is not entitled pursuant to this sub-
30 section, shall not be cause for the towing firm, employee or agent to refuse
31 to release the vehicle.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09786C1
This legislation adds a new section to the Idaho Code relating to the towing of
motor vehicles, which provides that a towing firm called to the scene of an
accident or disabled vehicle shall remove the vehicle as directed by an authorized
officer or as requested by the owner or authorized agent. The towing company
shall be prohibited from collecting certain fees if the vehicle is removed other
than as so directed or if the towing firm refuses to release the vehicle to the owner
for any reason other than the owner's refusal to pay lawful fees.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Rep Ruby R Stone
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 524