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Timestamp: 2018-09-19 20:58:06
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 367', '§ 367', '§ 367', '§ 367', '§ 367', '§ 367', '§ 367', '§ 367']

Township of Mount Olive, NJ Towing
§ 367-1 Qualifications for rotation list.
§ 367-2 Additions to and deletions from list.
§ 367-3 Establishment of rates.
§ 367-4 Duties of towing operators.
§ 367-5 Use of list by Police Department.
§ 367-6 Semiannual report.
§ 367-7 Disposition of towed vehicles.
§ 367-8 Rates.
Chapter 367: Towing
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Township of Mount Olive 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; amended in its entirety 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 15-2001 (Ch. 234 of the 1990 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Police Department – See Ch. 68.
Vehicles and traffic – See Ch. 375.
Chapter 367 : Towing
The Administrator of the Township of Mount Olive is hereby authorized to compile a list of all towers and to amend and supplement the list from time to time. A towing operator shall be required to meet the following minimum qualifications to be included on the list:
All towing operators must own or lease and have available at least one conventional tow truck and one flatbed tow truck, in addition to other equipment which is necessary to provide safe and efficient towing. Each tow vehicle must have the name of the towing operator and his phone number on the side of the vehicle.
All towing operator's trucks must be equipped with radio communications or beepers, enabling them to maintain contact with their places of business.
All towing operator's trucks shall be equipped with brooms and shovels for the purpose of clearing debris off roadways. All towing operator's trucks shall be equipped with 25 pounds of absorbent material for minor spills/leaks of fuel, oil, etc., as well as an approved container for the storage of contaminated absorbent material.
All towing operators shall have telephone equipment at their place of business that is able to handle more than one incoming call.
All towing operators shall carry public liability insurance with a limit of $1,000,000. Property damage shall be carried in at least an amount of $100,000 per accident and be specifically endorsed to include vehicles in tow. A certificate showing these coverages shall be required.
No tower shall store vehicles unless the storage area shall be lighted, fenced and secured and within five miles of driving of the Township's Municipal Building.
Applicants approved to tow for the Township will not subcontract to other towers. The approval will only be applicable to the individual or corporation whose name appears on the submitted application.
The Township Council of the Township of Mount Olive may grant a waiver to any of the prerequisites which a provider of towing services is required to have under Subsection A to be included on the list of towers, provided that the tower makes an application to the Township Council and the Township Council determines that the tower will provide an acceptable alternative to the requirement for which the waiver is sought.
After the initial list is prepared, the Administrator may add names to the approved list when additional towing operators meet the appropriate qualifications. The Administrator may also delete names from the list when an operator fails to perform properly or to continue to meet the basic requirements, but no deletion shall occur without notice to the towing operator involved and the opportunity for a hearing before the Administrator. The decision of the Administrator may be appealed to the Township Council.
The Township has the authority to and will establish tower rates, consistent with the prevailing rates for the area (ten-mile radius). No fees, other than established by the Township, are authorized to be charged. Towing/storage fees are to be reviewed every three years by the Police Department.
Approved towing operators shall respond to a vehicle within 20 minutes after being notified by the desk officer of the Police Department of a necessary service call.
A towing operator shall immediately dispatch tow trucks when requested by the desk officer to respond to an emergency situation.
A towing operator shall not permit a vehicle to be removed without proper authorization.
A towing operator's drivers shall request police assistance during the course of servicing when they find it necessary to turn around, back up, tow in the opposition direction, cross the median, etc.
Towers shall remove all debris from the roadway and scene from which the vehicle will be towed.
The Administrator shall submit to the Police Department from time to time a list of towing operators to be utilized.
The list shall be utilized by the Police Department to provide towing services when necessary. The Police Department shall call for towing services when necessary. The Police Department shall call the towing operators in a sequential rotation of seven days on so that every towing operator is given an equal opportunity to provide towing services. The Police Department shall give each tower at least seven days' notice of his turn in the sequential rotation of seven days on.
The Police Department shall, on a semiannual basis, provide the Administrator with a report as to the quality of towing services provided by those towing operators on the list.
All vehicles will be removed to the tower's secured lot, unless otherwise directed by the Police Department. Vehicles may be towed to a designated location by the customer if approved by the Police Department and at an additional cost to the customer.
[Amended 7-24-2007 by Ord. No. 31-2007; 6-27-2017 by Ord. No. 15-2017]
The following charges for towing services provided by towing operators pursuant to this chapter of the Code of the Township of Mount Olive shall not exceed the following:
Basic towing for automobiles:
Hookup: $80.
Each mile after hookup: $5 (round trip).
Hookup: $90.
Basic towing for motorcycles:
Hookup: $100.
Basic towing for medium-duty trucks:
Hookup: $160.
Each mile after hookup: $10 (round trip).
Hookup: $180.
Basic towing for heavy-duty trucks:
Hookup: $375 per hour, minimum one hour.
Each mile after hookup: $15 (round trip).
Hookup: $450 per hour, minimum one hour.
For winching and/or preparation prior to towing automobiles: $120 per one hour (to be billed in one-quarter-hour increments, minimum one hour) per tow truck.
For additional labor except tow truck driver, minimum one hour, followed by one-quarter-hour increments: $100 per hour.
For medium- /heavy-duty recovery winching and/or other preparation prior to towing, minimum one hour, followed by one-quarter-hour increments: $550 per hour.
Road service: charge for basic road service:
Day: $75, plus cost of fuel provided, if applicable, plus $2 per mile.
Nights: $85, plus cost of fuel provided, if applicable, plus $2 per mile.
Winch only: $120 (to be billed in one-quarter-hour increments, minimum one hour).
Inclement weather: The towing company may, at their discretion, charge an extra 20% of the total standard towing fee during times of inclement weather.
Administrative charge: The towing company may, at its discretion, charge for post-accident services, including but not limited to services such as physical inspections, telephone and/or fax calls, removal of personal items or paperwork. An itemized list of additional services must be provided. Administrative time shall be billed at a rate of $10 per fifteen-minute interval, excluding the first 15 minutes.
Waiting time: additional time a tow operator spends at the scene other than the time required for the actual tow and/or recovery. Examples of waiting time may include, but are not limited to, EMS services which must be performed and/or police investigations. Waiting time shall be billed at a rate of $10 per fifteen-minute interval, excluding the first 15 minutes.
This fee schedule will be reviewed and may be amended by the Township Committee by resolution, in conjunction with the three-year towing operator qualification schedule.
Yard tow: $25.
Outside secured storage:
Automobiles: $35 per day, if not claimed within 12 hours, then based on each overnight period after the initial twelve-hour period.
Medium-/heavy-duty trucks: $80 per day, if not claimed within 12 hours, then based on each overnight period after the initial twelve-hour period.
Tractor-trailers: $150 per day, if not claimed within 12 hours, then based on each overnight period after the initial twelve-hour period.
Outside unsecured storage:
Medium-/heavy-duty trucks: $55 per day, if not claimed within 12 hours, then based on each overnight period after the initial twelve-hour period.
Tractor-trailers: $105 per day, if not claimed within 12 hours, then based on each overnight period after the initial twelve-hour period.
This fee schedule is in effect for any tow service called for by the Police Department.