NY Gen Bus L § 399-XX (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 26 - Miscellaneous 399-XX - Towing of Motor Vehicles; Credit Cards; Statewide.

§  399-xx.  Towing  of  motor  vehicles;  credit  cards; statewide. 1.   Definition. For the purposes of this section, a  "commercial  tower"  is   defined as any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability   company,  association,  or  other entity that engages in the business of   towing motor vehicles for consideration.2. Requirements. A  commercial  tower  who  responds  to  a  call  for   assistance  from an owner or operator of a vehicle that is inoperable or   cannot be safely operated or who offers to transport, repair, or  render   safely  operable such a vehicle shall, in compliance with any reasonable   request of an owner or operator of such vehicle, repair the  vehicle  or   transport  the  vehicle  and its occupants to a reasonably safe location   where repairs can be made. The commercial tower shall not be required to   transport all vehicle occupants if the number of occupants  exceeds  the   number  of  passengers  that  can  be  safely  transported. The owner or   operator of the vehicle shall be liable to the commercial tower for  the   cost  of towing and repair services provided. The commercial tower shall   accept cash and all other forms of payment that  such  commercial  tower   accepts  in  the ordinary course of business, including credit and debit   cards as those terms are defined in section five hundred eleven of  this   chapter  as payment for all or part of the charges for towing and repair   services accepted and provided. The commercial tower  may  require  such   proof of identification from persons making payments in forms other than   cash  as the commercial tower requires for such payments in the ordinary   course of business. If the owner  or  operator  of  a  vehicle  declines   services  of  the commercial tower or cannot or will not provide payment   and identification for towing or repair  services,  a  commercial  tower   shall  notify  law  enforcement about the location and identification of   the vehicle and its occupants. The provisions of  this  section  do  not   apply to a vehicle which is lawfully parked at the home of the vehicle's   owner or operator.3.  Penalties. Whenever there shall be a violation of this section, an   application may be made by the attorney  general  in  the  name  of  the   people  of  the  state  of  New  York  to  a  court  or  justice  having   jurisdiction to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of   not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of  such   violations;  and  if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or   justice that the defendant has,  in  fact,  violated  this  section,  an   injunction  may  be  issued  by  such  court  or  justice, enjoining and   restraining any further violation,  without  requiring  proof  that  any   person  has,  in  fact,  been  injured  or  damaged thereby. In any such   proceeding the court may make allowances  to  the  attorney  general  as   provided  in  paragraph  six  of subdivision (a) of section eighty-three   hundred  three  of  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  and   direct   restitution.  In  connection  with  any  such  proposed application, the   attorney general is authorized to take proof and make a determination of   the relevant facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with  the  civil   practice law and rules.