Ord 2024-031 amending Chapter 90, Article 4, Wreckers, of the San Marcos City Code for the purposes of modifying signage requirements, placing responsibility for administering the wrecker rotation system with the city marshal

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See. 90.250. "A.'ree"eirti-eket Vehicle Impound and Inventory for police- authorized tow; destination for tows. (a) It is unlawful for a driver to perform a police-authorized tow without obtaining a completed wr-eekef tieket vehicle impound and inventory form, towed vehicle receipt issued by the police officer, parking techriician, or Deputy Marshal who authorizes the tow, or the tow is to be reported to the TxDot CRIS crash reporting system. (b) The driver performing a police-authorized tow is responsible for the towed vehicle at all times until the vehicle has been accepted by the storage facility to which it is towed or delivered to another authorized destination. (c) Unless a wrecker driver is authorized by a police officer to deliver a towed vehicle to another destination, the driver must deliver the vehicle to a participating storage facility and leave the vehicle inside the fenced area of the storage facility. See. 90.251. Soliciting wrecker business at police scene prohibited. It is unlawful for any wrecker service owner, driver, employee or agent to solicit business in any manner at or near a police scene without having been requested to report to the scene by a police dispatcher. Sec. 90.252. Complaints against wrecker services on rotation system. (a) A rotation wrecker service must respond to each written complaint received by the service or the ehief of pol City Marshal related to a police- authorized tow, regarding damage to any vehicle towed or impounded by the wrecker service as a police-authorized tow. The response must be in writing to the person complaining, with a copy to the ehief of poll City Marshal, and must be sent within ten (10) days of receipt of the complaint. (b) If a complaint pertains to damages allegedly caused to a vehicle in the course of a police-authorized tow, the ehief of poli City Marshal will determine whether the rotation wrecker service involved should pay the damages as a condition of continuing on the rotation system. If the chief determines that damages should be paid, the service must either: (1) Pay the damages within 15 days of the poliee ehiefs City Marshal's decision, or (2) File a claim with the service's insurance company within three business days after being notified of the City Marshal's decision,with payment to be made within 45 calendar days after the City Marshal's decision,or the service will be automatically suspended from the rotation system until the payment is made. (c) A rotation wrecker service or storage facility must respond to each written complaint received by the service or facility, or by the ehief of poll City Marshal, related to excessive charges for any police-authorized tow, non- consent tow, drop fee, show up fee or any other act or omission that the