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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(c) It is unlawful for a person who makes payment for vehicle storage charges for a vehicle towed as a police-authorized tow by personal check or credit card to stop payment on the check or rescind a credit card charge. Sec. 90.280. Invoices. (a) A vehicle storage facility must provide each vehicle owner who reclaims a towed vehicle with an invoice in accordance with this section at the time a towed vehicle is reclaimed. (b) Each invoice must include the vehicle storage facility name, business address and phone number, facility's state vehicle storage facility number, the date and time the vehicle was impounded, the date and time the vehicle was reclaimed, and an itemized statement of the charges.Each invoice must have all of the following information printed on the front or back of the invoice, or printed on a separate sheet that is physically attached to the invoice: (1) A schedule listing the maximum vehicle storage fees set by the state. (2) The following statement, in at least 10-point type: San Marcos City Ordinance limits,but does not set,the amounts that can be charged for wrecker services, and requires wrecker services and vehicle storage facilities to accept cash, one-party personal checks, money orders, traveler's checks and credit cards for payment of fees. The ordinance also prohibits a person who pays with a check or credit card from stopping or canceling the payment. Persons who wish to contest the propriety of a tow or to contest charges claimed to be excessive may request a hearing at a justice court. Persons who wish to contest charges on police-authorized tows claimed to be excessive may file a complaint with the San Marcos Chief of P liee City Marshal. (c) If a single invoice is used for wrecker service charges and vehicle storage facility charges, a combined schedule of the maximum wrecker service and vehicle storage fees may be used on the invoice,together with the statement in (b)(2). Secs. 90.281-90.288. Reserved. DIVISION 4. NON-CONSENT TOWING REGULATIONS AND RATE LIMITATIONS Sec. 90.289. Non-consent towing registration required; minimum requirements; suspension. (a) Effective on January 2, 2009, it shall be unlawful for a wrecker service to perform non-consent towing of vehicles from private property in the City of San Marcos without having a current and valid non-consent towing registration on file with the San Marcos Dr viiee City Marshal's Department.