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police prior to the date the use of the new number begins. (4) The facility must be located within the city limits. • Sec. 90.273. Storage of vehicles in fenced area; removal of vehicle parts. (a) It is unlawful for a participating storage facility operator to store any vehicle towed as a police- authorized tow outside of the fenced area of the storage facility. (b) It is unlawful for a participating storage facility operator to remove, or to cause or permit the removal of, parts from any vehicle being stored at the storage facility without the consent of the vehicle owner. The operator shall not dismantle or demolish a vehicle unless the operator has a certificate of title, certificate of authority to demolish, a police auction sales receipt or a transfer document issued by the state for the vehicle being demolished. Sec. 90.274. Inspection by police. A participating storage facility operator must make all vehicles and vehicle parts located at the facility accessible for inspection by any police officer of the city at all times. Sec. 90.275. Right to inspect wrecker ticket. A person who is reclaiming a vehicle from a participating storage facility is entitled to inspect the wrecker ticket for the vehicle prior to paying any fees or charges. • Sec. 90.276. Releases and waivers prohibited. It is unlawful for a participating storage facility operator, or an employee or agent of a participating storage facility operator, to ask or require a person reclaiming a vehicle that was towed as a police- authorized tow to sign a statement or form containing any form of release of the operator from liability, or waiver of rights against the operator, prior to the release of the vehicle. A participating storage facility operator may require a person claiming a vehicle to sign a statement or form acknowledging that the person has reclaimed the vehicle. Sec. 90.277. Duty to provide attendant. (a) The operator of a participating storage facility must make impounded vehicles available for release 24 hours a day within one hour's notice. The operator must have a publicly listed telephone number which is answered 24 hours a day by the operator or an employee or agent of the operator. (b) The use by a participating storage facility operator of an answering machine is prohibited. The use of call forwarding is permitted only if the operator or the operator's employee or agent is on-call to allow the reclaiming of vehicles. (c) An operator of a participating storage facility that accepts vehicles from police-authorized tows must make the facility available to accept vehicles from police-authorized tows 24 hours a day, and must • make vehicles available for release 24 hours a day with one hour's notice. 13