KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Jackson County leaders are anticipated to debate methods to manage tow companies and wreckers whereas additionally holding drivers accountable.
Members of a legislative committee are anticipated to debate new laws throughout a gathering Monday morning.
The proposed modifications would require tow companies to have a enterprise license and legitimate insurance coverage. It additionally units fines and punishments for anybody caught violating the ordinance, whether it is finally accepted.
License and Charges
The proposal requires every enterprise or impartial tow driver both situated within the county, or that does no less than 50% of enterprise within the county, to have a legitimate tow license from Jackson County.
The enterprise license can be an annual payment of $1,000. As well as, every enterprise can be charged a $250 payment for every tow truck or wrecker they use.
Along with the tow license, every enterprise or driver will need to have a legitimate paid private property tax receipt from the county.
Income from the tow licensing charges would go to the Housing Sources Fee below the proposal.
Insurance coverage
If handed, the laws additionally outlines insurance coverage necessities tow truck drivers would want to function in Jackson County.
- Bodily damage legal responsibility
- $100,000 for every individual
- $300,000 for every accident
- Property injury legal responsibility
- $100,000 for every accident
Anybody who applies for a tow truck license would even be required to indicate legitimate insurance coverage that features the legal responsibility limits of the coverage.
Any wrecker or tow service licensed in Jackson County may be required to have storage keepers legal responsibility insurance coverage with no less than $100,000 in protection, in line with the proposed ordinance. The insurance coverage would cowl injury to a car when it’s saved at a tow lot.
Proposed Penalties
Legislators additionally anticipated to debate penalties and fines throughout Monday’s assembly.
The proposal consists of suspending licenses. The size would seemingly depend upon an organization or driver’s historical past.
- 45-90 day suspension
- Enterprise or driver violates any a part of the legislation in place
- Enterprise or driver violates metropolis ordinances that pertain to tows
- Enterprise or driver has an lively bench warrant
- 1 12 months suspension
- Enterprise or driver violates ordinance two or extra occasions in 12 months
- 2 12 months suspension
- Enterprise or driver conducts tow operations whereas tow license is suspended
The proposal nonetheless must be accepted by committee members, the total legislature, and at last signed by County Government Frank White to take impact.
Kansas Metropolis leaders are engaged on their very own tow truck rules after prosecutors charged the house owners of Metro Tow in reference to illegally towing automobiles.
Metropolis leaders are anticipated to begin discussing a metropolis ordinance subsequent week. It might require the town to work with Jackson County on tow truck rules and penalties going ahead.
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