§ 39.89. Establishment of Rates.

(1)

The maximum rates for towing or immobilizing a vehicle or for the storage of a towed vehicle when the point of origin of the tow or immobilization is within the city limits of Orlando shall be as follows:

a.

Class A Vehicles:

Towing of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to and including 10,000 pounds ..... $125.00

Maximum daily storage (after 24 hours) ..... $20.00

Immobilization fee ..... $22.00 per 24-hour period

b.

Class B Vehicles:

Towing of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds and up to and including 19,500 pounds ..... $250.00

Maximum daily storage (after 24 hours) ..... $30.00

Immobilization fee ..... $22.00 per 24-hour period

c.

Class C Vehicles:

Towing of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 19,500 and up to and including 50,000 pounds (which are upright and in a towable condition) ..... $375.00

Maximum daily storage (after 24 hours) ..... $60.00

Immobilization fee ..... $22.00 per 24-hour period

d.

Class D Vehicles:

Towing of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 50,000 pounds ..... $500.00

Maximum daily storage (after 24 hours) ..... $60.00

Immobilization fee ..... $22.00 per 24-hour period

(2)

The maximum rates established in subsection (1) above shall constitute an all-inclusive, flat fee for towing or immobilization services, and, except as specifically provided herein, companies are prohibited from imposing any other or additional charges including:

a.

Special equipment or services such as double hook up, vehicle entry when locked, dropping transmission linkage, axle or drive shaft removal, dollies, trailer or flat bed, lifts, slim jims, go jacks, removing bumpers, airing up brakes, mileage, fuel charge, or for copying the vehicle registration or other documents; or

b.

Time spent at the scene of the tow or immobilization; or

c.

Gate fees, and fees for returning to the location where the vehicle is stored in order to release the vehicle; or

d.

Storage for the first twenty-four (24) hours from the time the vehicle is towed; or

e.

Towing of a tractor trailer, which shall be considered the tow of "one" vehicle; or

f.

For towing motor vehicles carrying other vehicles (boats, cars, trucks, aircraft, tractors, heavy equipment ATV's, and motorcycles that are securely attached, which shall be considered part of that vehicle's load.

(3)

Tow or immobilization service companies are prohibited from charging fees of whatever kind for services rendered during the first twenty-four (24) hours that the vehicle is in the possession or under the control of the towing or immobilization service, beginning from the time the vehicle is delivered to the storage facility, other than the fee set forth in section 39.89. Storage fees for towed vehicles as set forth above may be assessed after the initial twenty-four-hour period based on twenty-four-hour increments and not on calendar days. An administrative fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) may be charged after the first forty-eight (48) hours if the towing service has complied with the requirements of section 713.78, Florida Statutes, including execution and mailing of the lien notice.

(4)

Towing rates and any fees set forth above in subsections (1) and (2) shall be prominently posted and clearly legible in not less than two-inch high letters on contrasting background at the point of payment at the storage site. Such notice shall be visible to the person picking up the vehicle from the place where payment is tendered. The towing service must also prominently post a clearly legible notice at the point of payment at the storage site in not less than one-half-inch high letters in contrasting background, the following statement: "Towing is regulated by Chapter 39, Orlando City Code, and section 715.07, Florida Statutes, copies of which are available by the towing service at this location upon request." A towing or immobilization service company is prohibited from engaging in private property towing within the City of Orlando unless the above notices are prominently posted, and clearly legible, at the point of payment at the storage site.

(Ord. of 4-6-1998, Doc. #31131; Ord. of 8-15-2005, § 6, Doc. #050815902; Ord. of 7-7-2008, § 7, Doc. #0807071005; Ord. No. 2012-29, §§ 2, 8, 10-1-2012, Doc. #1210011201)