eLaws | eCases | Counties & Cities of Mississippi | Code of Federal Regulations | United States Code |
 Gulfport
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 6. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
 Article XXI. NONCONSENSUAL TOWING

  § 6-522. Establishment of rates for trespass towing.  

Latest version.

  • The maximum rate for the trespass towing and storage for a light-duty vehicle from a private parking lot when the point of origin of the tow is within the city limits shall be as follows:

    (1)

    For any light-duty vehicle one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00) and fuel surcharge. The storage fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) a day uncovered or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) a day covered (only if necessary), which shall be on a twenty-four-hour day and shall begin to accumulate when the vehicle is unhooked from the tow truck in the proper storage yard. For purposes of this section a day is considered to be a twenty-four-hour period.

    (2)

    There shall be no additional charges for locating the vehicle in the storage facility, removal of items from the vehicle, or for any other similar activity which does not require towing or moving of the vehicle during business hours.

    (3)

    Vehicles (unpaid or not released) that remain in storage will only have an owner's personal effects released to the owner or his/her designee (prescriptions, eye glasses, medical equipment, tools, house keys, pets, etc.). All property physically attached to the vehicle remains as part of the vehicle.

    (4)

    For vehicles that have a gross weight over fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds, the fee for towing and storage shall be established by the towing service.

    (5)

    The maximum rates established in subsection (a)(1) shall be a flat fee which shall be inclusive of all towing charges. A towing charge includes any fees for:

    a.

    Special equipment such as, but not limited to, a double hookup, vehicle entry when locked, dropping transmission linkage, axle or drive shaft removal, dollies, skates, trailer or flatbed, lift, slim-jims, go jacks, removing bumpers, airing up brakes, and mileage.

    b.

    Time spent on the scene of the tow.

    (6)

    No fee other than the above enumerated fees for towing and storage shall be assessed as a condition for release of a light-duty vehicle to the vehicle owner or authorized driver.

(Ord. No. 2643, § 2-7, 9-22-09)