Any wrecker or towing service that repossesses a vehicle at the request of the lienholder of record shall, within two (2) hours of the time the vehicle is repossessed, notify either the local law enforcement authority or sheriff’s office of the county where the vehicle was located. The wrecker or towing service operator shall furnish the law enforcement agency with information concerning the tow including, but not limited to, a description of the vehicle, the physical address or approximate location of where the vehicle was repossessed, the name of the owner of the vehicle and the name of the lienholder of the vehicle. The wrecker or towing service operator shall further be required to provide to the law enforcement agency the name, address and business telephone number of the wrecker or towing service provider.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 39, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
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