California Streets and Highways Code CHAPTER 15 - Freeway Service Patrols

• Section 2560.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Freeway Service Patrol Act.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1109, Sec. 1. Effective September 29,
• Section 2560.5.
  (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the implementation of a freeway service patrol system using a formula-based allocation, referred to as baseline...
• Section 2561.
  As used in this chapter, each of the following terms has the following meaning:(a) “Emergency roadside assistance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2436...
• Section 2561.3.
  The freeway service patrol in any particular area shall be operated pursuant to an agreement between the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the department,...
• Section 2561.5.
  (a) Funding for the freeway service patrols established pursuant to this chapter shall be provided, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act, from the State Highway...
• Section 2562.1.
  (a) Funding for the program established in subdivision (a) of Section 2560.5 in a participating area shall be based 25 percent on the number of urban...
• Section 2562.2.
  (a) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this section, the department shall prepare guidelines for the implementation of a Competitive Freeway Service...
• Section 2562.3.
  In determining the baseline annual funding allocation, regional or local entities shall apply to the department in accordance with operational standards as outlined in the...
• Section 2562.5.
  Each tow truck participating in a freeway service patrol shall bear a logo comprised of, at a minimum, a circle, a triangle, and a tow...
• Section 2563.
  Tow truck drivers and employers participating in a freeway service patrol pursuant to this chapter are subject to the standards and qualifications established under Article...
• Section 2564.
  Not more than 2 percent of the state funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter shall be used for administrative overhead expenses or purposes by...
• Section 2565.
  The department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and participating and eligible regional and local entities shall develop and periodically update guidelines for program...

Last modified: October 22, 2018