§ 46.55.035. Prohibited acts -- Penalty
(1) No registered tow truck operator may:
(a) Except as authorized under RCW 46.55.037, ask for or receive any compensation, gratuity, reward, or promise thereof from a person having control or possession of private property or from an agent of the person authorized to sign an impound authorization, for or on account of the impounding of a vehicle;
(b) Be beneficially interested in a contract, agreement, or understanding that may be made by or between a person having control or possession of private property and an agent of the person authorized to sign an impound authorization;
(c) Have a financial, equitable, or ownership interest in a firm, partnership, association, or corporation whose functions include acting as an agent or a representative of a property owner for the purpose of signing impound authorizations.
(2) This section does not prohibit the registered tow truck operator from collecting the costs of towing, storage, or other services rendered during the course of towing, removing, impounding, or storing of an impounded vehicle as provided by RCW 46.55.120.
(3) A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
[1992 c 18 § 1; 1989 c 111 § 4.]
Notes:
Riding in towed vehicles: RCW 46.61.625.
Safety chains for towing: RCW 46.37.495. Sections: Previous 46.55.010 46.55.020 46.55.025 46.55.030 46.55.035 46.55.037 46.55.040 46.55.050 46.55.060 46.55.063 46.55.070 46.55.075 46.55.080 46.55.085 46.55.090 Next
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