HB 1999 -- Wrecker and Towing Services

Sponsor:  McGhee

This bill requires any wrecker or towing services requested by
any political subdivision to be licensed.  The request for towing
may be rotated among all licensed wreckers or towing services
located within a reasonable radius of each other unless adequate
towers are not available.

The bill:

(1)  Requires the Department of Public Safety to place a licensed
wrecker or towing service on the State Highway Patrol's rotation
log, establish geographical areas of rotation, and make logs
available for public inspection;

(2)  Requires wreckers and towers to meet certain qualifications
in order to be placed on a rotation log;

(3)  Specifies the procedures for removing a company from a
rotation log;

(4)  Specifies the requirements for wreckers or towing services
located outside the county or state that do not meet the
qualifications;

(5)  Requires licensed wreckers to maintain liability insurance
in the amount of at least $200,000 with a deductible not greater
than $1,000 per occurrence;

(6)  Requires a licensed wrecker to pay a $200 initial licensing
fee which can be renewed annually on December 31 for a $100 fee;

(7)  Creates the Wrecker License Administration Fund for the
deposit of fees collected to be used for the administration of
these provisions; and

(8)  Authorizes the department to cancel, suspend, revoke, or
refuse to issue or renew a license and to establish rules and
maximum standards rate schedules.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm