City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2010-0171

• File #: 2010-0171
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 2/23/2010
• In control: Committee on Public Safety Services
• Final action: 4/21/2010
• Enactment date: 4/20/2010
• Enactment #: 8
• Effective date: 4/23/2010
• Title: Ordinance amending the City Code at Title Seven: Business Licensing; Article V: Trade Occupations Service Businesses, by adding a new Chapter At 780, Towing Business Licensing Setting Forth Requirements for Towing Business Registration, Tow Truck Driver Registration and General Requirements Related to Non-consensual Towing of vehicles within the City of Pittsburgh. NOTE: (Chapter 780 was subsequently revised to read Chapter 764)
• Sponsors: Douglas Shields
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 07 - BUSINESS LICENSING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/26/2010	3	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
4/20/2010	3	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
4/14/2010	3	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
4/14/2010	3	Standing Committee	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
4/7/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
4/6/2010	2	City Council	RECOMMITTED	Pass
3/29/2010	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
3/29/2010	2	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
3/24/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
3/23/2010	2	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
3/17/2010	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
3/17/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
3/3/2010	1	Standing Committee
2/23/2010	1	City Council	Read and referred	Pass

Title
Ordinance amending the City Code at Title Seven: Business Licensing; Article V: Trade Occupations Service Businesses, by adding a new Chapter At 780, Towing Business Licensing Setting Forth Requirements for Towing Business Registration, Tow Truck Driver Registration and General Requirements Related to Non-consensual Towing of vehicles within the City of Pittsburgh.
NOTE: (Chapter 780 was subsequently revised to read Chapter 764)

Body
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code is hereby supplemented at Title Seven: Business Licensing; Article V: Trade Occupations Service Businesses, By Adding A New Chapter at 780, as follows:

CHAPTER 780: TOWING BUSINESS LICENSING; TOW TRUCK OPERATOR LICENSING; LICENSING TO ENGAGE IN NONCONSENUAL TOWING;

780.01 DEFINITIONS

(a) Automobile Club means a legal entity that, in consideration of dues, assessments, or periodic payments of money, provides assistance to members or subscribers in matters relating to motor travel or the operation, use or maintenance of a motor vehicle by supplying or arranging for emergency road service including disabled vehicle roadside assistance and towing services, approved auto repair services, and auto travel planning services including map and tour information services, accommodations reservations and motor vehicle insurance products and services.) The term does not include a tow of a vehicle initiated by a police officer investigating a traffic accident incident or a crime that involves the vehicle.

(b) City of Pittsburgh Tow Business License means a license issued by the Director of Public Safety, pursuant to this Chapter, to a Tow Business that engages in Non-consensual Tow operations within the City of Pittsburgh. Licenses may be issued for the following:

(1) License to Perform Non-consensual Tows
(2) Licenses may be issued to other Tow Businesses, such as Tow Businesses engaging solely in consensual to...