Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
1000 - Department of Safety and Homeland Security
1300 - Division of State Police
1301 - Nonconsensual Towing
Section 1301-8.0 - Prohibited Acts

Universal Citation: 2 DE Admin Code 1301-8.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

8.1 No Approved Tower shall stop at the scene of an accident or at or near a disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting an engagement for towing service, unless directed to do so by a Trooper.

8.2 No Approved Tower shall, without authorization from the Troop, move any vehicle from any public highway, street, or other public area when such vehicle has been abandoned, stolen or damaged as the result of an accident, or following an arrest. Approved Towers may move a vehicle damaged as the result of an accident if the removal is for the purpose of extracting a person from the wreckage or to remove an immediate hazard to life, person, or property. In no event shall any such movement be more than is reasonable or necessary under the circumstances then existing. When movement is necessary, the Approved Tower shall be able to identify the original resting place of the vehicle.

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