Kentucky Senate Bill 211 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - to Transportation (S)
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 281.010 to define "automobile club," "emergency towing," "private property towing," "recovery service," "seizure towing," "storage facility," "tow certificate," "tow truck," "tow truck operator," and "towing company"; create various new sections of KRS Chapter 281 to establish the provisions for emergency towing; establish the provisions for private property towing; require that rates be posted in the place of business of a tow company or storage facility; require an itemized invoice for towing and storage charges; establish notification requirements for towed vehicles; establish payment and release requirements for towed vehicles; outline payment types that a towing company or storage facility must accept; require a towing company or storage facility to be accessible by phone during posted business hours; require the return of all phone calls within 24 hours; establish prohibited fees; require records to be maintained for a period of two years; outline acts prohibited by a towing company or storage facility; amend KRS 359.230, KRS 376.275, and KRS 189.725 to conform.

AN ACT relating to vehicle towing.

Sen. Jared Carpenter [R]

Sen. Paul Hornback [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-27	Senate	to Transportation (S)
2020-02-25	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb211.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb211/orig_bill.pdf