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Tow and storage rates in College Station and Bryan

What could be charged for tows and storage in College Station and Bryan, by year and by who set the amount. Each row names the record it comes from and links the source.

How to read these tables. Amounts are in dollars, as the source states them. Use the row that covers the date of the tow, and read the note for vehicle sizes and other details. Rows marked "Not found yet" are gaps we are still researching.

College Station private-property tows

Year or periodAmountsRecord, source and status
NowNot listedCollege Station Code § 38-176
College Station Code ch. 38 art. IV (Municode)
Official source
The City Code sets no amount of its own: private-property tow and drop fees are 'regulated by' Occupations Code § 2308.0575 and 16 TAC § 86.455, the state maximums.

Bryan nonconsent tows

Year or periodAmountsRecord, source and status
2014 to nowNot found yetBryan Code § 126-162 (Municode)
Not found yet
Bryan's Code (§ 126-162, Ordinance 2028, Feb. 3, 2014) says maximum nonconsent tow fees are set by resolution. We have not found the resolution on an official page.

County law-enforcement tows (unincorporated areas)

Year or periodBasic towHeavy-duty tow, first two hoursHeavy-duty, each extra hourRecord, source and status
February 2009 to at least 2022$175.00$436.00$218.00Brazos County Order 09-003, as restated in the 2022 amended order
Amended order, 2022 draft (posted by WTAW)
Not verified (unofficial copy)
Applies to law-enforcement tows in unincorporated Brazos County, not inside the cities. The copy is an unsigned 2022 draft posted by a news outlet; it says the 2009 schedule stays in effect until a new fee study. Heavy-duty: $436 for up to two hours, then $218 an hour.

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