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College Station and Bryan: the city towing rules side by side
College Station and Bryan each have their own towing article. Most rules are similar; a few differ.
General information, not legal advice. The papers you got from the police, the tow company, the storage lot or a state agency control your dates. Agencies change phone numbers and steps, so check the agency's own page too.
Drop fee release
Both cities require a tow truck that has hooked up a car to release it to the owner or operator who pays the drop fee, unless police are taking the car into custody. College Station defines 'hooked up' as fully prepared for transport, lifted, with lights and safety chains attached. Bryan says a car is not 'connected' if the truck has merely backed up to it. Drop fee amounts follow the state maximum (up to $135 for a light vehicle).
Sources: College Station Code § 38-180(4) (Municode); Bryan Code § 126-165.2 (Municode); 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 86.455
No moving cars next door
College Station bars a tow truck from unhooking a car anywhere but the storage lot, unless it is released to the owner or the owner chooses the spot. The rule is meant to stop trucks from moving a car to a nearby location.
Police reports and release hours
A storage lot that receives a nonconsent tow must tell police within two hours in College Station and within one hour in Bryan. In both cities a lot must release cars during the hours it accepts them, and a lot open 24 hours must release around the clock with one hour's notice.
Sources: College Station Code § 38-181 (Municode); Bryan Code § 126-175.5 (Municode)
Receipts and where cars are stored
Bryan requires itemized receipts when tow fees are paid. College Station requires companies doing nonconsent tows to use a licensed storage lot in Brazos County.
Sources: Bryan Code § 126-162 (Municode); College Station Code § 38-175(b) (Municode)
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