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Private-property and apartment towing in Corpus Christi
Most tows that are not ordered by police come from private lots. State law sets the main rules; the Corpus Christi City Code adds a few of its own.
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.
Two amounts on the books
The City Code lists $155 as the total maximum for a private property impound of a vehicle of 10,000 pounds or less. The state rule lists $272 for a light-duty private-property tow. The tool shows both and does not decide which one governs a given tow.
- Drop fee (car hooked up but not yet towed away): the City Code lists $50; CCPD's fee sheet lists $55; the state rule lists up to $135.
Sources: City Code § 57-249(4)(a) (Municode); 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 86.455; CCPD Maximum Towing Fees sheet
Photos before the tow
Wreckers doing private-property tows must photograph the vehicle from several angles and the posted signs before hooking up, and keep the photos for the City to inspect for one year. The Code does not say the company must give the photos to the owner.
Sources: City Code § 57-253 (Municode)
Your belongings
A storage facility must let a person who shows ownership or a right to the vehicle get into it and take out personal property, whether or not the towing and storage fees have been paid, unless a law enforcement officer says otherwise.
Sources: City Code § 57-250 (Municode)
Finding the car
A storage lot that receives a car towed from private property must report it to the city police within two hours. CCPD's non-emergency number can tell you where it went. Every private lot that tows must post signs at each entrance with a phone number for locating towed cars.
Sources: Occupations Code § 2308.2565; Occupations Code § 2308.303
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