Towed in Lubbock Library

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History of towing in Lubbock

How towing rules in Lubbock took shape: ordinances, contracts, court rulings and state laws, in date order. Every entry links to its source.

How to read this timeline. Entries are in date order. Most rest on a court opinion, a law or a government record. Entries marked "Not yet verified" rest on one secondary or self-reported source, and entries marked "From a news report" rest on news coverage. We leave out private people's names and accusations against companies that have no published outcome.

The City tow truck code (1983 to 2010)

  1. The Lubbock Code of 1983 contains the tow truck rules (sections 27-181 to 27-192) that later become article 24.09.

    Source: City Code art. 24.09 history notes (eCode360)

  2. Ordinance 9858 rewrites the City's tow truck rules, including the City permit for nonconsent tows.

    Source: City Code art. 24.09 history notes (eCode360)

  3. Ordinance 2001-O0045 amends the rules on selecting a tow truck for police-ordered tows.

    Source: City Code ยง 24.09.008 history note (eCode360)

  4. The Amarillo Court of Appeals decides Texas Wrecker Service Co. v. Corbett, an appeal that began as a tow hearing in a Lubbock justice court.

    Source: Opinion (CourtListener)

Insurance tows, online lookup and auctions (2011 to 2026)

  1. The City Council passes on first reading an ordinance letting police tow uninsured vehicles on a first offense.

    From a news report

    Source: KCBD, Jan. 13, 2011

  2. Ordinance 2011-O0113 updates every section of the tow truck article (City Code art. 24.09).

    Source: City Code art. 24.09 (eCode360)

  3. KCBD reports owners of stolen cars recovered in the county paying about $350 in tow charges.

    Nearby city or county From a news report

    Source: KCBD, Aug. 27, 2018

  4. LPD launches an online towed-vehicle search with online payment.

    Release read through the City's site-search listing, not the full PDF.

    Source: City release (PDF); LPD Reports & Forms page

  5. LPD's abandoned-vehicle auction is held in person again, monthly at the police tow lot; the next one is set for October 17, 2026.

    The page does not say when in-person auctions resumed.

    Source: LPD Abandoned Vehicle Auction page

For the rates over the years, see tow and storage rates. Know a record that belongs here? Email corrections@towedhelp.org.

Texas-wide items (Texas Library)

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