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Choosing a tow company at a Lubbock police scene
The City Code gives owners a say in who tows their car after a crash or police stop, with limits.
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.
Your choice
If an officer decides a nonconsent tow is needed, the owner may name a tow business to do it, if the owner is able to and the business holds a City permit and is qualified under state law. The officer may show the list of permitted companies and the rates they told the City Secretary they intend to charge.
Sources: City Code § 24.09.008(d) (eCode360)
When you do not choose
If the owner cannot or does not choose, the officer may call the company the City contracts with or a company from a rotation list. An officer may also have a vehicle removed by any practical means if it is a traffic hazard or endangers public safety.
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