Audits, reports, rules and contracts about towing in Riverside, each with a short summary in plain words and a link to the agency's own copy.
These are government documents. We link to the official copies. Summaries are ours; read the record itself before you rely on it.
RPD Traffic FAQ, including Private Property Tow FAQs
Riverside Police Department ·
How to find an RPD-impounded car, the Vehicle Release Form, the 30-day impound hearing ((951) 351-6398, within ten business days), and a private-tow FAQ that says charges may not exceed the City's official police tow rates in Municipal Code section 5.15.080.
Says a car tagged for 72-hour storage must be moved at least 1,056 feet (0.2 miles), and to call RPD's Traffic Division, (951) 826-5700, if it was towed.
Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 5.15: Official Police Tow Service
City of Riverside ·
The rules for the companies that tow for RPD: maximum tow and storage rates, written releases, no owner charges for evidence holds, office hours and location, damage responsibility, and how complaints are reviewed by the Traffic Bureau.
Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 9.30: seizure of nuisance vehicles
City of Riverside ·
Allows 30-day impounds of vehicles used in repeat prostitution-related offenses or commercial illegal dumping, with notice and a post-seizure hearing requested within ten business days.
City Council memorandum: Official Police Tow Service Agreement extension (December 13, 2011)
Riverside Police Department; City Council ·
Asks the Council to extend the agreements with 13 official police tow companies through December 31, 2012, and records that the agreement terms were approved in February 2008.