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Public records about towing in Spokane
Audits, reports, rules and contracts about towing in Spokane, each with a short summary in plain words and a link to the agency's own copy.
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Spokane Municipal Court: Towing & Impounds
Spokane Municipal Court ·
Which impounds the court hears (not junk-vehicle abatement), and how to ask for a hearing: bring the tow company's request form and the redemption receipt to the clerk at 1100 W Mallon Ave within 10 calendar days of redeeming or trying to redeem, with a $73 fee. Fees keep growing if the car stays at the yard.
Read from an Internet Archive copy of the official page; the live site showed a bot check. Re-checked in a normal browser on 2026-10-06.
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Spokane Municipal Code chapter 16.55: Towing and Impoundment (repealed)
City of Spokane ·
Spokane once had its own towing chapter that mirrored state law section by section (signs, notices, redemption, auctions, the operator's lien). Every section is now marked repealed; private tows in Spokane follow state law.
When it was repealed was not found. Read from an Internet Archive copy of the official page; the live site showed a bot check. Re-checked in a normal browser on 2026-10-06.
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ADMIN 0680-25-01: Tow Rotational List (City of Spokane policy)
City of Spokane / Spokane Police Department ·
How the Spokane Police Department picks tow companies on rotation: each must be a state-registered operator with a signed letter of appointment and contract. It sets public rates at or below State Patrol rates, lists grounds for suspension (including overcharging and a court or Department of Licensing finding of improper impound) and revocation (including continuous or flagrant overcharging), with hearings before the City Hearing Examiner, and lets the Department forward complaints to the Department of Licensing.
Read from an Internet Archive copy of the official page; the live site showed a bot check. Re-checked in a normal browser on 2026-10-06.
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Spokane Municipal Code 16A.07.080: Impound after 24-hour notice
City of Spokane ·
Lists when a vehicle may be impounded after a notice has been on it for 24 hours: long parking in or outside the Paid Parking Zone, non-passenger vehicles, and junk vehicles on public property.
Read from an Internet Archive copy of the official page; the live site showed a bot check. Re-checked in a normal browser on 2026-10-06.
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Spokane Municipal Code 16A.07.060: Vehicle immobilization and impoundment
City of Spokane ·
Public impounds follow chapter 46.55 RCW. A vehicle with four or more parking tickets unpaid for more than 45 days goes on the scofflaw list; after mailed notice it can be booted, and impounded if not paid within 2 business days of the boot notice. Eight or more unpaid tickets also allow an impound.
Read from an Internet Archive copy of the official page; the live site showed a bot check. Re-checked in a normal browser on 2026-10-06.
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City of Spokane: nearly 2,800 eligible for boot and tow (2014)
City of Spokane ·
The City's announcement of its boot-and-tow program for vehicles with four or more unpaid parking tickets in collections: 2,778 owners and 27,785 tickets were on the list, with a $25 scofflaw-list fee and a $50 boot fee.
Read from an Internet Archive copy of the official page; the live site showed a bot check. Re-checked in a normal browser on 2026-10-06.
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Spokane County Code 46.61.550-.567: County impounds
Spokane County ·
The Sheriff's impound rules outside city limits: when a vehicle can be impounded without notice, impound 24 hours after certified-mail notice or 72 hours after posting, the Sheriff's notice within 24 hours, redemption, and a hearing that can release the vehicle without charges if the impound was improper.
The current rotation list, rotation companies' rate sheets, the appointment contract, and suspensions or revocations under ADMIN 0680-25-01 (requested from the Spokane Police Department on 2026-10-07; response due about 2026-10-14)