HB4383ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. John D'Amico

Filed: 3/20/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4383

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4383 as follows:

on page 2, by replacing lines 4 through 13 with the following:

"enforcement agency having jurisdiction. If the owner of a disabled vehicle is present at the scene of the disabled vehicle, is not under arrest, and does not abandon his or her vehicle, and in the law enforcement officer's opinion the disabled vehicle is not impeding or obstructing traffic, illegally parked, or posing a security or safety risk, the law enforcement officer shall allow the owner of the vehicle to specify which towing service the owner would like to relocate the disabled vehicle. If the owner chooses not to specify a towing service, the law enforcement officer may select a towing service for the vehicle according to his or her law enforcement agency's protocols. Any tow initiated by a law enforcement agency or officer shall be communicated by the law enforcement agency directly to the tow company by phone or computer."; and

by replacing line 22 on page 13 through line 6 on page 14 with the following:

"same, to a position off the roadway. If the owner of a disabled vehicle is present at the scene of the disabled vehicle, is not under arrest, and does not abandon his or her vehicle, and in the law enforcement officer's opinion the disabled vehicle is not impeding or obstructing traffic, illegally parked, or posing a security or safety risk, the law enforcement officer shall allow the owner of the vehicle to specify which towing service the owner would like to relocate the disabled vehicle. If the owner chooses not to specify a towing service, the law enforcement officer may select a towing service for the vehicle according to his or her law enforcement agency's protocols. Any tow initiated by a law enforcement agency or officer shall be communicated by the law enforcement agency directly to the tow company by phone or computer.".