HB 1688 — Concerning payments to tow truck operators for the release of vehicles to indigent citizens.

What this bill does

Directs the Department of Licensing (DOL) to create a program to compensate registered tow truck operators (RTTOs) for the cost of towing, storage, and other services incurred during the towing of an indigent person's vehicle when the tow was done at the direction of law enforcement not following an arrest. Requires the eligibility of the program to be based on self-certification of eligibility by both the individual seeking the release of a vehicle from impound and the RTTO on a form to be provided by the DOL. States that a RTTO must release the vehicle upon the completion of the form by the RTTO.

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