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Roll-call voteBill 090714-A

PASSED

This enacted bill limits what towing companies can charge owners whose vehicles were reported stolen or illegally used by someone else without authorization. It sets a maximum towing and recovery charge of $105, including a $15 city administrative cost, and limits storage fees to $18 per day with a maximum of $175.

Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," and Chapter 12-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing And Immobilizing of Parked or Abandoned Vehicles," by reducing the amount towing companies can charge owners of recovered stolen or illegally used vehicles.

Pass2009-12-17

Action by CITY COUNCIL

A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

17 Yes·0 No·0 Absent

Roll Call

MemberVote
Anna Cibotti VernaYes
Bill GreenYes
Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
Brian J. O'NeillYes
Curtis Jones, Jr.Yes
Darrell L. ClarkeYes
Donna Reed MillerYes
Frank J. DiCiccoYes
Frank RizzoYes
Jack KellyYes
James F. KenneyYes
Jannie L. BlackwellYes
Joan L. KrajewskiYes
Maria D. Quiñones-SánchezYes
Marian B. TascoYes
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.Yes
William K. GreenleeYes