Did You Know???

ü      CT Statute 14-145 a. (b) Reads:  "No person or firm which tows or removes a motor vehicle from private property shall rebate or pay any money or other valuable consideration to the owner or lessee, or his agent, of the property from which the vehicle is towed or removed for the privilege of towing or removing that vehicle"

ü   A Tower Must: 

    Notify the local authorities within 2 hours of towing a motor vehicle from private property 

     If the vehicle is not claimed within 48 hours; send certified mail to the owner and to all lein holders of   the vehicle

ü    Towers may not charge for:

     An extra person where the nonconsensual towing or transporting results from the unauthorized presence of a vehicle in private property 

     Nonconsensual towing or transporting services dispatched at night, or on a weekend or a holiday 

     For releasing a vehicle to its owner or a person legally entitled to its custody 

     For permitting emergency access to a stored motor vehicle