§ 162-234. Vehicle not towed upon operator returning.
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The operator of any wrecker service vehicle summoned to tow away any vehicle whether
on a public street, public property or private property, shall not tow the vehicle
away and shall not charge any fee if the operator of the vehicle returns prior to
the wrecker vehicle having left the location to which summoned and moves the vehicle
immediately and prior to the wrecker vehicle having left the location to which summoned.
Exception to this provision is the requirement of section 150-88(c)(6) of the Atlanta City Code of Ordinances, which specifically authorizes and requires
the towing, after a twenty-four-hour grace period, of vehicles immobilized in the
public right-of-way in accordance with section 150-88(h) where such vehicles are immobilized for having three or more unsatisfied delinquent
parking tickets, fees and fines. These immobilized vehicles will be towed irrespective
of the presence of the operator of the vehicle at the time of the vehicle's removal
by the wrecker service.
