AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.

Amend KRS 281.630 to establish a towing and storage facility certificate and require applicants for a towing and storage facility certificate to file a rate sheet with the application and renewal for the certificate; amend KRS 281.631 to set a fee of $10 for motor carrier plates for tow trucks; amend KRS 281.928 to require an entity requesting a vehicle in a storage facility to be held pending a civil or criminal investigation to notify…

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Introduced: February 13, 2025

Last action: April 1, 2025

(Acts Ch. 152)

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This bill sets new rules for towing companies and vehicle storage facilities in Kentucky, including requiring them to file a rate sheet with the state and charge all customers the same rates. It also limits how much storage facilities can charge when a vehicle is held for a law enforcement investigation, and requires that vehicle owners, lienholders, and insurers be notified within 24 hours when an investigative hold is placed on or released from a…

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