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| Senate Bill 121 was passed by the Georgia General Assembly during the 2003 session and
subsequently signed by the Governor with an effective date of October 1, 2003. This bill
amended Chapter 1 of Title 44 and requires wrecker services engaged in non-consensual
towing from private property and having a secure impound facility to obtain a permit from
either the Georgia Public Service Commission and eligible local municipality in which
the tow service will operate.
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| Georgia Public Service Commission Rules & Regulations and Maximum Rate Tariff governing
tow and wrecker services can be found under Chapter 11 of the Transportation Rules of
Georgia Public Service Commission. Unannotated Georgia Code - Title 44-1-13 covers
non-consensual towing.
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| COMMISSION SESSIONS |
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| Administrative sessions of the Georgia Public Service Commission are held the first and
third Tuesday of each month in hearing room number 110 at 244 Washington St. in Atlanta.
Beginning November 16, 2006 Transportation items will be heard starting @9AM.
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| Proceedings are open to the public.
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A NON-CONSENSUAL TOWING PERMIT |
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| Georgia Law mandates that all towing companies and wrecker services engaged in the
removal of vehicles from private property without the owner or operator's consent hold
a State issued Non-consensual Towing Permit. Georgia code grants the following two
exceptions not to hold a Non-Consensual Towing Permit:
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The wrecker company only performs towing with the vehicle owner or operator's consent.
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Companies that perform tows that are an extension of lawful law enforcement activity
and who do not otherwise perform nonconsensual tows from private property would not
be required to get a Commission permit.
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| Applications and instructions for completion for a Non-Consensual Towing Permit can be found under
the forms section of this site.
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| TRAINING & WORKSHOPS |
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| Beginning in 2007 the Georgia Public Service Commission plans to hold Semi-Annual workshops
on towing. The workshops will be designed to:
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Provide continuing education to the industry on Rules, Code and Policy changes
that effect the way they operate.
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Present an opportunity to have an open forum with the industry members to dialogue
on areas for improvement and develop solutions.
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