                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITATION ON CHARGES FOR TOWING AND STORAGE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES (§
46.2-1233.1)

A. Unless different limits are established by ordinance of the local governing
body pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-1233, as to vehicles towed or removed from private
property, no charges imposed for the towing, storage, and safekeeping of any
passenger car removed, towed, or stored without the consent of its owner shall
be in excess of the maximum charges provided for in this section. No hookup and
initial towing fee of any passenger car shall exceed $210. For towing a vehicle
between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, an
additional fee of no more than $30 per instance may be charged; however, in no
event shall more than two such fees be charged for towing any such vehicle. No
charge shall be made for storage and safekeeping for a period of 24 hours or
less. Except for fees or charges imposed by this section or a local ordinance
adopted pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-1233, no other fees or charges shall be imposed
during the first 24-hour period.

B. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance, with the
advice of an advisory board established pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-1233.2, (i)
provide that no towing and recovery business having custody of a vehicle towed
without the consent of its owner impose storage charges for that vehicle for any
period during which the owner of the vehicle was prevented from recovering the
vehicle because the towing and recovery business was closed and (ii) place
limits on the amount of fees charged by towing and recovery operators. Any such
ordinance limiting fees shall also provide for periodic review of and timely
adjustment of such limitations.

C. [Expired.]

HISTORY: 1990, c. 266; 1993, c. 598; 2006, cc. 874, 891; 2013, c. 592; 2018, cc.
324, 363; 2020, c. 31; 2023, c. 323; 2024, c. 537; 2025, c. 625.