                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

IMPROPER TOWING; PENALTY (§ 46.2-1233.3)

A. This section shall apply only to tow truck drivers and towing and recovery
operators removing a vehicle without the consent of its owner from a location in
Planning District 8.

B. In addition to any action brought pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7;
46.2-119, any tow truck driver who violates subsection A of &#xA7; 46.2-118 or
&#xA7; 46.2-1217, 46.2-1231, or 46.2-1233.1, or any ordinance adopted therefrom,
or any ordinance adopted pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-1233, or any towing or recovery
operator who violates subsection B of &#xA7; 46.2-118 or &#xA7; 46.2-1217,
46.2-1231, or 46.2-1233.1, or any ordinance adopted therefrom, or any ordinance
adopted pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-1233, is subject to a civil penalty of 10 times
the total amount charged by such tow truck driver or towing and recovery
operator for such removal, towing, and storage. Such penalty shall be collected
by the Office of the Attorney General, and the proceeds shall be paid to the
victim of such unlawful towing.

HISTORY: 2017, c. 825; 2024, c. 537.