Guam § 12106 - Tow Truck and Impound Regulation; Rates.

§ 12106. Tow Truck and Impound Regulation; Rates.

The Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall

promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Law, rules

and regulations:

(a) establishing maximum rates tow truck businesses may charge

for the towing of vehicles that are towed and taken into possession for

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impound or storage by a tow truck business, including, without

limitation, vehicles towed in response to:

(1) a peace officer dispatch call;

(2) a Motor Vehicle Division call; and

(3) any other call.

(b) establishing maximum rates impound yards may charge for

the storage of vehicles towed and taken into possession for impound or

storage by a tow truck business including, without limitation, vehicles

towed as a result of:

(1) a peace officer dispatch call;

(2) a Motor Vehicle Division call; and

(3) any other call where the legal owner, registered owner,

insurance company, and lienholder of the vehicle has not

consented to the storage of his vehicle.

(c) establishing procedures or requirements for clearances and

licensing of impoundment and storage facilities.

(d) establishing any other procedures or requirements that the

Director deems appropriate to ensure that tow truck businesses are

operated efficiently and safely, and to ensure that residents are provided

with adequate tow truck services. Such regulations shall provide for the

suspension or termination of tow truck driver's licenses of individual

tow truck drivers and for the suspension or termination of the business

licenses of tow truck businesses when the Director finds either such

individuals or businesses in substantial noncompliance with the

regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section.