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SB 387 - This act creates within the Department of Transportation the "Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee", with membership as specified in the act. The committee shall hold its first meeting no later than June 1, 2022, and shall, at the discretion of the Department of Transportation, make recommendations regarding the towing of commercial vehicles. No later than June 1, 2023, the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Highway Patrol and the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee, shall promulgate rules regarding the towing of commercial vehicles. The rules shall ensure towing companies charge fair, equitable, and reasonable rates for services rendered, and shall be made available on the Department of Transportation's website. The rules shall: • Establish factors used in determining whether a rate is fair, equitable, and reasonable; • Establish a process for complaints against towing companies; • Establish a process for suspending or removing a towing company from any tow list; and • Establish information required to be included on invoices or notices associated with commercial vehicle towing. This act is substantially similar to HB 389 (2021) and similar to HB 1101 (2019). ERIC VANDER WEERD
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