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H. B. 2783


(By Delegate R.M. Thompson)
[Introduced March 7, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend article six, chapter twenty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve, relating to local emergency telephone systems; providing for the rotation or alternating of requests for or dispatching of emergency towing services under certain situations; requiring certified tow operator.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article six, chapter twenty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. LOCAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
§24-6-12. Dispatching of towing services for emergency towing of vehicles; exceptions.

(a) All public safety units and public agencies that have an emergency telephone system or an enhanced emergency telephone system shall rotate or alternate requests or dispatches of towing services, for purposes of having a motor vehicle towed in an emergency situation, among all available towing services registered as common carriers with the public service commission pursuant to the provisions of section two-a, article two, chapter twenty-four-a of this code to tow vehicles in an area where the vehicle to be towed is located. As to any instance that requires special equipment not provided by all towing services available, requests or dispatches shall be rotated only among those towing services that have the special equipment required to tow the vehicle.
(b) At least one owner or employee per towing company must be certified as a tow operator by a national certification association approved by the public service commission. Companies currently operating which do not meet this requirement shall comply with the requirement by the first day of July, two thousand two.
(c) The requirements of this section do not apply to public safety units and public agencies that have only one available towing service for the area served by the emergency telephone system or enhanced emergency telephone system.
(d) The public service commission shall propose rules applicable to all public safety units and public agencies to ensure uniformity and fairness in the implementation of the requirements of this section and to ensure prompt provision of towing services in emergency situations pursuant to this section.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require public safety units and public agencies with an emergency telephone system to alternate or rotate requests or dispatches of tow truck services for emergency towing of vehicles among all available towing services, and to require each company to have a certified tow operator. The bill provides for exceptions to these requirements.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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