Senate Bill No. 232
(By Senator Wooton)
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[Introduced February 26, 2001; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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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 establishment of a local policy for the
dispatching of emergency towing services under certain
situations; and 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.
All public safety units and public agencies that have an
emergency telephone system or an enhanced emergency telephone
system and all available towing services registered as common
carriers pursuant to the provisions of section two-a, article two,
chapter twenty-four-a of this code, shall develop a policy that
provides for the most immediate and effective response to requests
or dispatches for emergency towing services.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require public agencies
and all available towing services to provide a plan whereunder the
most effective response is supplied for emergency towing services.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.