W. Cropp at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to
amend Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to authorize the
Mayor of the District of Columbia to promulgate rules governing the
business of furnishing towing service for motor vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this act
may be cited as the "Towing Services Rulemaking Authority Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2001 ".
Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate crisis in the provision of towing
services to motorists in the District of Columbia. The present regulations
governing towing services do not provide any mandatory mechanism to assist
in the collection of the information necessary to establish a central
computerized registry of vehicles that are towed in the District of
Columbia. Accordingly, motorists are often unable to locate their vehicles
in a timely manner and District agencies are unable to provide sufficient
assistance in locating these vehicles.
(b) By authorizing the Mayor to amend the rules governing towing
services, the rules can be updated and amended as necessary to aid in the
establishment of a system that permits the timely location and retrieval
of towed vehicles and assists in the coordination of District agencies
that are engaged in towing motor vehicles.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the
circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances
making it necessary that the Towing Services Rulemaking Authority
Emergency Act of 2001 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect immediately.