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INT RODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN SMITH
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 25 , SERIES OF 1976
AN ORDI NANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ENTITLED "OFFENSES AGAINST
PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER," OF TITLE XI, OF THE
1969 EN GLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION THERETO
PROHIBITING THE SOLICITATION OF TOWING OR WRECKER BUSINESS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLO RADO, as follows:
S ec tion 1.
Th t Chapter 6, o · Title XI, of the 1969 E.M.C., is
her by mended by adding a new se c tion, Section 26, to read
n.s follows :
11-6-26 : SOLICITATION OF TOWING OR WRECKER BUSINESS
(a) It is unlawful for any person, or persons,
to drive or cause any tow truck, or vehicle equipped
o provide towing service, to be driven to, or to stop
or park any such vehicle , or cause the same to be stopped
or parked, at or near the scene of any fire, explosion,
traffic accide nt or other disaster, with the intent to
solicit towinq or wrecker business, when such tow truck,
r v e nicle, ha s not been called to the scene by the owner
or o rator of the damaged vehicle, or the owner of
property required to be towed from the scene, or by his
duly autho rized agent or insurance carrier, or by an
gen o r repres ntati v e of the Police Department of
h City of Engl e wood, or by a fireman or other peace
of ficer attending the scene.
(b) It is unlawful for any person, or persons,
to solicit any other person, or persons, at or near
the scene of any fire, explosion, traffic accident
or other disaster, for the purpose of procurring towing
business , that is, for the purpose of securing author-
ization or agreement from any person or persons at or
nea r such scene to tow or haul away any vehicle or
o he pe rsonal property from such scene, for hire.
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading
on the 7th day of June, 1976 .
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Publishe d as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 9th day
of J une, 1976.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 21st
day of June, 1976.
Pub lished by Title as Ordinance No.
1976, o n t he 23rd day of June, 1976.
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I , w ·1 am D. James, d o hereby c er tify that
i s a true , accurate and complete copy
ssed on final rea din g and published by
No . 25 , S e ries of 1976 .
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