§ 66-1. Findings; purpose.

A. 

Findings. It is hereby declared and found that delay in removal of damaged and disabled motor vehicles results in congestion of traffic and causes accidents; that, therefore, it is of vital importance to remove damaged and disabled vehicles from the roads as promptly as possible; that motorists whose vehicles have become damaged and/or disabled are frequently concerned with more pressing problems than the removal of their vehicles or, through absence or injury, are unable to do so; that in the past, when towing services have been selected from a rotating list maintained by the Suffolk County Police Department at the behest of the Town, motor vehicles damaged as a result of accidents have been towed to places where they could not be located or, when located, could not be repaired, thus causing the owner loss of time, confusion and additional expense either in the form of further towing charges or premiums paid to the shop which ultimately repairs the vehicle; that unfair competition has occurred among tow truck operators; and that, in the past, members of the motoring public have been the victims of fraud, overcharges and similar abuses in connection with towing services.

B. 

Declaration of purpose. It is, therefore, the purpose and intent of this chapter to establish an orderly system for the safe and expeditious removal of damaged and/or disabled motor vehicles from the roads of the Town of Brookhaven; to supervise and control the operation of towing businesses within the Town; to ensure that, when towing services are selected from a rotating list maintained at the behest of the Town, motor vehicles damaged and disabled as the result of accidents are towed to convenient and certain locations where they may be safely and securely stored and where they will not create an eyesore and where they may be lawfully repaired; and to protect the public from frauds, overcharges and similar abuses.

Amended 3-20-1990 by L.L. No. 12-1990, effective 3-26-1990