| Last Action | 03/13/25: 2nd reading, to Rules |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1671 |
| Sponsors | M. Pollock, B. Chester-Burton, A. Donworth |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 281.630 to establish a towing and storage facility certificate and require applicants for a towing and storage facility certificate to file a rate sheet with the application and renewal for the certificate; amend KRS 281.631 to set a fee of $10 for motor carrier plates for tow trucks; amend KRS 281.928 to require an entity requesting a vehicle in a storage facility to be held pending a civil or criminal investigation to notify the owner, lienholder, and insurer of a vehicle with 24 hours of a hold being initiated or released; amend KRS 281.930 to set limits on charges for storage on vehicles held for civil or criminal investigation; amend KRS 281.926 to require towing companies and storage facilities to have one rate sheet that is applicable to all customers and to establish that statements that misrepresent the scope of damages associated with a property, casualty, or property and casualty insurance claim are fraudulent insurance acts; make technical amendments; amend KRS 281.010 to define "towing and storage facility certificate"; amend KRS 281.990 to set penalties for violations of KRS 281.920 to 281.936. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Crimes and Punishments - Property or casualty insurance claim, fraudulent insurance acts Insurance - Property or casualty insurance claim, fraudulent insurance acts Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Motor vehicle hold by storage facility, notification Liens - Motor vehicle lienholders, motor vehicle hold by storage facility, notification Motor Vehicles - Towing companies and storage facilities, certification and requirements Technical Corrections - Insurance fraud, prohibited acts Trade Practices and Retailing - Motor vehicles, towing companies and storage facilities, certification and requirements Transportation - Motor vehicles, towing companies and storage facilities, certification and regulations Consumer Affairs - Property or casualty insurance claim, fraudulent insurance acts Corrections Impact - Property or casualty insurance claim, fraudulent insurance acts |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 02/20/25 |
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| 03/13/25 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except eliminate the requirement for the department to publish rate sheets on the department's website; exempt tow trucks registered with the unified carrier registration from the state fee; change notification time frames for initiation and release of vehicle holds; require notification of a vehicle hold be sent to owners; eliminate the cap on storage fees for vehicles under a hold; allow an entity requesting a hold to approve an insurer to store a vehicle at the insurer's secure facility; include owners in language relating to payment and release of vehicles released from a hold; make technical changes. |
| Index Headings |
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Vehicle storage holds, notification of owners Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Vehicle towing and storage, storage at insurer's facility Motor Carriers - Tow truck registration fees, unified carrier registration vehicles, exemption Motor Vehicles - Vehicle towing and storage, storage at insurer's facility Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Vehicle storage holds, notification of owners Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Vehicle towing and storage, storage at insurer's facility Transportation - Vehicle towing and storage, storage at insurer's facility Corrections Impact - Vehicle towing and storage |
Last updated: 3/13/2025 11:37 PM (EDT)