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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 161
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Louisiana Public Service Commission to review the rules and
regulations relative to wreckers and towing services to ensure wrecker and towing
practices are fair and equitable and submit a report before March 1, 2015, to the
House Committee on Commerce of its findings and of any proposed rules and
regulations to be considered by the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (commission), pursuant to
R.S. 45:180.1, has the power and authority necessary to supervise, govern, regulate, and
control the business of the operation and use of wreckers and towing services, to designate
classes and categories of such vehicles, to fix reasonable and just rates, fares, tolls, charges
for storage services, or charges for the commodities furnished or services rendered by
persons engaging in the operation and use of such vehicles; and
WHEREAS, no person shall engage in the business of operating and using wreckers
and towing services without first having obtained from the commission a wrecker license;
and
WHEREAS, R.S. 32:1736 provides that all fees charged by a tow truck operator for
the nonconsensual towing of a vehicle from private property or parking areas shall be
uniform and shall be set in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the
commission; and
WHEREAS, there are towing and recovery charges, other towing, equipment, and
manpower charges, storage charges, and fuel surcharges for the towing of vehicles and such
charges create a financial hardship, especially for college students; and
WHEREAS, the hours of operation of a wrecker and towing company's storage
facility and a cash-only payment method create additional hardships for a person when his
vehicle is towed; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 161
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WHEREAS, wreckers and towing services are regulated by the Louisiana Public
Service Commission and such practices and rules and regulations need to be reviewed
periodically and amended to ensure wrecker and towing services are fair and equitable.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Public Service
Commission to review the rules and regulations relative to wreckers and towing services to
ensure that the practices are fair and equitable and submit a report before March 1, 2015, to
the House Committee on Commerce of its findings and of any proposed rules and
regulations to be considered by the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Public Service Commission.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES