Bill > SB2724

This bill modifies existing Mississippi law regarding towing companies' responsibilities when a vehicle is towed. It requires towing companies to make a good faith effort to identify the vehicle's owner and any lienholder (a person or entity with a financial claim on the vehicle, like a bank) within five business days of the tow, unless the owner contacts the company first. If an owner or lienholder is found, the towing company must notify the lienholder via email through a vendor approved by the Mississippi Department of Revenue, and then notify both the owner and lienholder by registered mail within seven days of the tow about the amount due. If the charges aren't paid within twenty days, the towing company must notify any identified legal owner or lienholder by certified mail about a planned sale of the vehicle. Additionally, the towing company must publish a notice of sale for two consecutive weeks in a local newspaper and, during that time, notify any known owner or lienholder by email. Failure to make a good faith effort to comply with these notification requirements will prevent the towing company from charging for towing or storage and will subject them to a civil penalty of $1,000 for a first offense and $2,000 for subsequent offenses, imposed by the Department of Insurance. Towing companies will also be required to keep accurate records of towed vehicles and compliance efforts for three years.

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