HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 351

AMEND House Bill No. 351 by deleting lines 14 through 16 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (4) “Private parking area” means any privately owned facility or portion thereof held open to the general public for motor vehicle parking and that includes 1 or more spaces that are intended by the owner of the facility to be used primarily by the owner’s customers, residents, lessees, or guests. ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 351 by deleting lines 43 through 44 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (3) If the towing will take place from a private parking area during a time when such parking area is held open to the general public for parking, obtain a prior written authorization from the owner of the private parking area to tow the motor vehicle. The prior written authorization may be conveyed electronically and must include all of the following: ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 351 on line 151 by inserting “ non-commercial ” after “ a ” and before “ motor vehicle ”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to House Bill No. 351 does the following: (1) it clarifies the definition of a private parking area; (2) it allows the prior written authorization required for a non-consensual tow of a vehicle from a private parking area to be conveyed electronically; and (3) it specifies that the $500 cumulative total fee cap applies to the owners and operators of non-commercial motor vehicles.