HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 351

AMEND House Bill 351 on lines 25 through 27 by deleting “ Public parking area does not mean general residential roadways or other roadways on which motor vehicles are commonly parked for extended periods of time, unless clear and conspicuous signs are posted to specify the time or other limits to such parking. ” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “ Public parking area does not mean non-commercial roadways or other roadways on which motor vehicles are commonly parked for periods of time in excess of 24 hours. ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill 351 by deleting lines 34 through 36 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ This Chapter applies to non-consensual towing of motor vehicles from private or public parking areas. This Chapter does not apply to the towing of motor vehicles at the direction of police under Chapter 69 of this title, the towing of abandoned motor vehicles under Chapter 44 of this title, or the towing of motor vehicles by a city, county, or state agency authorized to tow such vehicles under § 4181A and § 7003 of this title. ”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to House Bill 351 modifies language that removes residential roadways and other roadways on which motor vehicles are commonly parked in excess of 24 hours from the definition of public parking areas, and deletes an exception to this provision that would make these roadways public parking areas if conspicuous signs are posted to specify the time or other limits to such parking.

This amendment also exempts the towing of vehicles for unpaid tickets from the provisions of House Bill 351.