Private towing; one-hour limitation.

Private towing; one-hour limitation. Prohibitsprivate towing from a parking lot or area where there is no fee forparking within one hour of the vehicle's being parked. The bill creates exemptions for vehicles parked in a manner that is otherwise prohibitedby law or vehicles parked in residential parking or in spaces reservedfor hotel or motel guests. The bill provides that a person in violationof this requirement is civilly liable to the owner of the vehicleor his agent for double the amount of the towing and storage feesincurred. The bill requires local ordinances authorizing privatetowing to contain the same requirements.