{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-281.926","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 281.926","heading":"Rates for emergency towing services to be posted and provided to law","body":"enforcement and upon request of a customer -- Excessive charges -- Itemized\ninvoices required -- Retention and inspection of records.\n(1) This section applies to any  towing company that engages in, or offers to engage in,\nemergency towing.\n(2) The towing company shall furnish the vehicle's owner or operator, if the owner or\noperator is present at the scene of the disabled vehicle, or upon the owner's or\noperator's request, a rate sheet listing all rates for towing services, including but not\nlimited to all rates for towing and associated fees, cleanup, labor, storage, and any\nother services provided by the towing company.\n(3) (a) Any towing company or storage facility shall:\n1. Post a rate sheet as described in subsection (2) of this section at its place\nof business;\n2. Provide a current rate sheet to the nearest Department of Kentucky State\nPolice post and any law enforcement agency in its service area;\n3. Make the rate sheet available upon a customer's request; and\n4. Have only one (1) rate sheet that is applicable to all customers,\nregardless of the customer or entity responsible for payment of the\nservices provided. This subparagraph shall not apply to negotiated rat es\nin a contract between a towing company or storage facility and a law\nenforcement entity.\n(b) Any charge in excess of the rate sheets provided under this subsection shall be\ndeemed excessive. Any payments made that are deemed excessive shall be\nrefunded to the payor within thirty (30) days of notification to the towing\ncompany or storage facility by the department. Any charge deemed excessive\nfrom a towing company or storage facility in relation to a property, casualty,\nor property and casualty insurance policy shall be a fraudulent insurance act in\nviolation of KRS 304.47-020.\n(c) If a towing company fails to comply with any of the provisions of this\nsubsection, the Department of Kentucky State Police and any local law\nenforcement agency in the company's service area shall remove that towing\ncompany from its wrecker log for a period of:\n1. Six (6) months for the first violation; and\n2. One (1) year for any subsequent violation.\n(4) An itemized invoice of actual towing charges assessed by a towing company for a\ncompleted tow shall be made available to the owner of the motor vehicle or  the\nowner's agent no later than one (1) business day after:\n(a) The tow is completed; or\n(b) The towing company has obtained all necessary information to be included on\nthe invoice, including any charges submitted by subcontractors used by the\ntowing company to complete the tow and recovery.\n(5) The itemized invoice required under subsection (4) of this section shall contain the\nfollowing information:\n(a) The date and time the motor vehicle was towed;\n(b) The location to which the motor vehicle was towed;\n(c) The name, address, and telephone number of the towing company;\n(d) A description of the towed motor vehicle, including the color, make, model,\nyear, and vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle;\n(e) The license plate number and state of registration for the towed motor vehicle;\n(f) The cost of the original towing service;\n(g) The cost of any vehicle storage fees, expressed as a daily rate;\n(h) Other fees, including documentation fees and motor vehicle search fees; and\n(i) A list of the service s that were performed under a warranty or that were\notherwise performed at no cost to the owner of the motor vehicle.\n(6) Any service or fee in addition to the services or fees described in subsection (5)(f),\n(g), or (h) of this section shall be set forth individually as a single line item on the\ninvoice required by this section, with an explanation and the exact charge for the\nservice or the exact amount of the fee.\n(7) A copy of each invoice and receipt submitted by a tow truck operator in accordance\nwith this section shall:\n(a) Be retained by the towing company for a period of two (2) years from the date\nof issuance; and\n(b) Throughout the two (2) year period described in this subsection, be made\navailable for inspection and copying not later than forty -eight (48) hours after\nreceiving a written request for inspection from:\n1. A law enforcement agency;\n2. The Attorney General;\n3. A city attorney, county attorney, or the prosecuting attorney having\njurisdiction in the location of any of the towing company's  business\nlocations;\n4. The disabled motor vehicle's owner or lienholder;\n5. An agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner or lienholder; or\n6. Any individual involved in the underlying collision, his or her respective\ninsurance companies, or his or her l egal representatives, if the disabled\nmotor vehicle was involved in a collision.","path":["KRS Chapter 281"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56536","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:34Z","sha256":"36699f66546ab704fc9b2ac13a439d4d89a51093b481b7e575d203090d46b4d0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-281.924","next":"us-ky/krs-281.928"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}