53-1-106.2.  Towing dispatch program.

(1)  An interlocal agency established pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, a special service district established pursuant to Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, a political subdivision, or a state agency may enter into a contract with a vendor that provides a product or technology capable of increasing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency in the dispatching of towing providers and management of towing rotations.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-1-106.2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  The product or technology described in Subsection (1) shall comply with the following requirements and capabilities:

(a)  decreasing delays associated with requesting and dispatching a tow truck motor carrier from an established tow rotation;

(b)  increasing information, transparency, and data collection associated with tow rotation operations, including dispatching, response time, completion, clearance, and storage; and

(c)  increasing responder and traffic safety by reducing secondary crashes, responder time on scene, and the impacts of traffic accidents on traffic flow and safety.

(3)  A vendor selected to provide towing dispatch management services as described in this section may not also provide towing, storage, impounding, or other services related to the operation of a towing provider.

Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 219, 2023 General Session

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