Summary
This amendment requires the Motor Carriers Division to establish a fee schedule that ties the fee ceiling to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The amendment allows the fee ceiling to increase when the CPI-W increases, and be calculated and applied on January 1 of each year, thus eliminating the need to amend the rule whenever it becomes necessary to increase the ceiling for fees due to inflation. The amendment also clarifies text that addresses a number of specific and extraordinary towing situations, such as: When operators may charge an additional fee if the towed vehicle is used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of and in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; and when the owner, authorized operator, or authorized agent of the owner of the vehicle, is attempting to retrieve her vehicle before it is removed from the property or scene, the maximum fee shall not exceed 50% of the posted rate schedule.