R714-600-5. The Creation and Maintenance of a Towing Rotation List

(1)(a) The UHP may assign a coordinator in each section office to create and maintain a towing rotation list of approved tow truck motor carriers in the area.

(b) If a towing rotation list is created, the coordinator shall be responsible for providing a copy of the current towing rotation list to the dispatch center that provides dispatch services for the area.

(2)(a) In order to be considered for inclusion on a UHP towing rotation list in a particular area, a tow truck motor carrier shall complete a UHP Towing Rotation Application and Agreement and submit it to the coordinator who is responsible for that area.

(b) A tow truck motor carrier shall complete a new UHP Towing Rotation Application and Agreement on or before July 1^st of each year.

(c) A truck motor carrier may be included on the towing rotation list, if it meets the requirements described in the UHP Towing Rotation Application and Agreement.

(3) The towing rotation list will contain the following information on each tow truck motor carrier:

(i) the business name and phone number of the tow truck motor carrier;

(ii) the names and phone numbers of all tow truck operators;

(iii) after-hours contact information for the tow truck motor carrier; and

(iv) whether the tow truck motor carrier has the ability to perform any special services.

(4) A tow truck motor carrier must notify the coordinator if the tow truck motor carrier is out of service or unavailable so the tow truck motor carrier may be temporarily removed from the towing rotation list.

(5)(a) A tow truck motor carrier may be permanently removed from the towing rotation list, after notice and an opportunity to respond to the allegations, if any of the following occur:

(i) a tow truck motor carrier fails to comply with any of the requirements found in Title 72, Chapter 9, Part 6, of the Utah Code or R909-19 and R873-22M-17 of the Utah Administrative Code;

(ii) a tow truck motor carrier is operating in violation of the law or has engaged in practices which are a violation of law;

(iii) a tow truck motor carrier's continued unavailability disrupts the operation of a department dispatch center;

(iv) a tow truck motor carrier routinely fails to respond to requests for service in a timely manner;

(v) a tow truck motor carrier refuses to retrieve abandoned vehicles; or

(vi) a tow truck motor carrier violates any of the terms and conditions contained in the UHP Towing Rotation Application and Agreement.