R909-19-16. Tow Truck Service and Administrative Fee Adjustment

  (1) The Motor Carrier Division is required to establish the allowable maximum fee for a tow truck service and administrative fee for reporting the removal, as per Utah State Code 72-9-603.

  The Towing Fees Schedule is published on the Division's website at http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:0:::1:T,V:396.

  (2) The allowable maximum fee for tow truck service and the maximum allowable administrative fee for reporting the removal shall be tied to the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) in the West Urban Region of the U.S. The CPI-W is calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), which publishes CPI Detailed Report Tables every month on its web site at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/home.htm.

  (3) The Motor Carrier Division shall adjust the allowable maximum fees once annually as follows:

  (a) The base fee schedule for each calendar year after a year in which the motor Carrier Division determines the allowable maximum fees pursuant to R909-19-11(1) shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each such calendar year (the "Adjustment Date").

  (b) The adjustment amount of the allowable maximum fees shall be equal to the change in the CPI-W for the twelve-month period prior to the October CPI-W figure reported by the BLS immediately preceding the Adjustment Date in question.

  (c) If the twelve-month change in the CPI-W from October to October is negative, the allowable maximum fees shall remain unchanged until the next Adjustment Date.

  (d) The Division of Motor Carriers shall round the allowable maximum fees to the nearest whole number.