(1) It shall be unlawful for: (a) A law enforcement officer to: (i) Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to select a particular towing and recovery service from the list; (ii) Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service; and (iii) Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties; (b) Any member of the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee or Department of Transportation to receive compensation from a towing and recovery service for the privilege of being included on the tow list; (c) A towing and recovery service to pay money or other valuable consideration for the privilege of nonconsensual towing commercial motor vehicles; (d) A towing and recovery service to employ or otherwise compensate individuals, commonly referred to as "spotters," whose primary task is to report the presence of unauthorized, improperly or illegally parked commercial motor vehicles for the purpose of towing or removal and storage; and (2) Nonconsensual tows for unauthorized, illegally parked commercial motor vehicles on private property must be performed by Mississippi-based towers. Towed vehicles must be stored within the State of Mississippi. Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 384, SB 2635,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024. (1) It shall be unlawful for: (a) A law enforcement officer to: (i) Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to select a particular towing and recovery service from the list; (ii) Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service; and (iii) Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties; (b) Any member of the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee or Department of Transportation to receive compensation from a towing and recovery service for the privilege of being included on the tow list; (c) A towing and recovery service to pay money or other valuable consideration for the privilege of nonconsensual towing commercial motor vehicles; (d) A towing and recovery service to employ or otherwise compensate individuals, commonly referred to as "spotters," whose primary task is to report the presence of unauthorized, improperly or illegally parked commercial motor vehicles for the purpose of towing or removal and storage; and (2) Nonconsensual tows for unauthorized, illegally parked commercial motor vehicles on private property must be performed by Mississippi-based towers. Towed vehicles must be stored within the State of Mississippi. Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 384, SB 2635,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024. (1) It shall be unlawful for: (a) A law enforcement officer to: (i) Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to select a particular towing and recovery service from the list; (ii) Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service; and (iii) Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties; (b) Any member of the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee or Department of Transportation to receive compensation from a towing and recovery service for the privilege of being included on the tow list; (c) A towing and recovery service to pay money or other valuable consideration for the privilege of nonconsensual towing commercial motor vehicles; (d) A towing and recovery service to employ or otherwise compensate individuals, commonly referred to as "spotters," whose primary task is to report the presence of unauthorized, improperly or illegally parked commercial motor vehicles for the purpose of towing or removal and storage; and (2) Nonconsensual tows for unauthorized, illegally parked commercial motor vehicles on private property must be performed by Mississippi-based towers. Towed vehicles must be stored within the State of Mississippi. Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 384, SB 2635,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024. (1) It shall be unlawful for: (a) A law enforcement officer to: (i) Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to select a particular towing and recovery service from the list; (ii) Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service; and (iii) Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties; (b) Any member of the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee or Department of Transportation to receive compensation from a towing and recovery service for the privilege of being included on the tow list; (c) A towing and recovery service to pay money or other valuable consideration for the privilege of nonconsensual towing commercial motor vehicles; (d) A towing and recovery service to employ or otherwise compensate individuals, commonly referred to as "spotters," whose primary task is to report the presence of unauthorized, improperly or illegally parked commercial motor vehicles for the purpose of towing or removal and storage; and (a) A law enforcement officer to: (i) Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to select a particular towing and recovery service from the list; (ii) Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service; and (iii) Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties; (i) Receive compensation or receive any other incentive, monetary or otherwise, to select a particular towing and recovery service from the list; (ii) Hold any financial interest in a towing and recovery service; and (iii) Recommend any towing and recovery service in the performance of his or her duties; (b) Any member of the Commercial Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee or Department of Transportation to receive compensation from a towing and recovery service for the privilege of being included on the tow list; (c) A towing and recovery service to pay money or other valuable consideration for the privilege of nonconsensual towing commercial motor vehicles; (d) A towing and recovery service to employ or otherwise compensate individuals, commonly referred to as "spotters," whose primary task is to report the presence of unauthorized, improperly or illegally parked commercial motor vehicles for the purpose of towing or removal and storage; and (2) Nonconsensual tows for unauthorized, illegally parked commercial motor vehicles on private property must be performed by Mississippi-based towers. Towed vehicles must be stored within the State of Mississippi.
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