Non-Police, Non-Consent Towing Required Signage (Effective 01/01/2021)

Note: New legislation passed in 2020 (H.B. 57) requires specific signage (Effective January 1, 2021) for those engaged in Non-Police, Non-Consent Towing .

UTAH CODE 72-9-603

Signage Requirements

New Requirements:

(7) For private property where parking is enforced under Subsection (4)(a)(i), the property owner shall ensure that each entrance to the property has the following signs located on the property and clearly visible to the driver of a vehicle entering the property:

(a) a top sign that is 24 inches tall by 18 inches wide and has:

(i) a blue, reflective background with a 1/2 inch white border;

(iv) two-inch, white letters at the bottom of the sign with the capitalized words “Towing Enforced”; and

(iii) a white towing logo that is six inches tall and 16 inches wide that depicts an entire tow truck, a tow hook, and an entire vehicle being towed; and

(b) a bottom sign that is 24 inches tall by 18 inches wide with a 1/2 inch white, reflective border, and has:

(i) a top half that is red background with white, reflective letters indicating:

(A) who is authorized to park or restricted from parking at the property; and

(B) any type of vehicle prohibited from parking at the property; and

(ii) a bottom half that has a white, reflective background with red letters indicating:

(A) the name and telephone number of the tow truck motor carrier that the property owner has authorized to patrol the property; and

(B) the Internet web address “tow.utah.gov”.

(8) For private property where parking is enforced under Subsection (4)(a)(ii):

(a) a tow truck motor carrier may not:

(i) patrol and monitor the property;

(ii) perform a tow truck service without the written or verbal request of the property owner or the property owner’s agent; or

(iii) act as the property owner’s agent to request a tow truck service; and

(b) the property owner shall ensure that each entrance to the property has a clearly visible sign located on the property that is 24 inches tall by 18 inches wide with a 1/2 inch white, reflective border, and has:

(i) at the top of the sign, a blue background with a white, reflective towing logo that is at least four inches tall and 16 inches wide that depicts an entire tow truck, a tow hook, and an entire vehicle being towed;

(ii) immediately below the towing logo described in Subsection (8)(b)(i), a blue background with white, reflective letters at least two inches tall with the capitalized words “Towing Enforced”;

(iii) in the middle of the sign, a red background with white, reflective letters at least one inch tall indicating:

(A) who is authorized to park or restricted from parking at the property; and

(B) any type of vehicle prohibited from parking at the property; and

(iv) at the bottom of the sign, a white, reflective background with red letters at leastone inch tall indicating:

(A) either:

(I) the name and telephone number of the property owner or the property owner’s agent who is authorized to request a tow truck service; or

(II) the name and telephone number of the tow truck motor carrier that provides tow truck services for the property; and

(B) the Internet web address “tow.utah.gov”.

(9) (a) For private property without signage meeting the requirements of Subsection (7) or (8), the property owner may request a tow truck motor carrier to remove a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor from the private property 24 hours after the property owner or the property owner’s agent affixes a written notice to the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor in accordance with this Subsection (9).

(b) The written notice described in Subsection (9)(a) shall:

(i) indicate the exact time when the written notice is affixed to the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor;

(ii) warn the owner of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor that the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor will be towed from the property if it is not removed within 24 hours after the time indicated in Subsection (9)(b)(i);

(iii) be at least four inches tall and four inches wide; and

(iv) be affixed to the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor at a conspicuous location on the driver’s side window of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.

(c) A property owner may authorize a tow truck motor carrier to act as the property owner’s agent for purposes of affixing the written notice described in Subsection (9)(a) to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.

(ii) two-inch, white letters at the top of the sign with the capitalized words “Lot is Patrolled”;