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5.15.080 - Agreements and tow rates.
Tow companies selected and designated by the City as an official police tow service as defined in Section 5.15.020 shall enter into an agreement with the City, which agreement shall contain eligibility requirements, operating regulations, an address to send correspondences and official and/or legal notices to, and fee schedules as adopted by the City Council. Every official police tow service shall post in a conspicuous place in the interior of each tow truck operated by said official police tow service an approved rate schedule in a form and location approved by the Chief of Police.
The terms of agreement are to be for three-years with three optional extensions of up to one- year each thereafter.
No person may have an ownership interest in more than one business entity designated as an official police tow service.
An official police tow service shall not assign, sell, or otherwise transfer any of its obligations, rights, benefits, or other interest it may have under its agreement with the City (including, but not limited to, ownership of stock, partnership interests, or tenancy in the official police tow service) to any other person or entity without first obtaining the express written consent of the City, which consent the City may withhold with or without cause in its sole discretion.
City of Riverside Tow Rates for services shall be derived from tow rates that were effective January 21, 2015, and were adjusted for eight percent cumulative U.S. inflation from 2016 through 2019.
These effective tow rates may be adjusted biannually by the City, and are currently:
TYPE OF SERVICE MAXIMUM APPROVED RATE
STANDARD (CHP Class A) $252.00 (per hour portal to portal) MEDIUM DUTY (CHP Class B) $291.00 (per hour portal to portal) HEAVY DUTY (CHP Class C) $361.00 (per hour portal to portal) SUPER HEAVY DUTY (CHP Class D) $412.00 (per hour portal to portal)
EXTRA LABOR AT THE SCENE
(Standard - CHP Class A only)
$126.00 per half hour, or portion thereof
(after first 30 minutes)
DOLLIES (if required) $49.00 (no extra labor allowed)
VEHICLE STORAGE (OUTSIDE) MAXIMUM APPROVED RATE
STANDARD (CHP Class A) $54.00 (per vehicle per day)
MEDIUM DUTY (CHP Class B) $56.00 (per vehicle per day)
HEAVY DUTY (CHP Class C) $64.00 (per vehicle per day)
SUPER HEAVY DUTY (CHP Class D) $64.00 (per vehicle per day)
VEHICLE STORAGE (INSIDE) MAXIMUM APPROVED RATE
STANDARD (CHP Class A) $58.00 (per vehicle per day)
MEDIUM DUTY (CHP Class B) $61.00 (per vehicle per day)
HEAVY DUTY (CHP Class C) $71.00 (per vehicle per day)
SUPER HEAVY DUTY (CHP Class D) $72.00 (per vehicle per day)
SPECIAL SERVICES
GATE FEE (after business hours/on weekends)
CVC Section 22658(n)(2)(B): A gate fee may be
charged for releasing a vehicle after normal
business hours, weekends, and state
holidays. However, the maximum hourly
charge for releasing a vehicle after normal
business hours shall be one-half of the hourly
tow rate charged for initially towing the
vehicle, or less.
$126.00
SERVICE CALLS $126.00 (first half hour)
$55.00 per quarter hour thereafter
F.The Police Department has a business need to lawfully remove no/low value recreational vehicles, boats, watercraft, and trailers (as defined by state Vehicle Code §§ 362, 22670, 22851.2, 22851.3) from the public right-of-way. For no/low value recreational vehicles, boats, watercraft, and trailers that require destruction, the Police Department shall, subject to availability of funds, reimburse for this service at the rate of up to $1,500.00 per vehicle upon confirmation of destruction. (Ord. 7757, § 80, 2026; Ord. 7732, § 3, 2025; Ord. 7555 § 1(Exh. A), 2021)