§ 5.38.010. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

Authorized vehicle. A vehicle parked on private property for which permission has been granted to park such vehicle.

Boot. A device used by a towing or perking enforcement company to temporarily immobilize or disable a motor vehicle for purposes of enforcing parking restrictions.

Motor carrier. A person engaged in or transacting the business of transporting passengers, freight, merchandise, or other property by a commercial vehicle on a highway within the state and includes a tow truck service business.

Parking enforcement operation. Providing parking enforcement services for compensation within the corporate limits of the city.

Parking enforcement service. The practice of immobilizing (booting) or otherwise disabling vehicles without the owner's consent for the purpose of enforcing parking restrictions on public streets, private property, or public parking lots restricted as to use.

Person. An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or a joint stock association or venture.

Removal fee. A fee charged by a parking enforcer to remove an immobilization device.

Rotation list. A list of certified and licensed towing companies maintained by the American Fork police department. Such list is provided to motorists who request the names of towing companies from public safety officers.

Tow truck. A motor vehicle constructed, designed, altered, or equipped primarily for the purpose of towing or removing damaged, disabled, abandoned, seized, or impounded vehicles from a highway or other place by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow line, dolly, tilt bed, or other means.

Tow truck service. The functions and any ancillary operations associated with recovering, removing, and towing a vehicle and its load from a highway or other place by means of a tow truck.

Towing operations. Providing tow truck services for compensation within the corporate limits of the city whether or not the towing extends beyond the city limits. Towing operations also include the storage of a towed vehicle pending its return to the owner thereof by the person or agent who towed the vehicle.

(Ord. No. 2018-05-22 , Pt. 1, 5-22-2018)