SENATE BILL NO. 173

March 07, 2019, Introduced by Senator STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending section 676d (MCL 257.676d), as added by 2014 PA 303.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 676d. (1) A local unit of government shall not require as a term of a contract with a wrecker, recovery, or towing service that the wrecker, recovery, or towing service pay a fee to that local unit of government for responding to the scene of an impound, accident, disabled vehicle, or abandoned vehicle and providing wrecker, recovery, or towing services. A local unit of government shall not accept a payment, commission, or portion of wrecker, recovery, or towing service fees from a wrecker, recovery, or towing service in exchange for securing business for that wrecker, recovery, or towing service.

(2) A wrecker, recovery, or towing service shall not offer to a local unit of government a payment, fee, or commission to induce the local unit of government to enter into a contract with or secure business for the wrecker, recovery, or towing service.

(3) This section only applies to a contract between a local unit of government and a wrecker, recovery, or towing service that is entered into or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.January 7, 2015.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.