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Bill 170517

Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Towing,' by increasing the amount of the fine that a towing company must pay for improper clean-up of an accident scene; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced May 18, 2017Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember TaubenbergerCouncilmember DombCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember GymCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember Blackwell

From the floor

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  1. “The Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 170517, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Towing,' by increasing the amount of the fine that a towing company must pay for improper clean-up of an accident scene"; and Bill No. 180742, entitled "An ordinance establishing no truck parking and tow-away regulations on Commerce Way from McNulty Road to it…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 6, 2018 · Dec 6, 2018 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. May 18, 2017
    Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made by Councilmember Taubenberger that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Streets and Services. The motion carried unanimously.

  2. Dec 3, 2018
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Dec 3, 2018
    HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Dec 3, 2018
    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Dec 6, 2018
    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Dec 6, 2018
    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made by Councilmember Squilla that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

  7. Dec 6, 2018
    READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Oct 24, 2019
    READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was READ AND PASSED.

  9. Nov 6, 2019
    SIGNED · MAYOR

    This Bill was SIGNED.

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..Title Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Towing,' by increasing the amount of the fine that a towing company must pay for improper clean-up of an accident scene; all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: §9-605. Towing. * * * (14) Enforcement. * * * (b) Fines, Civil Penalties, and License Suspension. (.1) Violations of this Section and any regulations promulgated under this Section shall be subject to the following civil penalties and license suspensions: Violation Civil Penalty - License Suspension Refusing excessive number of assignments (§9-605(4)(d)(.1)) $100 Failure to appear within 20 minutes (§9-605(4)(d)(.2)) $100 Improper maintenance of accident site (§9-605(4)(d)(.5)) [$100] $300 * * * ______________________ Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. ..End