# Sec. 26-142.14. Fees

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 26-142.14. Fees

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.14 (2026)

(a) The towing charge is not to exceed:

  (1) One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($175.00) for any vehicle up to ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. The charge includes the first calendar day of storage, mileage, and hook-up fees, which includes the use of a dolly and transportation to a storage facility. The rate chargeable per day for storage where the motor vehicle is to be stored by the towing company is not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00). A fee of no more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per notification letter, not to be charged until after 48 hours of impoundment or two (2) business days. No other fees of any type shall be allowed, including but not limited to administrative fees or additional charges for equipment.

  (2) Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for any vehicle between ten thousand one (10,001) and twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight and Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for any vehicle over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. The charge includes winching, unlocking vehicles, go jacks, and dollies. The maximum storage charge per day allowed shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00). A fee of no more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per notification letter, not to be charged until after 48 hours of impoundment or two (2) business days.

(b) If a vehicle owner returns to an unauthorized vehicle at any time after the vehicle is attached to the tow truck but before it is towed from private property, the towing company shall release the vehicle to the vehicle owner. If all procedures have been followed under Section 26-142.05 of this Division and the tow truck operator has physically attached the vehicle to the tow truck and lifted the vehicle at least six (6) inches off the ground before the vehicle owner returns, a drop fee may be charged not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for vehicles up to ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. A drop fee not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) may be charged for vehicles between ten thousand one (10,001) and twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight and Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) for a vehicle for any vehicle over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. The towing company shall provide a receipt indicating the drop fee paid and the date of the incomplete tow.

(c) Storage charges may only commence eighteen (18) hours after the time the vehicle was towed.

(d) A towing company shall accept payment in cash or by a major credit card with a credit card slip validly signed by the vehicle owner or the owner's agent for the amount of all valid charges. The towing company shall accept two (2) major credit cards that include the following: MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Visa. Credit card telephone touchtone capture option with signed receipts is allowed. A towing company that violates this Subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both and denial, revocation, or suspension of a license pursuant to Section 5-273(a)(11) of the Code.

(e) If the vehicle owner withholds payment in a credit card transaction with a towing company and a court in any subsequent civil action finds that the tow was valid and the amount charged was correct, the vehicle owner shall pay the towing company, in addition to the amount validly charged, liquidated damages of two (2) times the amount validly charged, but not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and all reasonable costs of collection, including court costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.

(f) The Director shall create uniform signage summarizing tow fees and a licensed towing company shall display prominently at each storage facility a copy of the current fee schedule, a statement that these fees do not exceed the authorized County amount and its hours of operation.

(g) This Section shall not apply to those vehicles that are towed from private property by the Department of the Environment at the direction of the property owner or the owner's authorized agent.