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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-10A-02" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Towing or Removal of Vehicles from Parking Lots">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “regional mall” means a shopping mall with at least:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>400,000 square feet of gross leasable area; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>2 anchor stores.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The square footage of any anchor store shall be excluded from the calculation of gross leasable area under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The owner or operator of a parking lot or the owner’s or operator’s agent may not have a vehicle towed or otherwise removed from the parking lot unless the owner, operator, or agent has placed in conspicuous locations, as described in subsection (c) of this section, signs that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Are at least 24 inches high and 30 inches wide;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Are clearly visible to the driver of a motor vehicle entering or being parked in the parking lot;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>State the location to which the vehicle will be towed or removed and the name of the towing company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>State that State law requires that the vehicle be available for reclamation at a minimum from 6 a.m. to midnight, 7 days per week;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>State the maximum amount that the owner of the vehicle may be charged for the towing or removal of the vehicle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Provide the telephone number of a person who can be contacted to arrange for the reclaiming of the vehicle by its owner or the owner’s agent.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the signs described in subsection (b) of this section shall be placed to provide at least 1 sign for every 7,500 square feet of parking space in the parking lot.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In the parking lot of a regional mall, the signs described in subsection (b) of this section shall be placed at every entrance to the parking lot.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
