Blue Springs, MO Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- Max towing fee
- $150.00
- Max storage fee
- $30.00 per 24 hours
- Max after-hours retrieval fee
- $25.00
- Retrieval access
- 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Sign size required
- 17 x 22 inches minimum
- Waiting period (private property)
- 96 hours after police notice
- Governing ordinance
- Ord. No. 4294, 4-5-2010
Summary
In the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, a tow company that removes a vehicle from private property without the owner's consent or police authorization under City Code Section 630.360 cannot charge more than $150.00 to tow, $30.00 per 24 hours to store, or $25.00 to retrieve the vehicle outside business hours.
Section 630.360. ... Non-Consent Tow From Private Property (No Law Enforcement Officer Authorization). ... ... D. Towing And Storage Fees And Regulations. 1. The maximum fees that may be charged for the towing of motor vehicles and for the storage and, when specifically authorized by this Section, the retrieval of such towed vehicles are as follows: a. For the towing of a motor vehicle, the maximum fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00); b. For the storage of a towed motor vehicle, the maximum fee for each twenty-four (24) hour period of storage, or portion thereof, shall be thirty dollars ($30.00); and c. For the retrieval of a towed motor vehicle during hours other than 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Saturday and Sunday, the maximum fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 630, Article III of the Blue Springs Code, adopted by Ord. No. 4294 in 2010, governs non-consent, or 'private property,' towing separately from tows ordered by police. Section 630.360.C lets a property owner, lessee, or on-site security manager authorize a tow of abandoned or restricted-area vehicles without a Law Enforcement Officer only if the property posts a sign at least 17 by 22 inches, disclosing the maximum towing, storage, and retrieval fees and a 24-hour contact number, or if the owner has notified law enforcement and waited 10 hours (owner-occupied property with four units or fewer) or 96 hours (other private property).
Section 630.360.D.1 then caps the fees themselves: $150.00 maximum to tow a vehicle, $30.00 maximum for each 24-hour period of storage, and $25.00 maximum to retrieve a vehicle outside the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. weekends, with no retrieval fee allowed during those posted hours. A vehicle cannot be towed at all if the owner is present and able to move it before the tow truck lifts it, though a 'drop fee' of up to half the towing rate applies once the truck is hooked up.
Under Section 630.370, the tow company must notify Blue Springs Police before towing, and storage facilities must allow retrieval 24 hours a day under Section 630.380.
Violations & Fines
Charging more than the fees fixed by Section 630.360.D, towing a vehicle whose owner is present and able to move it, or removing a vehicle without the written, on-site authorization of the property owner or a full-time security manager, all violate Section 630.360 and are enforceable under the tow-service licensing and penalty provisions of Chapter 630. Failing to notify Police before a tow, required by Section 630.370, is a separate violation.
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