Clovis, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

, and emergency tows where the dispatcher determines another company can respond fastest. 07 gives the Chief of Police thirty days to investigate and place the applicant on the list unless the company was removed from the list in the prior twenty-four months, made an untrue statement, has a disqualifying issue known to the Chief, or is not located in the City. 09 then holds every listed company to detailed operating standards: state Vehicle Code compliance and thirty-day storage reporting to the CHP, twenty-four-hour service seven days a week, indoor storage for at least two vehicles and 5,000 square feet of open storage for at least twenty more, a security fence of at least six feet around the open lot, posted towing-fee schedules, reasonable fees no higher than those charged other public agencies, at least $500,000 in combined liability insurance, retained item receipts, inspectable service records, and notice to police within five business days of a sale of 51 percent or more of the business. 11 let the Chief of Police suspend or remove a company from the list for repeated or intentional noncompliance.