Daytona Beach, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Chapter 110 of the Daytona Beach Code of Ordinances regulates every wrecker that tows a vehicle originating in the city, and Sec. 110-2 requires compliance with the whole article before towing for compensation. Sec. 110-5 sets minimum insurance: a garagekeeper's legal liability policy of at least $50,000 with on-hook coverage of at least $50,000, plus a garage liability policy of at least $250,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence, and $100,000 for property damage, or a $500,000 combined single limit, with proof filed with the city's risk manager by January 1 each year.

Sec. 110-6 requires each wrecker to carry a one-ton-minimum truck with at least a four-ton boom and winch, 100 feet of three-eighths-inch cable, the company name in letters at least three inches tall on both doors, magnetic signs do not qualify, and a kit of safety tools down to a fire extinguisher and bolt cutters. Sec. 110-7 bans cruising city streets to solicit tow business, and Sec. 110-8 bars paying property owners kickbacks for towing rights. For trespass tows specifically, Sec. 110-39 requires a written agreement between the property owner and wrecker on file with the police department, notification of police within 30 minutes of every tow, a one-year tow data sheet retention requirement, and a ban on towing a vehicle with someone still inside it.

Property owners must also get a permit from the permit and licensing division, with an application and annual inspection fee, before posting no-parking signs under Sec. 110-37. Towing and storage rates are capped by adopting Volusia County Code Section 118-98, as amended by County Ordinance No. 2024-25, as the city's own maximum rates under Sec. 110-38, and Sec. 110-40 requires storage sites to release a paid-up vehicle within 30 minutes of payment.