Floyd County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Article II of Chapter 2-18 governs which wrecker services Floyd County police can call to a scene. The chief of police sets a rotating schedule, and applications to join it must be filed before October 1; once qualified, a company stays eligible only if it keeps meeting the article's standards on a continuing basis. Sec. 2-18-23 requires 24-hour, seven-day availability, at least two wreckers (one an 8,000-pound dual cable unit, the other a rollback), and a heavy-duty 25,000-pound wrecker with a 20-ton winch available for large calls, plus insurance covering at least $300,000 in combined single-limit auto liability, $100,000 per person and per occurrence in general liability, $100,000 in cargo and garage-keepers liability, and state-minimum workers' compensation, with Floyd County named as an additional insured.

Storage yards must be fenced to at least eight feet, with a six-foot allowance grandfathered for services operating before November 15, 1993. Operators must carry Floyd County Police-issued identification cards, renewed every three years, and wreckers must pass an annual inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Safety's Motor Carrier Compliance Division, reported to police by December 31 each year. Under Sec. § 40-6-276. Sec. 2-18-25 requires fees to be posted in the company's lobby and disclosed in writing to the vehicle's owner at the scene, with an itemized receipt provided once payment is made.