Glynn County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- Max tow charge
- $135.00 (Sec. 2-17-57)
- Max storage fee
- $20.00 per 24-hour day
- Registration fee
- $25.00 per wrecker, annual
- Registration renewal window
- January 2 to 20 annually
- Insurance required
- $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury
- Regulating agency
- Glynn County Police Department
- Suspension appeal window
- 5 days, to County Administrator
Summary
Wrecker services answering Glynn County Police rotational calls must register with the Police Department and cannot charge more than $135.00 for a tow or $20.00 per full 24-hour day of storage under Section 2-17-57. Operating without registration is a separate offense, and the Police Chief can suspend or revoke a service's registration.
No wrecker service shall charge more than the following fees for services provided when responding to a call received from the rotational call list: The maximum vehicle towing charge anywhere in Glynn County, day or night, to a single location approved by the owner shall be $135.00. The maximum fee for vehicle storage shall be $20.00 for each full continuous 24-hour period in which the vehicle is in storage, beginning when the vehicle is removed from the scene of an accident, or from the property where the tow otherwise begins, and ending when the vehicle owner or vehicle owner's designee offers or attempts to pick up the vehicle from storage and offers to pay the wrecker service's legitimate accrued charges. There shall be no storage fee for any vehicle storage lasting less than a full 24-hour period or for any partial 24-hour period. ... Charges for any tow of a vehicle weighing 14,500 pounds or more are not limited by this ordinance.
Full Breakdown
00 annual registration fee per wrecker, renewed each year between January 2 and January 20 under Section 2-17-31. The Chief of Police maintains a Rotational Call List under Section 2-17-52, and when police dispatch needs a wrecker, the Communications Officer must call down that list unless the vehicle owner requests a specific service, per Section 2-17-53. Listed services must keep at least $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident in bodily-injury coverage plus $100,000 in property-damage coverage, and their storage lot must comply with the Zoning Ordinance's junkyard and outside-storage standards, be fenced or enclosed, and be lit at night, under Section 2-17-54.
00 for each full continuous 24-hour period of storage, with no storage fee at all if the vehicle is reclaimed within the first day. Vehicles weighing 14,500 pounds or more are exempt from these fee caps. Quoting one fee and then charging more without the customer's consent is presumed a deceptive practice under Section 2-17-54(m). The Chief of Police may suspend or revoke a wrecker service's registration or rotational-list standing for ordinance violations under Sections 2-17-60 and 2-17-62, and a service can appeal that decision in writing to the County Administrator.
Violations & Fines
Operating a wrecker in unincorporated Glynn County without registering with the Police Department is itself an offense under Section 2-17-70, punished under the general penalty at Section 2-1-10: a fine of up to $500.00, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense. The Police Chief can also suspend or revoke a wrecker service's rotational-call registration for other violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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