Manteca, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- Governs
- Police-dispatched non-consent tows
- Permit issuer
- Manteca Police Chief
- Application fee
- Paid to director of finance
- Storage lot
- Within 6 miles of city
Summary
Manteca only lets towing companies approved by the police chief and placed on its rotation list handle non-consent tows for illegally parked, abandoned, or accident vehicles; unauthorized response or solicitation is a violation.
Each operator of a towing service desiring assignment to the rotation list or abandoned vehicle rotation list shall pay to the director of finance a processing fee as each application. A copy of the receipt for fees shall be filed along with the application with the police chief. Applications shall be filed on forms supplied by the Manteca police department, which applications shall contain the following information:
1. The name, residence address and telephone number of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the name, residence address and telephone number of each partner. If the applicant is a corporation, the name, residence address and telephone number of each director, each officer and the general manager;
2. The applicant's date of birth, weight, height, color of eyes and hair. If the applicant is a partnership, the date of birth, weight, height, color of eyes and hair of each partner. If the applicant is a corporation, the date of birth, weight, height, color of eyes and hair of each director, each officer and the general manager;
3. The name under which the towing service operates and the business address and telephone number of the towing service;
4. The make, year, model, color and license number of every tow truck that will be operated by the towing service;
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
Manteca Municipal Code Chapter 5.44 sets up a police-run rotation system for non-consent tows: vehicles that are illegally parked, abandoned, wrecked in an accident, or blocking traffic. Only towing operators approved by the police chief and placed on the rotation or abandoned-vehicle rotation list may respond to a police radio call; responding to or soliciting such work outside that system is unlawful. Applicants pay a processing fee to the director of finance, file forms covering ownership, tow-truck details and criminal history with the police department, and must maintain a storage lot within six miles of the city plus specified insurance.
Violations & Fines
Responding to or soliciting a police tow call while off the rotation list, or violating equipment, insurance or storage-lot standards, is unlawful under Chapter 5.44 and can bring permit suspension or revocation by the police chief.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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