Marysville, WA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- City business license
- Required to conduct business
- Office & yard location
- Must be within city limits
- Police call response
- Within 30 minutes
- List removal
- After 3+ suspensions
Summary
To join Marysville's police rotation list or tow within city limits, a tow truck business needs a city license, an in-city office, and a secured storage yard under MMC Chapter 11.37.
In order to qualify, and to maintain qualification, for the police department's list or to conduct any business within the city limits, a tow truck business must comply with or satisfy the following requirements: The tow truck business must hold a current business license from the city of Marysville... The tow truck business must have a registered office address within the city limits of the city of Marysville. The tow truck business must maintain a secure storage/redemption yard within the city limits of the city of Marysville.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
A tow truck business must hold a current Marysville business license (waived for out-of-city companies towing at an owner's request), a current Department of Licensing registration, a registered office address inside city limits, and a secure storage/redemption yard within the city that meets state disposer standards. To stay on the police department's rotation list it also needs at least two qualifying tow trucks and a 30-minute response time to police calls. State Patrol and Department of Licensing rules under Chapter 46.55 RCW control wherever they conflict with the city chapter.
Violations & Fines
Willful violation of chapter requirements is cause for the police chief to suspend an operator from the rotation list; three or more suspensions can mean permanent removal, appealable to the city's land use hearing examiner within 10 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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