Miramar, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $150.00, nonrefundable
- Permit expiration
- September 30 annually
- Storage site limit
- Within 10-mile radius of tow
- Police notification window
- Within 30 minutes of tow
- Owner-return protection
- No charge if owner arrives before hookup
- Records retention
- 1 year, available to police
Summary
A tow truck operator cannot pull a vehicle off private property in Miramar without a $150 police-issued permit, a written agreement with the property owner, and strict return, payment and documentation rules. Owners who reach their car before it's hooked up cannot be charged at all.
A tow truck operator shall not connect, tow, or remove a vehicle and shall not charge any fee if the owner or person in custody or control of the vehicle returns to the vehicle prior to the tow truck operator having connected the vehicle to the tow truck. ... It is unlawful for a tow truck operator to engage in non-consent towing from private property unless such tow truck operator obtains and maintains a permit issued pursuant to this article. ... There shall be a permit-processing fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
07. Section 11-174 protects vehicle owners: a tow truck operator "shall not connect, tow, or remove a vehicle and shall not charge any fee if the owner or person in custody or control of the vehicle returns to the vehicle prior to the tow truck operator having connected the vehicle to the tow truck," and if the vehicle is connected but not yet towed, the owner may reclaim it for no more than one-half of the posted rate. Section 11-175 requires a written towing agreement between the property owner and operator specifying authorized hours, days, and fees, filed with the police department; the storage site must sit within a ten-mile radius of the tow origin; the operator must notify police within 30 minutes of completing a tow with the vehicle's VIN, make, model and location; must accept cash, credit and debit cards with no surcharge; must photograph the vehicle before hookup; and must keep tow data sheets on file for one year, available to any officer on request.
Violations & Fines
Towing without the section 11-175.1 permit, or violating the written-agreement, notification, payment or photograph requirements of section 11-175, is enforced under section 11-180 and can trigger permit revocation or suspension under section 11-179, with an appeal available to the operator. Charging a fee before a vehicle is connected, per section 11-174, is itself a standalone violation regardless of permit status.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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