Murfreesboro, TN Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- License issued by
- Chief of Police
- Application fee
- $25.00, nonrefundable
- Annual license fee
- $25.00 per vehicle
- Liability insurance min.
- $100,000 / $300,000
- Rates capped by
- City ordinance (§ 32-3018)
Summary
Murfreesboro requires every wrecker or towing service to hold a Chief of Police-issued license before operating in the City, on top of any regular business tax license, under the local Wrecker Ordinance.
No wrecker service shall engage in business within the City or offer such service within the City without first obtaining a license as hereinafter provided from the Chief of Police. The license required herein is in addition to any business tax license.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Code §§ 32-3001 through 32-3018, the 'Murfreesboro Wrecker Ordinance,' require a Chief of Police-issued license before any wrecker service can tow within the City, backed by a $25.00 nonrefundable application fee and a $25.00-per-vehicle annual license fee. Licensees must carry garage-keeper's and garage liability insurance, meet minimum equipment standards by wrecker class, and, to join MPD's rotating call list, comply with maximum tow and storage rates the City sets under § 32-3018. The Chief of Police can revoke a license for fraud, overcharging, unauthorized soliciting at accident scenes, or intercepting police radio calls, subject to a due-process hearing.
Violations & Fines
Towing without a license is unlawful; licensed wreckers face suspension or removal from the MPD call list, plus a due-process hearing, for overcharging, soliciting at scenes, or other rule violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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