Norfolk, VA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Section 25-300(b) requires any owner or community association that wants to enforce private parking restrictions by towing to post a legible sign at each point of ingress and egress, and at community entry points, stating 'PRIVATE PARKING' or 'NO PARKING PERMITTED IN ALLEYWAYS,' the name of the owner, lessee or agent of the property, the words 'AUTHORIZED PARKING ONLY,' the name of the towing firm enforcing the restriction, and a phone number to call for the vehicle's location. The sign itself must measure at least 36 inches wide and 30 inches tall; the top four lines of text must be at least three inches tall, and every other line at least one to one and one-half inches tall, and the sign face must be high-intensity reflectorized sheeting or similar material, so it stays legible at night.

Section 25-301(a) then requires that no towing firm remove a vehicle from private property unless it has obtained the property owner's, lessee's or agent's written consent, though the section carves out towing firms operating under a standing contractual agreement to remove all unauthorized vehicles from that property. Where such a standing agreement exists, § 25-301(b) requires the towing firm and the property owner to post the same style of notice required under § 25-300. ' Separately, § 25-300(a) lets police remove a vehicle abandoned on private property for more than 72 hours upon the property owner's complaint, at the requesting party's expense.