Oyster Bay, NY Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Oyster Bay Code § 221-40 governs towing from private property without the vehicle owner's consent, often called non-consent or trespass towing. A licensed tow car operator working under a written contract with a property owner may remove a vehicle parked in violation of posted instructions, but only if it collects payment within strict caps: up to $95 for removal and the first three days of storage, up to $15 per day after that, and up to $35 for the combined use of towing equipment such as dollies, go-jacks, flatbeds or wheel lifts.

No unlicensed person may collect any towing or storage charge under this section at all. Before any vehicle is removed, the lot owner must conspicuously post a sign giving the tow company's name and phone number, redemption hours, towing and storage fees, and the hours parking is prohibited, and must file the towing contract with the local Nassau County police precinct. A vehicle occupied by a person cannot be towed, and any removed vehicle must go to a storage facility no more than eight miles away, with the precinct notified in writing within one hour of its arrival.

If the owner reaches the car before it is hooked up, the operator must release it for no more than half the standard removal fee. Section 221-40L separately bans booting or otherwise immobilizing any vehicle anywhere in the unincorporated Town, regardless of who authorizes it.