Revere, MA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

010 gives the city council authority, under Chapter 40, Section 22D of the General Laws, to enact rules for removing vehicles parked or standing improperly on any way under the city's control, while vehicles the General Laws specifically exempt cannot be towed under this chapter. 020 puts the actual decision to move or tow a vehicle in the hands of the chief of police or an officer of sergeant rank or higher, so a tow cannot be ordered by a lower-ranking officer or a private party acting alone.

070 sets the fee structure a towing contractor working under the city's authority may charge: a removal or towing fee not exceeding the amount authorized by statute, a storage fee not exceeding the amount authorized by statute, and an administrative fee the city itself authorizes; the ordinance does not let a contractor set its own rate above those statutory caps. 080 makes the towing contractor liable to the vehicle's owner for any damage the contractor's negligence causes during removal or storage, giving an owner a direct remedy against the tow company rather than the city.

090 requires the police department to keep a one-year record of every tow made under the chapter, including the vehicle's registration, where it was towed from and to, the date and time of the tow order, the fee charged, the name of the towing contractor, and the name and rank of the officer who authorized the tow, so a towed owner can trace exactly who ordered the tow and who is holding the vehicle.