Clark County, NV Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $50 per tow vehicle annually
- Prerequisite
- Transportation authority operating proof
- Covers
- Out-of-county tow operators too
- Unlicensed penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000/6 months
- Applies in
- Unincorporated county incl. Las Vegas Strip
Summary
Running a towing service in unincorporated Clark County, including the Strip in Paradise and Winchester, requires a county business license: fifty dollars per tow vehicle annually, plus proof the state transportation authority has already authorized the company to operate.
Any person who engages in the operation of towing services shall pay an annual license fee of fifty dollars per vehicle. Applicants for this license shall provide evidence from the transportation service authority that they have been authorized to provide these services. This license shall also be required for this activity from any person operating from a fixed place of business outside the unincorporated boundaries of the county, but who comes into the county to perform these services...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147).
Full Breakdown
Clark County Code 6.12.165 licenses "automobile towing service" under Title 6's business-license scheme. The fee is fifty dollars per vehicle per year, and applicants must show evidence from the transportation service authority that they're authorized to provide towing services. The license also reaches companies with no fixed base in the county: any operator, firm, or corporation that comes into unincorporated Clark County to tow, or is based just outside it but dispatches trucks in, must hold the same license before doing that work.
Violations & Fines
Operating without this license is a misdemeanor under Code 6.04.140, up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or the county can instead levy a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per day and revoke the business license.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this apply to a tow company based in the City of Las Vegas?
Is the $50 fee a flat annual cost per company?
Sources & Official References
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