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Warner Robins, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Response time
30 minutes of dispatch
Basic tow rate (undamaged)
$85.00
Heavy wrecker first half hour
$250.00
Storage, passenger vehicle
$30.00 per day
Liability insurance minimum
$100,000 / $300,000
Enforcing agency
Warner Robins Police Department

Summary

Warner Robins licenses towing companies through its police-run on-call wrecker rotation. Wreckers must arrive within 30 minutes of dispatch, cannot solicit business at accident scenes, and city-set rate caps govern every basic tow, storage day, and after-hours release fee.

(q)Response time. The on-call wrecker service must arrive at the requested location within thirty (30) minutes of notification by the police department or 911 dispatcher. ... Wreckers shall not respond to an accident scene unless so directed by the vehicle owner or an authorized agent of the police department. No wrecker service shall solicit business on the scene of an accident.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69).

Full Breakdown

City Code Chapter 10, Article XIX governs every wrecker company operating in Warner Robins, and enforcement runs through the police department, not a private franchise. Sec. 10-493 requires each participating company to keep two rollbacks, one light-duty wrecker, and immediate access to a heavy wrecker in service at all times, plus a full kit of chains, dollies, flares, and oil-dry for spill cleanup. Sec. 10-494 bars anyone with a felony conviction in the past ten years, a DUI within five years, or more than two at-fault accidents in twelve months from driving on the on-call list, and Sec.

10-496 blocks any owner from running more than one participating company under common ownership. Response time is fixed: Sec. 10-503(q) requires the on-call wrecker to reach the scene within 30 minutes of notification from police or 911 dispatch, and Sec. 10-498 allows suspension from the rotation after three missed calls in a single month. 00. Sec. , with vehicles released within one hour of a completed release form and payment. Sec. 10-499 flatly bans soliciting business at an accident scene, and every company must carry $100,000 bodily injury and $300,000 property damage liability coverage plus matching garage-keeper's liability under Sec. 10-503(p).

Violations & Fines

A designee of the police department can suspend a company from the on-call list under Sec. 10-495 for failing to comply with the article, jumping another company's call, moving an accident vehicle before police arrive, or lacking a current occupation tax permit. A suspended company may appeal to a five-member committee appointed by the mayor and council, which recommends action to mayor and council for final decision. Failing to maintain the required insurance can also trigger suspension from the on-call list.

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast must a wrecker respond to a call in Warner Robins?
Sec. 10-503(q) requires the on-call wrecker service to arrive at the requested location within 30 minutes of notification by the police department or 911 dispatcher. Failing to respond to three calls in one calendar month can result in suspension from the rotation list under Sec. 10-498.
Can a wrecker company solicit business at an accident scene?
No. Sec. 10-499 makes it unlawful for a wrecker to respond to an accident unless directed by the vehicle owner or a police officer, and no wrecker service may solicit business at the scene of an accident.
What disqualifies a driver from Warner Robins' on-call wrecker list?
Sec. 10-494 bars drivers with a felony conviction in the past ten years, any pending criminal case, a DUI conviction within five years, more than one DUI in a lifetime, or a pattern of moving violations from being placed on the on-call list.

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