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AN ORDINANCE A~{END!NG THE CODE OF ~HE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, PER~A/NING TO TOW TRUCKS, BY PRC~VIDi%~G FOR ID~KP~ICATION MARKINGS; TO NC~IF~ POLICE; TC~ R~RUCKS C/~T,I-,T~D TO ASSIST AT ACCIDENT SCENE; AND ~RUCK BOOK TO BE ~ BY CITY MANA~. BE iT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia~ that ~rqicle IV of Chapter 37 of the Code of the City of Porhsmou~]l~ Virginia, 1973, be anm_nded and reordained to read as follows: Section 37-190. Tow truck idantificationmarkings. Any person, firm, partnerskip or corporation engaged in the business of providing the services of one or more wreckers for hire or used to tow~ transport or move motor vehicles on public streets or on or from private property ~ way of streets, shall display the name~ and adctress or telephone number of said business on both sides of said t~ truck in letters large enough to be readily legible, but in no case~ less than on, inch in height. Section 37-191. Tow truck operator's duty to notify, police. Prior to or simul%aneouslywith the removal of any car by a tow truck operator, the police dispatcher shall be notified. This provision shall not apply to a disabled vehicle towed at the req~est of the vehicle's Section 37-192. Tow truck called to accident scene; assistance of police officers at scene. Whenever it shall be necessary to proc0re a tow truck to render services at the scene of any traffic accident or traffic hazard, any police officer present shall assist the operator or owner of a distressed n~tor vehicle in obtaining tow truck services. Police cor~mmications facilities may be used as necessary to contact tow operators. If the owner or operator concerned requests that a specific bow truck service be called, such request shall be honored unless the officer in charge determines, in his discretion, that the tow operator requested is located at too g~eat a distance or is otherwise actually unavailable to furnish the required services in a timely manner. Section 37-193. Tow book to be maintained by City Manager. (a). The Cihy ASmlager shall maintain a register of tow operators who shall be called in secqu~ance to provide services at the scene of accidents or traffic hazards. The t~ book shall be utilized only in those cases where ~ne owner or operator of a distressed motor vehicle dces not, for any reason, provide ~hepelice Officer in charge with the nan~eof a tow operator available to perform the required service in a timely manner.