HB1653 establishes a program to compensate tow truck operators for impounding vehicles of indigent citizens, excluding cases following an arrest.

HB1653 creates a program within the Washington State Department of Licensing to compensate tow truck operators for impounding vehicles of indigent citizens, excluding cases where the impound follows an arrest. To qualify for compensation, the vehicle owner must be indigent, unable to pay for towing without severe hardship, and not have applied for the program in the preceding year. The program requires operators to fill out a form and submit it to the Department of Licensing.

HB1653 establishes a program to compensate tow truck operators for impounding vehicles of indigent citizens, excluding cases following an arrest.

HB1653 creates a program within the Washington State Department of Licensing to compensate tow truck operators for impounding vehicles of indigent citizens, excluding cases where the impound follows an arrest. To qualify for compensation, the vehicle owner must be indigent, unable to pay for towing without severe hardship, and not have applied for the program in the preceding year. The program requires operators to fill out a form and submit it to the Department of Licensing.