§ 22-6. License required.
(a) In general.
No person may tow a disabled vehicle from any location in the City unless:
(1) the person is licensed by the Police Commissioner under this subtitle as a medallion towing company; or
(2) the person has been summoned by the vehicle owner's or operator's automobile or motor club or automobile insurance company.
(b) Applications.
Applications for a license must be in the form and contain the information that the Police Commissioner requires.
(c) Application fee.
The application must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of $250.
(d) Term and renewal.
(1) Each medallion towing license expires annually on the anniversary of its issuance and is renewable as provided in this subsection.
(2) To renew a license, the licensee must apply no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days before the license expires.
(3) The renewal application must be in the form and contain the information that the Police Commissioner requires.
(e) License fees.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the annual license fee is:
(i) $250 for the medallion towing company license, plus
(ii) $100 for each medallion towing vehicle to be operated under that license.
(2) For the 1st license year, the fee is $100 for each medallion towing vehicle to be operated under that license.