Tennessee legislators have pushed forward a proposed law aimed at regulating vehicle booting and towing practices within commercial parking lots.
Recently, Senator Jack Johnson’s bill, SB 1692, successfully navigated through the Tennessee General Assembly. Its final step towards becoming law is Governor Bill Lee’s signature.
Under this bill, it would be considered a misdemeanor for anyone not licensed by the local government as a parking attendant to boot a vehicle. These authorized attendants must visibly display photo identification and wear distinctive uniforms indicating their affiliation with the licensed parking facility whenever they’re on duty.
Furthermore, the proposed law caps the fee for boot removal at $75 and mandates that parking attendants respond to boot removal requests within 30 minutes.
Additionally, the bill outlines requirements for signage in commercial lots with restricted parking policies.
“This legislation will protect vehicle owners in Tennessee from bad actors seeking to profit off of immobilizing and confiscating vehicles,” said Johnson. “I’ve received complaints from many constituents who have had to go through unreasonably long and expensive processes to regain control of their vehicles which were unfairly immobilized or towed. Unfortunately, our current laws do not provide legal recourse to punish parking enforcers engaged in certain nefarious practices. This bill targets those bad actors and protects Tennessee vehicle owners.”
Take a look at the full text of the bill here.
