Provisions of the updated law include:

Mandates counties, cities and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) to publish their maximum towing and storage rates online.
Establishes a complaint resolution process for excessive fees.
Defines "towing-storage operator" and specifies permissible fees for their services.
Clarifies when law enforcement can access information about towed vehicles or vessels.
Reduces the timeframe for which storage fees cannot be charged if notice isn't provided to a lender or lienholder.
Specifies acceptable documents as evidence of ownership interest in vehicles or vessels.
Amends provisions for inspection, release and challenges regarding towing.
Requires towing-storage operators to accept specific payment methods.
Sets requirements for record retention, rate sheets and itemized invoices by towing-storage operators.
Authorizes towing-storage operators to enter vehicles or vessels for recovery, removal or storage purposes.
Prohibits FHP from excluding wrecker operators based solely on certain felony convictions.
Requires investigating agencies or specified persons to take possession of vehicles stored at wrecker operator facilities within 30 days.

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