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Towing Laws by State: Your Rights When Your Car Is Towed

Every state regulates non-consent towing differently — some cap what a tow company can charge and give you a court hearing, others leave you almost entirely unprotected. This guide summarizes the private-property (non-consent) towing rules in all 50 states, with statute citations and links to the agency that takes complaints. Last verified July 2026. Click your state for the full plain-English guide, including step-by-step instructions for getting your car back.

State	Fee cap	Drop fee	Kickback ban	Signage	Belongings	Cards	Hearing
Alabama	❌	—	—	❌	—	—	✅
Alaska	❌	—	—	❌	—	—	—
Arizona	🟡	—	—	✅	✅	✅	—
Arkansas	🟡	—	—	—	—	—	✅
California	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Colorado	✅	✅	—	✅	✅	✅	✅
Connecticut	✅	—	—	—	✅	✅	✅
Delaware	❌	—	—	—	✅	—	✅
Florida	🟡	✅	—	✅	✅	—	✅
Georgia	✅	—	✅	✅	✅	—	✅
Hawaii	✅	✅	❌	✅	—	—	❌
Idaho	🟡	—	—	✅	✅	—	✅
Illinois	🟡	—	—	✅	—	—	✅
Indiana	❌	—	❌	❌	—	—	—
Iowa	❌	—	❌	❌	—	—	—
Kansas	🟡	—	❌	❌	✅	—	—
Kentucky	❌	—	❌	—	✅	—	—
Louisiana	🟡	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	❌	—	❌	—	—	—	—
Maryland	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	—
Massachusetts	✅	✅	—	✅	—	—	❌
Michigan	🟡	—	—	✅	✅	—	✅
Minnesota	❌	—	—	✅	✅	—	—
Mississippi	🟡	—	—	—	—	—	—
Missouri	🟡	—	—	✅	—	—	✅
Montana	❌	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	❌	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nevada	✅	✅	—	✅	—	✅	✅
New Hampshire	🟡	—	—	—	✅	—	✅
New Jersey	✅	✅	✅	✅	—	✅	—
New Mexico	✅	—	—	—	—	—	—
New York	🟡	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	🟡	—	—	✅	—	—	✅
North Dakota	🟡	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ohio	✅	✅	—	✅	✅	✅	—
Oklahoma	✅	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oregon	🟡	✅	✅	✅	✅	—	—
Pennsylvania	🟡	—	—	—	—	✅	—
Rhode Island	✅	—	—	—	—	—	✅
South Carolina	🟡	—	—	✅	—	—	—
South Dakota	❌	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tennessee	🟡	—	✅	—	—	—	❌
Texas	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Utah	✅	—	—	✅	—	✅	—
Vermont	❌	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virginia	✅	✅	—	✅	✅	✅	—
Washington	🟡	—	—	✅	✅	✅	✅
West Virginia	✅	—	—	—	—	—	✅
Wisconsin	❌	—	—	✅	✅	—	—
Wyoming	🟡	—	—	—	—	—	—

✅ = protection exists at the state level · 🟡 = partial or limited · ❌ = no state-level protection found · — = could not be verified. Many cities add stronger local rules on top of state law. This page is general information, not legal advice — laws change; always check the cited statute or agency. Journalists and researchers: you are welcome to cite this table with attribution to TowTruckNearMe.

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