HB2132: Towing advisory board, local; membership.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2132

Offered January 11, 2017
Prefiled January 11, 2017
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1233.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local towing advisory board; representatives.
Patron-- Levine
Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-1233.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-1233.2. Advisory board.

Prior to adopting or amending any ordinance pursuant to § 46.2-1232 or § 46.2-1233, the local governing body shall appoint an advisory board to advise the governing body with regard to the appropriate provisions of the ordinance. Voting members of the advisory board shall consist of an equal number of representatives of (i) local law-enforcement agencies and representatives of, (ii) licensed towing and recovery operators, (iii) commercial property or business owners, including business tenants residing in commercial buildings, and one member of (iv) the general public. Any such advisory board shall meet at least once per year at the call of the chairman of the advisory board, who shall be elected annually from among the voting members of the advisory board by a majority vote.