sec.77Police officer may authorise tow

### sec.77 Police officer may authorise tow This section applies if a police officer— arranges for an impounded motor vehicle to be towed to a holding yard; or arranges for an immobilised motor vehicle to be towed to a place. A police officer may sign a towing authority for the impounded or immobilised motor vehicle. The driver of a tow truck towing the impounded or immobilised motor vehicle under a towing authority must tow the motor vehicle to— if the police officer directs the driver to tow the motor vehicle to a particular holding yard or place—the holding yard or the place; or if paragraph (a) does not apply—the holding yard to which the driver ordinarily tows motor vehicles. In this section— towing authority , in relation to a motor vehicle, means a document that states that a particular person is authorised to tow the vehicle. s 77 ins 2002 No. 33 s 6 sub 2003 No. 92 s 8 ; 2005 No. 64 s 7 amd 2013 No. 15 s 20 ; 2023 No. 28 s 187 (sec.77-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer— arranges for an impounded motor vehicle to be towed to a holding yard; or arranges for an immobilised motor vehicle to be towed to a place. (sec.77-ssec.2) A police officer may sign a towing authority for the impounded or immobilised motor vehicle. (sec.77-ssec.3) The driver of a tow truck towing the impounded or immobilised motor vehicle under a towing authority must tow the motor vehicle to— if the police officer directs the driver to tow the motor vehicle to a particular holding yard or place—the holding yard or the place; or if paragraph (a) does not apply—the holding yard to which the driver ordinarily tows motor vehicles. (sec.77-ssec.4) In this section— towing authority , in relation to a motor vehicle, means a document that states that a particular person is authorised to tow the vehicle. - (a) arranges for an impounded motor vehicle to be towed to a holding yard; or - (b) arranges for an immobilised motor vehicle to be towed to a place. - (a) if the police officer directs the driver to tow the motor vehicle to a particular holding yard or place—the holding yard or the place; or - (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the holding yard to which the driver ordinarily tows motor vehicles.