sec.777Police officer may authorise tow

### sec.777 Police officer may authorise tow This section applies if a police officer arranges for a motor vehicle impounded or forfeited to the State under division 2 to be moved to a holding yard. A police officer may sign a towing authority for the motor vehicle. The driver of a tow truck towing the 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—the holding yard; 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 777 ins 2006 No. 26 s 79 amd 2023 No. 28 s 190 (sec.777-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer arranges for a motor vehicle impounded or forfeited to the State under division 2 to be moved to a holding yard. (sec.777-ssec.2) A police officer may sign a towing authority for the motor vehicle. (sec.777-ssec.3) The driver of a tow truck towing the 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—the holding yard; or if paragraph (a) does not apply—the holding yard to which the driver ordinarily tows motor vehicles. (sec.777-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) if the police officer directs the driver to tow the motor vehicle to a particular holding yard—the holding yard; or - (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the holding yard to which the driver ordinarily tows motor vehicles.