Congress passed H.R. 2563, the State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act, which waived federal preemption to allow state and local governments to regulate tow truck operations performed without the prior consent of the vehicle owner, according to Congress.gov. The law removed a legal barrier that had prevented states from setting towing fee caps and consumer protection standards.
Operator takeaway
This federal law is the reason your state can regulate nonconsensual towing fees at all — before 2015, federal preemption blocked state and local fee caps. Every state towing regulation passed since then rests on this foundation.