Monetary compensation in exchange for authorization to tow; violation

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4513.612, under Chapter 4513 | Traffic Laws - Equipment; Loads.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4513.612

(A)(1) No towing service shall knowingly offer or provide monetary compensation in exchange for the authorization to tow motor vehicles from a specified location or on behalf of the person to whom the towing service offered or provided the compensation. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not prohibit a towing service from negotiating or reducing towing and storage fees. (B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.