R909-19-19. Tow Truck Service and Administrative Fee Adjustment

(1)(a) The Motor Carrier Division will establish the allowable maximum fee for a tow truck service and administrative fee for reporting the removal, as per Section 72-9-603. (b) The Towing Fee Schedule is published on the Division's website at https://www.udot.utah.gov/connect/business/motor-carriers/tow-trucks/. (2) The allowable maximum fee for tow truck service, the maximum allowable administrative fee for reporting the removal, and the storage fees described in Section R909-19-15 shall be tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) in the West Urban Region of the US. The CPI-W is calculated by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), which publishes CPI Detailed Report Tables each month on its website at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/home.htm. (3) The Motor Carrier Division shall adjust the allowable maximum fees once annually as follows: (a) The base fee schedule for each calendar year after a year in which the Motor Carrier Division determines the allowable maximum fees pursuant to Subsection R909-19-13(1) shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each calendar year. (b) The adjustment amount of the allowable maximum fees shall be equal to the change in the CPI-W for the twelve-month period before the October CPI-W figure reported by the BLS immediately preceding the January 1 adjustment date. (c) If the twelve-month change in the CPI-W from October to October is negative, the allowable maximum fees shall remain unchanged. (d) The Division of Motor Carriers shall round the allowable maximum fees to the nearest whole number.