Connecticut legislature overhauls towing laws to reduce 'predatory towing'

Series: On the Hook: Investigating Towing Practices in Connecticut More in this series Caret This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. The Connecticut Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed the most significant reform to the state’s towing policies in decades, a measure lawmakers said would help protect drivers from predatory towing. House Bill 7162 overhauls the state’s century-old towing statutes and comes in response to an investigation by the Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica that showed how state towing laws have come to favor tow companies at the expense of drivers. It takes several steps to make it harder to tow vehicles from private property and easier for drivers to retrieve their vehicles after a tow. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives last week with wide bipartisan support and little debate, sailed through the Senate on ... Read full article.