Delaware Code Title 21. Motor Vehicles § 6907A. Fees and payments

(1) That the owner, lessee, lienholder, or person authorized by such owner, lessee, or lienholder of a nonconsensually towed motor vehicle, may, at no fee, obtain personal items from a towed motor vehicle during the normal business hours of the storage facility upon a showing of valid identification.

(2) The rates for towing and storage related to the nonconsensual tow of a motor vehicle.

(3) A statement that it is unlawful for a tow company or storage facility to refuse payment by major credit card if the facility does not have an ATM with reasonable access or service fees.

(b)(1) All fees charged for the nonconsensual tow of a motor vehicle and related storage services must be reasonable and not excessive.  Fees are presumptively excessive if:

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, such fees may not exceed the maximum amounts that may be charged for such services in accordance with any applicable schedule of permissible fees adopted by municipal or other local ordinance.

(1) The person seeking a lien notifies the owner, lessor, and, if applicable, the lienholder of a motor vehicle by certified U.S. mail within 30 days of the date the motor vehicle was nonconsensually towed.

(2) The notification includes an itemized list of all fees incurred as of the date of the notice and any periodic fees that may be assessed.

(3) The notification informs the owner, lessor, and lienholder of the motor vehicle that the private tow company may assert a lien against the motor vehicle if the motor vehicle is not retrieved and the fees are not paid within 60 days of the delivery of the notice.