Towing Issues: cn the tow company hold my car, promissary note, tow company

Question
I want to know if it is true that a tow company has to release my car back to me with out paying the tow bill in full and they have to put me on a payment plan because the cant hold my car for money

Answer
well depending on the location, there are some places where a promissary note ( mainly in the Seattle area that I am aware of ) that has the provision for that. That order in a basic manner says that you agree to pay the local sherrif or police department the fee if the hearing which is held the fees due. (do you really want to try and skip on that money due when the police are after you? )


In Other areas you can post a bond with the courts usually equal or more than the current fees owned, and then the court issues an order to release the vehicle pending a court trial on the towing status if its a legal tow or not.
This is called a REPLIVING ORDER   ( spelling might be wrong)

BUT I know of no real place where your question would be happening.  AND in both the above answers these are applied to tows done by Law Enforcement agencies.

Neither apply when the vehicle is towed from private property for parking violations.

Now if I am wrong I am sorry, but I am not a lawyer and do not make legal recommendations for actions to follow..  I just try to help when I can.

As a side note, there is no rules or laws that REQUIRE the towing company to offer a payment plan.   You do not go into the grocery store and buy $400.00 worth of food and offer to use a payment plan.