Police Tow Rotation Directory

List runs through: Alabama Public Service Commission

State requirement: No state tow license; city permits in most metros

List runs through: Alaska DOT & Public Facilities

State requirement: Business license plus local permits

List runs through: Arizona Department of Transportation

State requirement: ADOT tow truck company registration required

List runs through: Arkansas Towing & Recovery Board

State requirement: State tow operator license and truck decals required

List runs through: California Highway Patrol / CPUC

State requirement: CHP tow carrier certification plus city permits

List runs through: Colorado Public Utilities Commission

State requirement: PUC towing carrier permit required

List runs through: Connecticut DMV

State requirement: DMV wrecker license required

List runs through: Delaware DMV

State requirement: Business license plus municipal tow permits

List runs through: Florida DHSMV / county boards

State requirement: County wrecker permits; no statewide license

List runs through: Georgia Department of Public Safety

State requirement: DPS towing and recovery certificate required

List runs through: Hawaii DOT

State requirement: County tow permits required

List runs through: Idaho State Police

State requirement: ISP rotation application; no separate state license

List runs through: Illinois Commerce Commission

State requirement: ICC relocator or commercial carrier license

List runs through: Indiana Department of Revenue MCS

State requirement: USDOT/IRP registration; local permits

List runs through: Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement

State requirement: No state tow license; DOT registration

List runs through: Kansas Corporation Commission

State requirement: KCC intrastate carrier authority

List runs through: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

State requirement: KYTC certificate for for-hire towing

List runs through: Louisiana Public Service Commission

State requirement: LPSC tow certificate required

List runs through: Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles

State requirement: Wrecker registration through BMV

List runs through: Maryland MVA / county boards

State requirement: County tow licenses (Montgomery, PG, Baltimore)

List runs through: Massachusetts DPU

State requirement: DPU tow rate schedule and licensing

List runs through: Michigan State Police

State requirement: MSP wrecker registration required annually

List runs through: Minnesota DOT

State requirement: Intrastate carrier registration

List runs through: Mississippi DOT

State requirement: No state tow license; local permits

List runs through: Missouri State Highway Patrol

State requirement: MSHP tow list application; city licensing

List runs through: Montana Department of Justice

State requirement: MVD wrecker license required

List runs through: Nebraska DMV Carrier Enforcement

State requirement: Intrastate authority; no tow-specific license

List runs through: Nevada Transportation Authority

State requirement: NTA tow certificate of public convenience

List runs through: New Hampshire DOT

State requirement: Municipal tow permits

List runs through: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs

State requirement: Registered tower certification and rate posting

List runs through: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission

State requirement: PRC tow authority required

List runs through: New York DMV

State requirement: DMV tow endorsement plus NYC DCWP license

List runs through: North Carolina DOT

State requirement: No state license; city rotation permits

List runs through: North Dakota DOT

State requirement: Intrastate carrier registration

List runs through: Ohio PUCO

State requirement: PUCO intrastate towing authority

List runs through: Oklahoma Corporation Commission / DPS

State requirement: DPS wrecker license (Class AA/A/B)

List runs through: Oregon DOT

State requirement: ODOT tow certification for rotation work

List runs through: Pennsylvania PUC

State requirement: PUC authority for for-hire towing

List runs through: Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities

State requirement: DPUC tow license and rate filing

List runs through: South Carolina DMV

State requirement: No state tow license; county rotation permits

List runs through: South Dakota DPS

State requirement: Intrastate carrier registration

List runs through: Tennessee DOSHS

State requirement: City tow permits; no statewide license

List runs through: Texas TDLR

State requirement: TDLR tow operator license and VSF license

List runs through: Utah Department of Transportation

State requirement: UDOT tow truck motor carrier certificate

List runs through: Vermont DMV

State requirement: Wrecker registration through DMV

List runs through: Virginia DCJS

State requirement: DCJS tow truck driver certification required

List runs through: Washington State Patrol

State requirement: WSP registered tow truck operator (RTTO) letter

List runs through: West Virginia DOT

State requirement: No state tow license; local permits

List runs through: Wisconsin DOT

State requirement: Intrastate carrier registration

List runs through: Wyoming DOT

State requirement: WYDOT rotation application