Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided November 7, 1990Published
1Opinion of the Court
Requestor: Anthony J. Grant, Esq., Corporation Counsel City of White Plains Municipal Building 255 Main Street White Plains, New York 10601
Written by: Patrick Barnett-Mulligan, Assistant Attorney General
This is in response to your request for an Attorney General's opinion as to the City of White Plains' authority to regulate towing companies doing business within the city.
Your letter notes that the City of White Plains currently has a towing ordinance which provides for police-initiated towing of abandoned and scofflaw vehicles found on public streets or property. The city selects towing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hempstead T-W Corp. v. Town of HempsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1958
- Richard's Service Station, Inc. v. Town of HuntingtonNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- Wharram v. City of UticaNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Richard's Service Station, Inc. v. Town of HuntingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Mathys v. Town of East HamptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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