What is required to get approved for your Atlanta Booting Permit?
1. You must understand the Booting Laws
ARTICLE V. (Sec. 162-250)– VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION
I am aware of the following Atlanta Booting Laws and understand that it is ILLEGAL to disobey any of these Atlanta City Ordinance laws:
1. Once issued, operators shall carry their permit at all times when they are in the process of installing or removing a vehicle immobilization device.
2. Uniform law: Additionally, all operators shall wear something clearly designating their association with a licensed vehicle immobilization service when they are in the process or installing or removing a vehicle immobilization device.
3. It shall be unlawful for either a vehicle immobilization service or an operator to pay in the form of a gratuity any person who does not own or operate a commercial parking lot for information as to illegally parked vehicles.
4. Receipt must be offered to everyone: It shall be unlawful for a vehicle immobilization service or operator to fail to provide a receipt of payment of the booting fee to the owner, driver or person in charge of a vehicle. The receipt shall have the following information: The name, address, and phone number of the vehicle immobilization service or company AND the name and signature or the person who applied/removed the boot or vehicle immobilization device.
3. Magnets on Vehicle: It shall be unlawful for any person or employee, to operate within the territorial limits of the city any vehicle to assist in the operation of a vehicle immobilization service unless the vehicle shall have displayed on each side in plain view the name of the vehicle immobilization service, the address from which the vehicle immobilization service is operating and the telephone number of the vehicle immobilization service.
3. The operator of any vehicle immobilization service shall not immobilize a vehicle and shall not charge a fee if the driver of the vehicle returns before the installation of the vehicle immobilization device is complete.
5. 1 hour rule: Between the hours of 5:01 am and 9:59 pm, it shall be unlawful for a vehicle immobilization service or operator to fail to arrive on the site where the vehicle was immobilized within one hour of being contacted by the owner, driver or person in charge of the vehicle. It shall also be unlawful for either a vehicle immobilization service or an operator to fail to release vehicles from immobilization within one hour after receipt of payment from the owner, driver or person in charge of a vehicle that has been immobilized by a vehicle immobilization device.
6. 45 minute rule: Between the hours of 10:00 pm and 5:00 am, it shall be unlawful for a vehicle immobilization service or operator to fail to arrive on the site where the vehicle was immobilized within forty-five minutes of being contacted by the owner, where the service or operator is in receipt of payment from the owner, driver or person in charge of a vehicle within that initial forty-five minutes.
You can review the Atlanta City Ordinance here:
2. Must include the following attachments
- Drivers License
- 3x Insurance Documents required-
- Vehicle Insurance Card
- Declarations Page
- Vehicle Registration
- 3x Reference Letters- For new permit holders (permit renewals do not need this)
- Must know the person at least 3 years AND
- Must include their name, address, phone number, and signature on the letter.
- SAVE Affidavit (see below)
- APD Consent Form (see below)