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. e time, the owner shall be so informed and given an opportunity to designate another company. (d) In the event the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident or collision is physically unable to designate the wrecker company desired, or refuses to designate one, the investigating officer shall communicate the fact immediately to Police Department Headquarters. The Police Department shall maintain a wrecker rotation list which shall contain the names and addresses of each wrecker service company that complies with the provisions of this ordinance in order that said company might be called upon for wrecker service by the Police Department. The police officer receiving a call at Police Headquarters for wrecker service shall call the first wrecker company on the list to tow the disabled vehicle or move the same from the public streets of the city. After the company at the top of the list receives a call then the company's name shall be placed at the bottom of the list and the next company shall be moved to the top of the list and it shall receive calls. This process shall be repeated until each company providing wrecker service under the provisions of this ordinance has received calls. The Police Department shall notify each wrecker company in sufficient time prior to its rendering said wrecker service in order that the company might adequately provide the necessary men and equipment to answer said calls. Specifically requested wreckers must be duly licensed by the State and able to respond to the scene within a twenty (20) minute time frame. If they cannot respond in that time frame, the officer in charge will advise the requesting party and request a wrecker from the rotating list. (e) In the event a wrecker service company is requested by the Police Department to make a call and the company agrees to make said call then the company shall proceed immediately to the scene where it is directed and shall be given a twenty (20) minute time frame to reach said location. If the wrecker service company answering said call has not reached said location within a twenty (20) minutes then the officer at the scene may proceed to call the next wrecker service company on the list and that company shall have priority over that particular call. In the event that the wrecker service company called fails to comply with the provisions of the ordinance by proceeding to the designated place within the time specified above then this wrecker service company shall be removed from the top of the list and placed at the bottom of the list. (f) This section only applies to accident scenes and not to custodial arrests. The twenty (20) minute time frame does not apply if the officer in charge deems the situation to be too dangerous in nature to wait that period of time. 13