Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County Public Safety Department, Consumer Affairs Division
In short
Palm Beach County Public Safety Department, Consumer Affairs Division issues 1 permit we publish for Palm Beach County, last verified 2026-09-28. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towing / Wrecker Operator Business Permitonly if it applies to you | Palm Beach County Public Safety Department, Consumer Affairs Division | Set under a fee schedule adopted by the Consumer Affairs Division pursuant to the Towing and Immobilization Services Ordinance, rather than a dollar figure written into the ordinance text itself. | annual — the Towing and Immobilization Services Ordinance, Section 5(m), states that 'All operating permits shall be renewed annually' | 2026-09-28 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Towing / Wrecker Operator Business Permit
An auto-repair shop that also performs towing or vehicle recovery — whether general 'towing operating' work or consent-only tows — needs a Business Permit from the Consumer Affairs Division under the county's 2022 Towing and Immobilization Services Ordinance, on top of any LBTR and zoning/building requirements for the repair shop itself. Individual tow-truck operators and drivers additionally need their own operator/driver ID badges issued under the same ordinance. This applies countywide, in every municipality and the unincorporated area alike, since Consumer Affairs' towing program is not tied to the PZB unincorporated-only pattern. The ordinance states that 'All fees shall be established by resolution of the Board' and does not print the amounts, and operating permits are renewed annually under its Section 5(m); confirm the current permit and badge fees directly with Consumer Affairs before applying.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Palm Beach County
- Phone
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Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Towing and Immobilization Services Ordinance No. 2022-021 (adopted 8/23/2022)Palm Beach County Public Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
- Towing operator permitting overviewPalm Beach County Public Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
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- Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the Child Care Facilities Board (delegated to the Child Care Advisory Council, staffed by Florida DOH-Palm Beach)
- Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
- Palm Beach County Construction Industry Licensing Board, Contractors Certification Division
- Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Community Risk Reduction Division
- Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department
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