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When police order a vehicle towed without the owner's consent — for example, after an arrest, an accident, or a traffic violation — this bill would generally require tow companies to take the vehicle to an impound yard within the same county where the tow started, rather than a more distant one. Exceptions would allow towing to an adjacent county if that impound yard is actually closer to where the tow began and the owner is told where the vehicle is located, if law enforcement needs the vehicle held as evidence and directs it to a specific yard, or if no impound yard is available in the originating county or none can respond in a reasonable time due to weather, road conditions, or high demand. The bill also broadens the fencing requirement for impound yards, requiring opaque fencing along any side facing a paved class A, B, or C road, rather than only along highways as under current law.