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Impound lots — the facilities where towed or seized vehicles are stored — would face a detailed set of physical and operational standards written directly into state law, including requirements for fencing, signage, hard-surfaced storage areas, staffed on-site offices during business hours, and free access to compressed air and battery boosting equipment. The Motor Vehicle Division would be authorized to inspect impound lots for compliance, issue written notices when standards aren't met, and suspend a lot's authorization to operate if problems aren't fixed within 30 days, with an appeals process available through the Tax Commission. The bill also sets out procedures for vehicle owners or authorized individuals to retrieve personal belongings and essential items from an impounded vehicle by showing identification and signing for the property. Separately, anyone with an ownership stake in a towing company removed from a police towing rotation in Salt Lake or Utah County (the state's two most populous counties) would be barred from rejoining any towing rotation in those counties for three years, and companies would need three consecutive years of state certification before being added to a rotation there; the bill also includes a clause specifying that if a related bill, S.B. 120, also passes, this bill's impound lot provisions would take precedence.