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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) \u2014 In a video posted to social media on Wednesday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson warned towing companies across the state that his office will aggressively pursue businesses accused of predatory towing practices.\u00a0<\/p>

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\u201cIf you own a towing company, I want your attention,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t follow the rules, you will be punished.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson said a judgment obtained earlier this year by the North Carolina Department of Justice against Charlotte-based A1 Towing Solutions and its owner, David Jewel Satterfield, has given the state a legal framework to pursue similar cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re a towing company that follows the rules, you\u2019re good to go,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cBut if you\u2019re making a buck by breaking the law, we\u2019ve got a new playbook for going after you, and we will.\u201d<\/p>\n

The judgment, initially announced in February, stemmed from allegations that Satterfield and his companies targeted vehicles owned by African Americans, operated primarily in majority-Black neighborhoods in\u00a0Charlotte, illegally booted and towed vehicles, and charged drivers thousands of dollars to recover their vehicles, with fees in some cases exceeding $4,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ken Koontz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAs the attorney general for North Carolina, I can assure you, I\u2019m not putting up with any of that,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n

Under the consent judgment, Satterfield must provide $30,000 in restitution to affected consumers and will face additional penalties if he violates the court order.\u00a0<\/p>

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Among those hoping for stronger enforcement is Charlotte resident Ken Koontz, who said he was the victim of predatory towing at a Bojangles restaurant in South End. Queen City News first reported on Koontz\u2019s claims in February<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Koontz said after the incident, corporate representatives from Bojangles told him that the restaurant did not have a relationship with the towing company that removed his vehicle. However, the towing company later told Queen City News that it had been hired directly by the restaurant\u2019s general manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfair, and it\u2019s wrong,\u201d Koontz said. \u201cBojangles won\u2019t even return the call because, as they say, we just want to put this behind us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koontz said he has filed a complaint with the Attorney General\u2019s Office and hopes the state will take action against companies accused of predatory towing. Koontz believes a legislative remedy is needed to create consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody can\u2019t go through the court process,\u201d Koontz said. \u201cYou need some teeth in the law that restricts what these people can and can\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n

A renewed effort to impose additional state oversight on the towing industry stalled this year in the General Assembly. A bill in the North Carolina House that would have created a statewide towing commission with authority to investigate complaints of predatory towing and regulate tow truck permits did not advance during the short legislative session.<\/p>

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