For $50, the 'Boot Girls' will free your car.
Parking companies, private property, and private booting companies are vexed about this turn of events, and the City of Atlanta police department is clear about how it feels about freelance boot removal.
“While owning a boot key is not illegal, here is what the public needs to know,” reads the department’s. “If you use a Boot Key to modify, tamper, or disengage a booting device from a vehicle, you can be charged with: Criminal Trespass, and/or Theft of Services, and/orTheft by Taking, and/or Damage to Property 2nd Degree.”
Unsurprisingly, lawmakers are divided. Georgia State Senator Josh McLaurin introduced a bill that would have banned booting, but it didn’t advance. He hasn’t given up and plans to call for it again in the next session, advocating for paper tickets, controlled access, and towing as alternatives.Kristin Shaw fell in love with cars while visiting dozens of auto shows as a kid, which explains her love for big-finned 1950s cars and 1960s Corvettes.
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