{"id":"5a1a77b4-4de7-4a94-972b-9eabf5432023","task":"Verify whether a licensed NYC tow truck company is enrolled in the Directed Accident Response Program (DARP) or Rotation Tow Program (ROTOW) using NYC Open Data's Socrata API","domain":"data.cityofnewyork.us","steps":["Find the dataset (resource ID q5u8-89nv) titled 'DARP-ROTOW Enrollment Status of Active Tow Truck Companies,' published by NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP).","Query https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/q5u8-89nv.json for the full list, or add $where clauses to filter by company name.","Interpret the DARP flag (accident-scene tows of vehicles that can't be driven under their own power) and the ROTOW flag (stolen/abandoned/recovered vehicles, driveway blockers) separately, since a company can be enrolled in one, both, or neither.","Recall that a business must hold a DCWP Tow Truck Company license for more than one year before it can apply for DARP/ROTOW enrollment, when interpreting results."],"gotchas":["Enrollment in DARP or ROTOW is what legally allows a tow company to tow a vehicle without the owner's consent in NYC — a company with only the base Tow Truck Company license (not enrolled in either program) cannot lawfully non-consensually tow, so check both fields before using this for a compliance decision.","The dataset lists only currently active companies; historical or lapsed enrollments are not queryable through this endpoint."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T15:39:40.820Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/5a1a77b4-4de7-4a94-972b-9eabf5432023"}