This article shall apply to all personal property acquired or held by a law enforcement agency in the course of motor vehicle law enforcement or related highway duties and under circumstances supporting a reasonable belief that such property was abandoned, lost, stolen, or otherwise illegally possessed, including property left in abandoned vehicles or at vehicle […]
Any personal property of the type described in section 42-13-101 and believed to be abandoned, lost, stolen, or otherwise illegally possessed shall be retained in custody by the sheriff, chief of police, or chief of the Colorado state patrol or by a designated representative within the law enforcement agency, who shall make reasonable inquiry and […]
If the identity or location of the owner or person entitled to possession of the property has not been ascertained within six months after the law enforcement agency obtains possession of the property described in section 42-13-101, the sheriff, chief of police, or chief of the Colorado state patrol or a designated representative within the […]
Proceeds from the sale of property at public auction, less reimbursement of the law enforcement agency for the reasonable expenses of custody and handling thereof, shall be deposited in the treasury of the county, city and county, city, town, or state of which government the law enforcement agency is a branch. Source: L. 94: Entire […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any owner, operator, or employee of any garage or service station or any appointed custodian who releases any vehicle impounded or ordered held by an officer of the Colorado state patrol without a release from an officer of the Colorado […]
Whenever a motor vehicle is impounded and ordered held by the Colorado state patrol for a violation of motor vehicle registration or inspection laws, said patrol shall notify the registered owner of record of the impoundment of such vehicle and of the owner’s opportunity to request a hearing to determine the validity of the impoundment. […]
The owner or person entitled to possession of the property described in section 42-13-101 may claim and recover possession of the property at any time before its sale at public auction upon providing reasonable and satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession and after reimbursing the law enforcement agency for all reasonable expenses of […]
No person or agency shall be responsible for consequent damages to another occasioned by an act or omission in compliance with this article. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2516, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 42-16-106 as it existed prior to 1994, […]
The provisions of this article may be superseded by ordinance or resolution of a municipality or county which sets forth procedures for disposition of personal property. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2516, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 42-16-107 as it existed […]
