Colorado Enacts Tow Bill
Colorado has enacted a tow bill that gives greater leniency to car owners after Gov. Jared Polis signed into law on June 7 the “Towing Carrier Nonconsensual Tow” bill.
Under this bill, tow yards will be required to release cars if the car owner can pay a minimum of 15% of the bill, capped at $60, and then make payments over time.
Other changes include a mandate that towers must now give 24 hours’ notice before removing a car from an apartment parking lot or mobile home park. The law also forbids towers from removing cars due to expired plates, unless ordered by police, and empowers Colorado’s attorney general to enforce infractions.
Proponents of the bill aim to mitigate the abuses of predatory towing allegedly rampant in the state. However, the towing industry excoriated the bill for not understanding the industry and penalizing them for the actions of a few bad actors.
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