§ 10.28.020. Towing and impounding of vehicle parked without authorization on private property.

A.

The owner or lessee of real property or an agent authorized by the owner or lessee may cause any vehicle, parked on such property without the permission of the owner, lessee, or occupant of the property, to be removed or impounded by a towing carrier. It is not necessary that a citation be issued for a vehicle to be removed or impounded pursuant to this section.

B.

The owner, lessee, or occupant of real property or an agent thereof, prior to causing the removal and impoundment of a vehicle from such person's property, shall provide clear notice on signs that say "PRIVATE PARKING: UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES WILL BE TICKETED AND/OR TOWED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE." Such a sign shall not be required prior to removal of a vehicle when property in question is used for residential purposes as a single-family residence.

C.

1. Within 30 minutes of completing the impoundment of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the towing carrier shall notify the city police department of such removal and impoundment, the location of the storage site, the time at which the vehicle was removed, and the make, model, color, year of the vehicle, the issuing state and expiration date of the license plate, and the vehicle identification number. Upon such notification, the police department shall ascertain, if possible, whether or not the vehicle has been reported stolen. If the vehicle is reported stolen, the police department shall recover and secure the vehicle and notify its rightful owner. The police department shall have the right to recover from the owner its reasonable costs in recovering and securing the vehicle.

2.

If it is determined that the vehicle is not reported stolen, the towing carrier shall, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours after receiving that determination, report such fact to the department of revenue by first-class or certified mail, or by personal delivery, on a report form supplied by the Department of Revenue and as according to C.R.S. § 42-4-1605.

(Code 1977, § 10.28.020; Ord. No. 858-1985, § 1; Ord. No. 912-1986, § 2)