Colorado § 42-4-1805 Appraisal of abandoned motor vehicles - sale

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-4-1805 — Appraisal of abandoned motor vehicles - sale

Colorado § 42-4-1805

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1805 (2026).

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(1)(a) Abandoned motor vehicles or motor vehicles abandoned in an impound lot subsequent to a tow from public property shall be appraised by a law enforcement officer or an independent motor vehicle dealer and sold by the responsible law enforcement agency at a public or private sale held not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days after the date the notice required by section 42-4-1804 (4) was mailed.

(b)Subject to section 42-4-1804, the operator may continue to charge for daily storage fees until the responsible law enforcement agency complies with this section.

(2)If the appraised value of an abandoned motor vehicle sold pursuant to this section is three hundred fifty dollars or less, the sale shall be made only for the purpose of junking, scrapping, or dismantlin

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(1) (a)
Abandoned motor vehicles or motor vehicles abandoned in an impound lot
subsequent to a tow from public property shall be appraised by a law enforcement
officer or an independent motor vehicle dealer and sold by the responsible law
enforcement agency at a public or private sale held not less than thirty days nor
more than sixty days after the date the notice required by section 42-4-1804 (4)
was mailed.

(b) Subject to section 42-4-1804, the operator may continue to charge for
daily storage fees until the responsible law enforcement agency complies with this
section.

(2) If the appraised value of an abandoned motor vehicle sold pursuant to
this section is three hundred fifty dollars or less, the sale shall be made only for the
purpose of junking, scrapping, or dismantling such motor vehicle, and the purchaser
thereof shall not, under any circumstances, be entitled to a Colorado certificate of
title. The responsible law enforcement agency making the sale shall cause to be
executed and delivered a bill of sale, together with a copy of the report described in
section 42-4-1804 (2), to the person purchasing such motor vehicle. The bill of sale
shall state that the purchaser acquires no right to a certificate of title for such
vehicle. The responsible law enforcement agency making the sale shall promptly
submit a report of sale, with a copy of the bill of sale, to the department and shall
deliver a copy of such report of sale to the purchaser of the motor vehicle. Upon
receipt of any report of sale with supporting documents on any sale made pursuant
to this subsection (2), the department shall purge the records for such vehicle as
provided in section 42-4-1810 (1)(b) and shall not issue a new certificate of title for
such vehicle. Any certificate of title issued in violation of this subsection (2) shall be
void.

(3) If the appraised value of an abandoned motor vehicle sold pursuant to
this section is more than three hundred fifty dollars, the sale may be made for any
intended use by the purchaser. The responsible law enforcement agency making
the sale shall cause to be executed and delivered a bill of sale, together with a copy
of the report described in section 42-4-1804 (2), and an application for a Colorado
certificate of title signed by a legally authorized representative of the responsible
law enforcement agency conducting the sale, to the person purchasing such motor
vehicle. The purchaser of the abandoned motor vehicle shall be entitled to a
Colorado certificate of title upon application and proof of compliance with the
applicable provisions of the Certificate of Title Act, part 1 of article 6 of this title,
within fourteen days after the sale; except that, if such vehicle is less than five
years old, including the current year model, and if the department does not provide
the name of an owner of record to the law enforcement agency, the purchaser shall
apply for a bonded title and the department shall issue such bonded title upon the
applicant meeting the qualifications for such title pursuant to rules promulgated by
the department.

(4) (a) Transferring the title of a motor vehicle to an operator to satisfy a
debt created pursuant to this part 18 shall not be deemed to be the sale of a motor
vehicle.

(b) Nothing in this section requires an operator to be licensed pursuant to
part 1 of article 20 of title 44 for purposes of conducting activities under this part
18.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2002: Entire part amended with relocations, p. 473, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (3) amended, p. 555, � 1, effective March 7. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 612, � 3, effective January 1, 2005. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 09-1279), ch. 170, p. 765, � 4, effective August 5. L. 2017: (4)(b) amended, (SB 17-240), ch. 395, p. 2066, � 54, effective July 1. L. 2018: (4)(b) amended, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 142, � 20, effective October 1.