Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-20-105

Current through Acts effective through 7/1/2024 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 38-20-105 - Lien of common carrier
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, every common carrier of goods or passengers who, at the request of the owner of any personal goods, carries, conveys, or transports the same from one place to another and every other person who safely keeps or stores any personal property at the request of the owner or person lawfully in possession of the personal property has a lien upon the personal property for reasonable charges for the transportation, storage, or keeping of the personal property and for all reasonable and proper advances made by the common carrier or warehouse, in accordance with the usage and custom of common carriers and warehouses.
(2) In accordance with section 40-10.1-405 (5)(a), this section does not grant a towing carrier a lien on the contents of a vehicle if the vehicle was towed nonconsensually, as defined in section 40-10.1-101 (13).

C.R.S. § 38-20-105

Amended by 2022 Ch. 416, § 13, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 1883: p. 237, § 2. G.S. § 2119. R.S. 08: § 4014. C.L. § 6431. CSA: C. 101, § 4. CRS 53: § 86-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 86-1-4. L. 76: Entire section amended, p. 314, § 68, effective May 20.

Cross references: For liens of warehousemen and enforcement thereof, see §§ 4-7-209 and 4-7-210 ; for lien of a carrier on goods covered by a bill of lading and enforcement thereof, see §§ 4-7-307 and 4-7-308 .

2022 Ch. 416, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).

For liens of warehousemen and enforcement thereof, see §§ 4-7-209 and 4-7-210 ; for lien of a carrier on goods covered by a bill of lading and enforcement thereof, see §§ 4-7-307 and 4-7-308 .