Section 42-4-241 - Unlawful removal of tow-truck signage - unlawful usage of tow-truck signage - definition(1)(a) A person, other than a towing carrier or peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., commits the crime of unlawful removal of tow-truck signage if: (I) A towing carrier has placed a tow-truck warning sign on the driver-side window of a vehicle to be towed or, if window placement is impracticable, in another location on the driver-side of the vehicle; and(II) The vehicle to be towed is within fifty feet of the towing carrier vehicle; and(III) The person removes the tow-truck warning sign from the vehicle before the tow is completed.(b) A person commits the crime of unlawful usage of tow-truck signage if the person places a tow-truck warning sign on a vehicle when the vehicle is not in the process of being towed or when the vehicle is occupied.(c) A towing carrier may permit an owner of the vehicle to be towed to retrieve any personal items from the vehicle before the vehicle is towed.(2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.(3) For purposes of this section, "tow-truck warning sign" means a sign that is at least eight inches by eight inches, is either yellow or orange, and states the following: WARNING: This vehicle is in tow. Attempting to operate or operating this vehicle may result in criminal prosecution and may lead to injury or death to you or another person.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 725, eff. 3/1/2022.L. 2011: Entire section added, (SB 11-260), ch. 1433, p. 1433, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3304, p. 3304, § 725, effective 3/1/2022.Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). In 2011, this section was added by the "Allen Rose Tow-truck Safety Act". For the short title, see section 1 of chapter 298, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.