DENVER (KDVR) — A bill aimed at curbing predatory towing in Colorado has passed both the House and the Senate and will now head to Gov. Jared Polis for a signature.
House Bill 24-1051, Towing Carrier Regulation, would add a few new things to the Towing Bill of Rights passed in 2022, which regulates nonconsensual tows.
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The way it works now, towing companies are allowed to nonconsensually tow vehicles on private property automatically without specific permission each time from property owners or managers. The new law would ban automatic or preapproved tows, requiring documented permission for each tow 24 hours before it happens.
This practice is described in the bill summary as “patrolling or monitoring property to enforce parking restrictions on behalf of the property owner.”
The bill also specifically bans property owners or managers from earning any income from using a specific towing company. They would still be able to permit a nonconsensual tow on their property, it would just have to be with another towing company.