Reglas sobre el abandono de vehículos en Colorado

Explicación Simple

No puedes dejar un coche tirado en la calle porque eso es considerado un problema. Si un policía ve un coche abandonado, puede quitarlo y llevarlo a un lugar de almacenamiento.

Es como si dejaras tu bicicleta en medio de la calle. Alguien podría chocar contra ella, así que la policía la llevaría a un lugar seguro para que no cause problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan se va de vacaciones y deja su auto viejo en un parque. Después de unos días, la policía lo ve y decide que está abandonado. Llevan el coche a un depósito para evitar que cause problemas a otros conductores.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 42-4-1803 – Abandonment of motor vehicles (1) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) No person shall abandon any motor vehicle upon public property. Any sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, marshal, Colorado state patrol officer, or agent of the Colorado bureau of investigation who finds a motor vehicle that such officer has reasonable grounds to believe has been abandoned shall require such motor vehicle to be removed or cause the same to be removed and placed in storage in any impound lot designated or maintained by the law enforcement agency employing such officer. (b) If an operator is used by the responsible law enforcement agency to tow or impound the motor vehicle pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), the operator shall be provided with written authorization to possess the motor vehicle on a document that includes, without limitation, the year, make, model, vehicle identification number, and storage location. (2) Whenever any sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, marshal, Colorado state patrol officer, agent of the Colorado bureau of investigation, or agency employee finds a motor vehicle, vehicle, cargo, or debris, attended or unattended, standing upon any portion of a highway right-of-way in such a manner as to constitute an obstruction to traffic or proper highway maintenance, such officer or agency employee is authorized to cause the motor vehicle, vehicle, cargo, or debris to be moved to eliminate any such obstruct