Definición de vehículos abandonados en Colorado

Explicación Simple

Un vehículo se considera abandonado si se deja en un lugar sin permiso por más de 24 horas. Esto puede pasar cuando alguien deja su auto en la propiedad de otra persona sin avisar.

Es como si dejaras tu bicicleta en el patio de un vecino sin pedir permiso. Si pasa mucho tiempo y el vecino no está de acuerdo, puede que decida llevarla a otro lugar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan se va de vacaciones y deja su auto en el jardín de su amigo Pedro. Después de 48 horas, Pedro, preocupado por el espacio, llama a una grúa para que lo lleve. Si Juan no regresa y no retira su auto del lote de la grúa, el vehículo se considera abandonado.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 42-4-2102 – Definitions As used in this part 21, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Abandoned motor vehicle", except as otherwise defined in section 38-20-116 (2.5)(b)(I), C.R.S., for purposes of section 38-20-116 (2.5), C.R.S., means: (a) Any motor vehicle left unattended on private property for a period of twenty-four hours or longer or for such other period as may be established by local ordinance without the consent of the owner or lessee of such property or the owner’s or lessee’s legally authorized agent; (b) Any motor vehicle stored in an impound lot at the request of its owner or the owner’s agent and not removed from the impound lot according to the agreement with the owner or agent; (c) Any motor vehicle that is left on private property without the property owner’s consent, towed at the request of the property owner, and not removed from the impound lot by the vehicle owner within forty-eight hours; or (d) A motor vehicle fitted with an immobilization device that is on private property and deemed to be abandoned pursuant to section 42-4-1105 (7)(c). (2) "Appraisal" means a bona fide estimate of reasonable market value made by any motor vehicle dealer licensed in this state or by any employee of the Colorado state patrol or of any sheriff’s or police department whose appointment for such purpose has been reported by the head of the appointing agency to the executive director of the department. (3)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (HB 09-1279), ch.