New Colorado towing law gives more rights to citizens

A new Colorado towing law is now in effect that gives more rights to citizens.

It’s dubbed the “Towing Bill of Rights.” The legislation requires tow truck companies to now give a 24-hour notice before towing a car from the parking lot of an apartment, condo or mobile home park. The law also prohibits companies from towing cars with expired tags.

“What it does is it levels the playing field between consumer drivers and the tow truck industry,” said Rep. Naquetta Ricks, one of the lawmakers who sponsored the bill. “Now with this new law, the tow truck industry has to prove that you have violated, made a violation, they have to prove it through pictures and those…