Bill > HB1051

This bill aims to regulate towing carrier businesses that obtain a permit from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to tow motor vehicles. Key provisions include: - Allows the PUC to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a towing carrier's permit if the carrier has been convicted of a felony or towing-related offense, or has not paid civil penalties from prior PUC enforcement actions. It also creates a rebuttable presumption that a towing carrier's permit is not in the public interest if the carrier has repeatedly failed to comply with relevant laws. - Requires towing carriers to disclose their principals when applying for or renewing a permit, and creates conflict of interest provisions for members of the Towing Task Force. - Imposes detailed requirements for signage that must be posted by property owners to authorize nonconsensual tows, and prohibits towing carriers from patrolling or monitoring property to enforce parking restrictions. - Requires towing carriers to return vehicles within 48 hours if a tow is determined to have been performed in violation of the law, unless the vehicle owner prefers to retrieve the vehicle from the carrier's storage facility. - Designates violations of the towing carrier regulations as deceptive trade practices subject to enforcement by the Attorney General's office or district attorneys. - Appropriates funds to the Department of Regulatory Agencies and Department of Law to implement the new requirements.

Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1051