Loveland, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- Non-consent tow
- Owner/lessee may order tow without vehicle owner's consent
- Notice to police
- Operator must notify police chief immediately
- State report
- Report to CO Dept. of Revenue within 3 working days
- Claim window
- Owner gets 30-day claim window before sale
- Fee caps
- Towing capped at $50, storage $4/day
- Low-value vehicles
- Vehicles worth $200 or less: junk-only sale
Summary
In Loveland, Colorado, a property owner or lessee (or their written agent) may have an abandoned vehicle towed from private property without the vehicle owner's consent under Municipal Code Chapter 10.28. The tow operator must immediately notify the Loveland Police Department, report the tow to the Colorado Department of Revenue, and give the owner a 30-day window to reclaim the vehicle before it can be sold.
A.It is unlawful for any person to abandon any motor vehicle upon private property other than his own. Any owner or lessee, or his agent authorized in writing, may have an abandoned motor vehicle removed from his property by having it towed and stored by an operator.B.Any operator having in his possession any abandoned motor vehicle from a private tow occurring within the city shall immediately notify the chief of police, or his designee, of the city, as to the name of the operator and the location of the storage lot where the vehicle is located and a description of the abandoned motor vehicle, including the make, model, color and year, the number, issuing state and expiration date of the license plate, and the vehicle identification number.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
030 lets a private property owner, lessee, or their written agent have any motor vehicle abandoned on their land removed by a licensed towing operator (a firm holding a Public Utilities Commission towing-carrier license) without the vehicle owner's permission. The operator taking a non-consent tow from private property must notify the chief of police immediately with the operator's name, the storage lot location, and a full vehicle description (make, model, color, year, plate number and state, and VIN). 030(C) requires certified-mail or personal-delivery notice to the owner and any lienholder of record within ten days of receiving the Department of Revenue's ownership report.
050 and warn the vehicle is subject to sale if unclaimed within 30 calendar days of mailing. 050, the operator holds a first and prior possessory lien covering recovery, towing and storage costs. 040 must occur 30 to 60 days after the notice was mailed; vehicles appraised at $200 or less may only be sold for junking or scrap. 00 per day for up to 60 days, except for vehicles over 10,000 pounds, whose charges are negotiated directly with the responsible law enforcement agency.
Violations & Fines
Abandoning a vehicle on private property that isn't the owner's own is unlawful under § 10.28.030(A). Every conviction under Chapter 10.28 is punished as provided in Municipal Code § 1.12.010: a fine up to the state-law maximum or imprisonment up to 364 days, plus a $15.00 surcharge on top of the fine, with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
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