Lawfully Parked, Abandoned Vehicle, Traffic Enforcement

Question 1

What state law sets forth the essential fact elements of the charge of illegal parking?

Answer 1

Title 42, article 4, section 1202, subsection 1 states “No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, either attended or unattended, outside of a business or a residential district, upon the paved or improved and main-traveled part of the highway.”

Question 2

What state law sets forth the procedures for determining if a vehicle is abandoned on public property?

Answer 2

Title 42, article 4, section 1801 sets forth the provisions required when determining if a vehicle is abandoned on public property and the dispos

Question 3

What state law sets forth the essential fact elements for determining if a vehicle is abandoned pursuant to C.R.S. Title 42 part 18?

Answer 3

Title 42, article 4, section 1802, subsection 1 sets forth 5 different definitions of what would constitute an “abandoned motor vehicle” for the purposes of part 18.