Any owner, operator, or employee of any garage or service station or any appointed custodian who releases any vehicle impounded or ordered held by an officer of the Colorado state patrol without a release from an officer of the Colorado state patrol or a bona fide court order commits a petty offense.Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 770, eff. 3/1/2022.L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2514, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1564, § 380, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3324, p. 3324, § 770, effective 3/1/2022.This section is similar to former § 24-33.5-213 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-105 was relocated to § 42-11-105. 2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). (1) For penalties for petty offenses, see § 18-1.3-503. (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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