Colorado Code
Article 13 - Disposition of Personal Property
§ 42-13-105. Release of Impounded Vehicles - Penalty

[ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] 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 class 3 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.