All peace officers are authorized to take and hold possession of any motor vehicle or component part if its engine number, vehicle identification number, or manufacturer's serial number has been altered, changed, or obliterated or if such officer has good and sufficient reason to believe that the motor vehicle or component part is not in the rightful possession of the driver or person in charge thereof.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2442, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic
Article 5 - Automobile Theft Law - Inspection of Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers
§ 42-5-103. Tampering With a Motor Vehicle - Repeal
§ 42-5-104. Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts - Theft of License Plates - Repeal
§ 42-5-106. Duties of Dealers - Assembled Motor Vehicles
§ 42-5-106. Duties of Dealers - Assembled Motor Vehicles
§ 42-5-107. Seizure of Motor Vehicles or Component Parts by Peace Officers
§ 42-5-109. Report of Stored or Parked Motor Vehicles - When
§ 42-5-109. Report of Stored or Parked Motor Vehicles - When
§ 42-5-111. Proof of Authorized Possession
§ 42-5-111. Proof of Authorized Possession
§ 42-5-113. Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Cash Fund - Audit