# Colorado — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For Colorado, time to count as abandoned on private property is 24 hours or longer; statutory citation is C.R.S. 42-4-2101, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Colorado _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** 24 hours or longer _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** C.R.S. 42-4-2101 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> A Motor Vehicle Is Considered Abandoned On Private Property When: Left unattended on private property for a period of 24 hours or longer or for such other period as may be established by local ordinance without the consent of the owner or lessee of such property or the owner's or lessee's legally authorized agent. Stored in an impound lot at the request of its owner or the owner's agent and not removed from the impound lot according to the agreement with the owner of the impound lot. Left on private property without the property owner's consent, towed at the request of the property owner and not removed from the impound lot by the vehicle owner within 48 hours. Fitted with an immobilization device that is on private property and deemed to be abandoned per CRS 42-4-1105(7)(c). Vehicles Abandoned on Private Property C.R.S. 42-4-2101

## Source

- https://dmv.colorado.gov/abandoned-vehicles

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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