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Plain-language guides for people who were towed, and the audits, reports and court rulings behind them. Each summary is ours; follow the link to read the original.
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The legislature's periodic review of the PUC. It places towing within a long timeline (PUC jurisdiction since 1971, rate setting since 2003) and reports that towing cases rose sharply after the 2022 law while vehicle safety reviews dropped, partly because of staff vacancies.
Why it matters: Shows how the State oversees tow companies and where its enforcement capacity is stretched.
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A look back at the largest metro-area private-property tow company after the 2022 and 2024 laws, the Attorney General's 2023 settlement and PUC penalties, and the company's sale.
Why it matters: Shows how the new state rules and enforcement played out with one large operator.
The company denied the State's allegations in its settlement.
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A detailed explanation of how the PUC turned HB 22-1314 into rules, including how it handled the reduced-payment release and the balance owed afterward, drop charges, storage proration, and complaints from the public and the industry.
Why it matters: The best official explanation of why the rules read the way they do.
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A rate study by the state task force of industry, consumer, law enforcement and community members. It compares the regulated private-property tow maximum with what tow companies charge for tows people ask for, surveys tow company costs, and notes that the 2022 law cut the notice fee from $150 to $75 and created the 15% / $60 release.
Why it matters: Explains where the State's maximum tow and storage amounts come from.
Only 42 of about 725 permitted tow companies answered the survey, so its cost figures are not a full picture.
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Reporting from the 2022 session on tows from apartment complexes in the Denver area, including tows for expired registration during the pandemic, told through residents' accounts, and on the bill that became HB 22-1314.
Why it matters: Background on why the 2022 towing law was written.
Residents' accounts are their own and were not tested in a hearing.
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Reporting on the PUC's backlog of towing investigations and on earlier internal directions not to issue fines, as described by the agency, with the staffing and budget reasons the agency gave.
Why it matters: Context for how long PUC complaints can take.
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