Colorado Revised Statutes Title 40. Utilities § 40-10.1-401. Permit requirements--rules

(1)(a) A person shall not operate or offer to operate as a towing carrier in intrastate commerce without first having obtained a permit therefor from the commission in accordance with this article.

(b) A person may apply for a permit under this part 4 to the commission in such form and with such information as the commission may require. Permits are valid for one year after the date of issuance.

(b) The commission may deny an application for or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a permit of a towing carrier under this part 4 based on a determination that it is not in the public interest for the towing carrier to possess a permit. The determination is subject to appeal in accordance with commission rules. It is rebuttably presumed that a towing carrier's possession of a permit is not in the public interest if the towing carrier has willfully and repeatedly failed to comply with this article 10.1 or part 18 or 21 of article 4 of title 42.

(3)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section and section 40-10.1-112(4), the commission shall issue a permit to a towing carrier upon completion of the application and the filing of proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage in accordance with the “Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado”, articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S., and with the financial responsibility requirements of this article and may attach to the permit and to the exercise of the rights granted by the permit such restrictions, terms, and conditions, including altering the rates and charges of the applicant, as are reasonably deemed necessary for the protection of the property of the public.

(b) If a towing carrier violates this article 10.1, any other applicable provision of law, or any rule or order of the commission issued under this article 10.1 and as a result is ordered by a court or by the commission to pay a fine or civil penalty that the towing carrier subsequently fails to pay in full within the time prescribed for payment, and not before the decision imposing the fine or civil penalty becomes a final decision by the commission, then:

(c) A towing carrier's facilities and vehicles are subject to inspection by the commission and by authorized personnel of the Colorado state patrol, which shall promptly report to the commission concerning any violations revealed by an inspection.