Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic § 42-4-2105. Liens upon towed motor vehicles

(1)(a) In accordance with the attachment schedule in subsection (1)(b) of this section, an operator who is registered with the department in accordance with subsection (2) of this section recovers, removes, or stores a motor vehicle upon instructions from the owner of record or any other legally authorized person in control of the motor vehicle, or from the owner or lessee of real property upon which a motor vehicle is illegally parked or abandoned or the owner's or lessee's agent authorized in writing, the operator has a possessory lien, subject to the provisions of section 42-4-2103(3), upon the motor vehicle for all the costs and fees for recovering, towing, and storage as authorized in section 42-4-2108. The lien is a first and prior lien on the motor vehicle, and is satisfied before all other charges against the motor vehicle.

(b) The lien granted in subsection (1)(a) of this section attaches to the motor vehicle in accordance with the following schedule:

(2)(a) No operator shall have a possessory lien upon a motor vehicle described in subsection (1) of this section unless said operator is registered with the department. Such registration shall include the following information:

(b) The executive director of the department may cancel the registration of any operator if an administrative law judge finds, after affording the operator due notice and an opportunity to be heard, that the operator has violated any of the provisions set forth in this part 21.