Disposition of vehicle where owner is unknown.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 37-16
in effectSec. 37-16. - Disposition of vehicle where owner is unknown.
When the owner of a motor vehicle, or part or portion thereof, constituting a health nuisance cannot be located by a reasonable search, the notice specified in section 37-5(a) shall be attached to the vehicle. If such vehicle is not removed within ten (10) days from such notice, the motor vehicle is hereby declared to be abandoned property and may be removed to a suitable city storage area. Such motor vehicles shall be stored for a period of at least thirty (30) days and the owner thereof shall be entitled to redeem same by payment to the city of actual costs for removal and reasonable storage of such vehicle, and if such motor vehicle is unclaimed, the manager of general services may dispose of the vehicle in accordance with section 54-816(2)—(5).
(Ord. No. 41-97, § 3, 1-13-97)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH37NU_ARTIHENU_S37-16DIVEWHOWISUNFetched: 10/27/2026