HB 25-1117
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
HB 25-1117: VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION COMPA NY REGULATION
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Joseph; Boesenecker
Sen. Gonzales J.; Weissman
Published for: House Trans., Hous. & Local Gov.
Drafting number: LLS 25-0415
Fiscal Analyst:
Colin Gaiser, 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: February 7, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill establishes new requirements for companies that immobilize or boot vehicles.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
State Revenue
Minimal State Workload
Local Government
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures $0 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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Summary of Legislation
The bill establishes new regulations and requirements for companies that boot or immobilize
vehicles.
Vehicle Immobilization Company Permits
The bill allows the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in the Department of Regulatory Affairs
(DORA) to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a permit of a vehicle immobilization
company if it determines it is not in the public interest for the vehicle immobilization company
to possess a permit.
Vehicle Immobilization Company Requirements
The bill establishes new requirements for vehicle immobilization companies. Under the bill,
these companies:
must document a vehicle’s condition and the reason for immobilization before they
immobilize a vehicle;
must display the name of the company, the permit number, and a phone number of the
company on each company vehicle used for immobilization;
cannot immobilize a vehicle if it has already been immobilized by another company. If a
company applies more than one immobilization device to a vehicle, the company cannot
charge more than once for the removal of the devices;
cannot immobilize a vehicle on private property unless given permission by certain persons
or a court;
cannot immobilize a vehicle in a parking space or common parking area until it places a
detailed written notice on the windshield of a vehicle at least 24 hours before immobilizing
the vehicle;
cannot immobilize a vehicle unless there is adequate signage posted by the owner of the
property where the vehicle is located; and,
cannot patrol or monitor property to enforce parking restrictions on behalf of a property
owner.
The bill makes any violation of these regulations by vehicle mobilization companies a deceptive
trade practice, subject to enforcement by the Attorney General or a district attorney. Page 3
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State Revenue
Civil Penalties
Under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, a person committing a deceptive trade practice
may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $20,000 for each violation. Additional penalties may be
imposed for subsequent violations of a court order or injunction. This revenue is classified as a
damage award and not subject to TABOR. Given the uncertainty about the number of cases that
may be pursued by the Attorney General and district attorneys, as well as the wide range in
potential penalty amounts, the fiscal note cannot estimate the potential impact of these civil
penalties.
Filing Fees
The bill may increase revenue to the Judicial Department from an increase in civil case filings.
Revenue from filing fees is subject to TABOR.
State Expenditures
The bill increases workload for various departments.
Public Utilities Commission
Under the bill, the PUC may choose to conduct additional investigation into certain vehicle
immobilization companies to determine if it is in the public interest for these companies to have
a vehicle immobilization permit. The PUC currently regulates no more than 20 of these
companies and any impact is expected to be minimal.
Department of Law
Workload in the Department of Law will minimally increase to the extent that deceptive trade
practice complaints are filed. The department will review complaints under the bill and prioritize
investigations as necessary within the overall number of deceptive trade practice complaints and
available resources.
Judicial Department
The trial courts in the Judicial Department may have an increase in cases filed under the
Colorado Consumer Protection Act from the addition of a new deceptive trade practice. It is
assumed that any violation of the legislation will result in minimal number of new cases. The
fiscal note assumes that this can be accomplished within existing resources and that no change
in appropriations is required. Page 4
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Local Government
Similar to the state, to the extent district attorneys receive deceptive trade practice complaints
related to the new deceptive trade practice under the bill, workload will increase to investigate
complaints and seek relief when appropriate. It is assumed most such cases will be handled at
the state level by the Attorney General.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his
signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
Judicial
Law
Public Safety
Regulatory Agencies
Transportation
Treasury
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.