(1) In order for a vehicle immobilization company to immobilize a vehicle, the property owner must have posted signage that:
- (a) Is not less than two square feet in size;
- (b) Has lettering not less than one inch in height;
- (c) Has lettering that contrasts sharply in color with the background on which the letters are placed and contrasts sharply with the structure the signs are placed on;
(d) Contains the following information in the order listed below:
- (I) The restriction or prohibition on parking;
- (II) The times of the day and days that the restriction is applicable, but, if the restriction applies twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, the sign must say Authorized Parking Only;
- (III) Notice that violating the regulation subjects the violating vehicle to be immobilized at the vehicle owner's expense; and
- (IV) The name and telephone number of the vehicle immobilization company authorized to perform immobilizations on the private property;
- (e) Is printed in English and Spanish;
(f) Is permanently mounted both:
- (I) At each entrance to the private property so that the sign faces outward toward the street and is visible before and upon entering the private property; and
- (II) Inside the private property so that the sign faces outward toward the parking area;
- (g) Is not obstructed from view or placed in a manner that prevents direct visibility;
- (h) Is not placed higher than ten feet or lower than three feet from the surface closest to the sign's placement;
(i) Has the same number of signs as the number of lampposts if the parking area has more than ten freestanding lampposts on the property, and:
- (I) A sign is posted on each lamppost; or
- (II) A sign is posted upright in conspicuous locations evenly distributed across the parking area.
- (2) The signage required by this section may be combined with the signage required in section 40-10.1-405.
(3)
- (a) This section is effective January 1, 2026.
- (b) This subsection (3) is repealed, effective July 2, 2026.
Source: L. 2025: Entire part amended, (HB 25-1117), ch. 391, p. 2207, § 3, effective June 3.