Colorado § 38-21-103 - Sale for storage charges - disposal.
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§ 38-21-103. Sale for storage charges - disposal.
(1) All garments, clothing, wearing apparel, household goods, and any other items on which any of the services or labor mentioned in section 38-21-102 have been performed and then placed in storage by agreement, remaining in the possession of a person without the reasonable or agreed charges having been paid for a period of ninety days, may be sold. The person to whom the charges are payable and owing shall first notify the owner of such property of the time and place of sale pursuant to section 38-21-104. Persons operating as warehouses or warehousemen shall not be affected by this section.
(2) If any garments, clothing, wearing apparel, household goods, or any other items are left for laundering or dry cleaning and placed in storage without the reasonable or agreed charges having been paid and are not reclaimed by the customer within one hundred eighty days, the person holding such property may, without any liability or responsibility for such garments, clothing, wearing apparel, household goods, or any other items and without notification to the customer, dispose of such items in any manner it deems suitable.
Source: L. 47: p. 648, § 2. CSA: C. § 101, § 14(2). CRS 53: § 86-2-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 86-2-3. L. 94: Entire article amended, p. 462, § 1, effective March 31. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 153, § 2, effective April 7.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-21-103 ("Sale for storage charges - disposal.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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