Kiowa County Vehicle Impound Guide
Impound Cost Calculator
Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from Kiowa County Sheriff Dispatch (Rotation) in Kiowa County, Colorado.
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The First 48 Hours
After a DUI arrest in Kiowa County, your vehicle is likely towed to an impound lot. Storage fees accumulate daily, making time your biggest enemy.
Retrieval Timeline
- 1
Vehicle Towed
Usually within 30 minutes of your arrest.
- 2
Lot Notification
Fees and admin processing start immediately upon arrival.
- 3
Daily Accrual
Fees start at $$48.19/day (Colorado PUC maximum)/day in Kiowa County.
- 4
Final Notice
After 30 days, the lot may begin the auction process.
Required Documents
- Valid Photo ID (License or State ID)
- Vehicle Registration or Title
- Current Proof of Insurance
- Full Payment (Cash/Credit)
- Release Authorization (if not owner)
Owner Not Present?
If the registered owner is in custody, you will need a notarized power of attorney or specific written authorization and a copy of their ID to retrieve the vehicle.
Lot Details & Map
Current storage facility information for Kiowa County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.
Kiowa County Sheriff Dispatch (Rotation)
Accepted Payments
Kiowa County has no impound lot of its own. A vehicle towed after a DUI arrest almost always ends up in Lamar, 35 miles away in Prowers County, with Andy Woller Towing at 102 E Parmenter St handling most of the county's law enforcement tows. Before driving out there, call 719-336-1996 first — the lot keeps posted hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, but staff regularly get pulled away for highway recovery calls across a service area that also covers Prowers, Bent, and Baca counties. Showing up unannounced risks finding the gate locked with nobody around to process a release.
The office closes hard at 4 p.m., and Colorado's Public Utilities Commission allows a standardized After-Hours Release Fee of $106.06 on top of everything else already owed for anyone who misses that cutoff, or shows up on a weekend. Arriving by 3:15 leaves enough time for paperwork, ID verification, and payment before the doors lock.
Storage runs $48.19 a day for anything under 10,000 pounds, $59.45 for heavier vehicles, and the base tow fee is regulated between $102.28 and $273.57 an hour depending on the equipment required. A vehicle left more than 48 hours triggers a separate, automatic $150 Statutory Notification Fee — the point at which the towing company is legally required to start a formal title search and send certified notice to the registered owner and any lienholder. Because the lot is closed weekends, a car towed late Friday night will almost certainly cross that 48-hour line by Monday morning unless someone makes contact before then.
Only the registered owner, an insurance company representative, a lienholder, or someone holding a notarized letter naming the vehicle's make, model, and VIN can retrieve it — a driver who wasn't the registered owner can't just show up and pay. The retrieving party also needs a valid driver's license, current registration, and proof of active insurance, regardless of who's picking up the vehicle. Colorado law does carve out an exception for a short list of items: prescription medication, a car seat, medical equipment, ID, a phone, and the cash or card needed to pay the bill can all be retrieved for free, no matter what's still owed on the vehicle itself.
Anyone who thinks a towing company overcharged or violated PUC rate rules can file directly with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission's Consumer Assistance line at 303-894-2070.
Need Help Beyond Impound?
If you're dealing with a recent arrest, here are immediate resources for release and legal help: