Mineral County Vehicle Impound Guide
Impound Cost Calculator
Calculate how much it will cost to retrieve your vehicle from Mineral County Sheriff Dispatch (Rotation) in Mineral County, Colorado.
*Estimated fees shown for Mineral County. Actual fees may vary.
Select a pickup date to
see cost estimate
The First 48 Hours
After a DUI arrest in Mineral 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 Mineral 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 Mineral County. Verify your vehicle's location before traveling.
Mineral County Sheriff Dispatch (Rotation)
Accepted Payments
Mineral County doesn't have an impound lot in any conventional sense. There's no facility, no fixed address, no set hours. Whichever private towing contractor the Sheriff's dispatch happens to send is where a car ends up, decided by availability at the moment of the arrest rather than a standing contract.
Finding the vehicle starts with a phone call, not a website. There's no searchable database for an impounded car here. Call the Sheriff's non-emergency dispatch at (719) 658-2600, and staff there can trace which contractor was used and provide the lot's physical address, often somewhere in Creede, South Fork, or another point along Highway 149, not necessarily close to where the arrest actually happened.
The bigger problem is that the driver and the car end up in two different counties. Because Mineral County has no jail, an arrested driver is booked 40 miles away at the Rio Grande County Jail in Del Norte. The vehicle usually stays near the arrest site. Someone released from custody in Del Norte is stranded from their own car by a mountain drive with no public transit to cover it, and getting back typically means a ride from family, a friend, or an expensive regional taxi.
Weekends compound it further. Rural tow operators here often don't run a staffed office, and reaching one on a Sunday after a Saturday-night tow can be impossible if the gate stays locked until Monday. Daily storage fees keep accruing regardless. The better move is calling the Sheriff's Office right after the arrest, before the weekend fully sets in, to identify the contractor and ask directly about an after-hours release, even if it comes with an extra gate fee.
Colorado generally requires the registered owner to be present to release a vehicle. If they can't be, say they're still in custody or live out of state, the lot wants a notarized release letter, and notaries are scarce in a county this size; the Clerk & Recorder's office offers one only during limited weekday hours. An electronic notary service can close that gap faster than waiting for an in-person appointment to open up.
Need Help Beyond Impound?
If you're dealing with a recent arrest, here are immediate resources for release and legal help: