Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
We purchased a tractor/trailer about 2 1/2 years ago. An employee stoled our tractor /trailer which we have now located in Boone, CO. All we want is our tractor /trailer. We do not want the driver arrested. We just want our property. How can we recover our property without a court order? We provided proof of ownership of our tractor /trailer to the locate sheriff's department, however they indicated that this is a civil matter and we would need to address the recovery of our property in court as a civil matter. We do not have the funds to post a bond and pay for legal fees to recover our property ... Please advise...
1 Answer from Attorneys
If you have the proof of ownership, after checking with the local law enforcement agency, go to where the tractor/trailer is located and if safe drive it off, leaving a note that you took it. This is not a civil matter unless the person who took it has some color of title; you should ask that the person be arrested for grand thief auto.