​Motor Vehicle Theft Defense Attorney

Motor Vehicle Theft Defense In Colorado Springs

One accusation can put your freedom, your job, and your record on the line. A motor vehicle theft charge in Colorado Springs is serious, and the sooner you have a real defense, the more options you keep.

Jeremy Loew defends people accused of car theft, carjacking, and related charges across Colorado Springs and El Paso County.

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What the Charge Actually Means

Carjacking, grand theft auto, aggravated motor vehicle theft: these are all names for the same underlying accusation, that you took or controlled someone else’s vehicle without permission. Colorado splits it into first-degree and second-degree theft, and the difference usually comes down to aggravating factors the state has to prove.

The word that carries the most weight in the whole charge is knowingly. The state has to show you knew the vehicle was not yours to take or use. That single requirement is where a lot of these cases are won or lost.

Why “Knowing” Matters More Than People Think

Most people charged with vehicle theft did not think of themselves as stealing a car. A borrowed vehicle was kept too long. A dispute over who actually owned it. A car handed over by someone who had no right to hand it over, leaving you holding the keys. A misunderstanding about permission.

The law does not punish a genuine mistake the way it punishes a deliberate theft. If you believed you had permission, if you thought the vehicle was yours to use, or if the state cannot prove you knew otherwise, the core of its case is in trouble.

How a Defense Gets Built

No two cases are the same, but the strongest defenses usually attack one of these points:

You had permission, or believed you did. Consent, or a reasonable belief that you had it, undercuts the “without authorization” element the state has to establish.

The state can’t prove you knew. Knowing possession is the heart of the charge. If the evidence doesn’t show you were aware the vehicle wasn’t yours to take, the charge doesn’t hold.

The aggravating factors don’t fit. The jump from second-degree to first-degree depends on specific aggravating facts. Challenge those, and a serious charge can come down to a lesser one.

The evidence was gathered improperly. How police stopped you, searched the vehicle, or questioned you all matter. Evidence obtained the wrong way can be kept out.

What Clients Say

– Susie Wills Jeremy is such an amazing lawyer and has gone over and beyond for me as a client. I can’t thank him enough for being there for me. I would hire him again in a heartbeat if needed. He knows exactly how to treat his clients and he’s definitely worth every dime.

– Robert C. Thanks to the Law Office of Jeremy Loew I was able to walk away from what seemed like a lose-lose situation. He was available on the weekend when I was picked up and he fought for me until the last moment to get me the best deal possible and ensured that I was able to keep my license. I would recommend Jeremy Loew hands down.

Why Jeremy Loew

Jeremy Loew spent years as a prosecuting attorney before building his criminal defense practice in Colorado Springs. That background is a real advantage: he knows how the DA’s office builds a theft case, what evidence it leans on, and where the argument breaks down. He built cases like the one against you. He knows where they break.

If you’ve been accused of motor vehicle theft or carjacking in Colorado Springs or El Paso County, the time to act is now. The earlier Jeremy gets into the evidence, the more he has to work with.

Law Office of Jeremy Loew
306 E. Cucharras St., Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

(719) 387-4111 | Free Consultation

Serving Colorado Springs, Peyton, Rush, Security, Widefield, Manitou Springs, Broadmoor, Black Forest, and Northgate.