C.R.S. § 42-2-127.7 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-127.7
42-2-127.7. Authority to suspend driver's license - uninsured motorists - legislative declar
Status: in_force

42-2-127.7. Authority to suspend driver's license - uninsured motorists - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the purpose of this section is to induce and encourage all motorists to provide for their financial responsibility for the protection of others and to assure the widespread availability to the insuring public of insurance protection against financial loss caused by negligent, financially irresponsible, motorists.

(2) (a) The department may suspend the driver's license of any person upon its determination that the person drove a vehicle in this state without having in full force and effect a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance as required by sections 10-4-619 and 10-4-624, C.R.S., as follows:

(I) Upon the first determination that a person operated a motor vehicle in this state without having in full force and effect a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance as required pursuant to section 10-4-619 or 10-4-624, C.R.S., the department shall suspend the driver's license of a person until the person furnishes proof of financial responsibility, as defined in section 42-7-103 (14), in the manner contemplated by section 42-7-301 (1), in the amount specified in section 10-4-620, C.R.S.

(II) Upon the second determination that the person operated a motor vehicle in this state without having in full force and effect a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance as required by sections 10-4-619 and 10-4-624, C.R.S., within five years, the department shall suspend the person's driver's license for a period of four months.

(III) Upon the third or subsequent determination that the person operated a motor vehicle in this state without having in full force and effect a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance as required by sections 10-4-619 and 10-4-624, C.R.S., the department shall suspend the person's driver's license for a period of eight months.

(b) The department shall make a determination of such facts on the basis of the documents and affidavit of a law enforcement officer as specified in subsection (3) of this section, and this determination shall be final unless a hearing is requested and held as provided in subsection (7) of this section.

(c) The determination of the facts specified in this subsection (2) by the department is independent of the suspension taken under article 7 of this title.

(d) For purposes of this section, "license" includes any driving privilege.

(3) Whenever a law enforcement officer determines, by checking the motorist insurance identification database created in section 42-7-604, and by any other means authorized by law, that a driver violates section 42-4-1409 by not having a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance in full force and effect as required by sections 10-4-619 and 10-4-624, C.R.S., the law enforcement officer making such determination shall forward to the department an affidavit that includes a statement of the officer's probable cause that the person committed such violation, and a copy of the citation and complaint, if any, filed with the court. The affidavit shall be dated, signed, and sworn to by the law enforcement officer under penalty of perjury, but need not be notarized or sworn to before any other person.

(4) (a) Upon receipt by the department of the affidavit of the law enforcement officer and the relevant documents required by subsection (3) of this section, the department shall make the determination described in subsection (2) of this section. The determination shall be based upon the information contained in the affidavit and the relevant documents. If the department determines that the person is subject to license suspension, the department may issue a notice of suspension if such notice has not already been served upon the person by the law enforcement officer as required in subsection (5) of this section.

(b) The notice of suspension sent by the department shall be mailed in accordance with the provisions of section 42-2-119 (2) to the person at the last-known address shown on the department's records, if any, and to any address provided in the law enforcement officer's affidavit if that address differs from the address of record. The notice shall be deemed received three days after mailing.

(c) The notice of suspension shall clearly specify the reason and statutory grounds for the suspension, the effective date of the suspension, the right of the person to request a hearing, the procedure for requesting a hearing, and the date by which that request for a hearing must be made. The notice shall also state that the person may avoid suspension by filing with the department proof of financial responsibility for the future, or by compliance with section 42-7-302 on the first determination. For subsequent offenses, a person's driver's license shall be suspended in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section. If the person files proof of financial responsibility for the future, such proof of financial responsibility for the future shall be maintained for three years from the date such proof of financial responsibility for the future is received by the department and after any applicable suspension period.

(d) If the department determines that the person is not subject to license suspension:

(I) The department shall notify the person of its determination and shall rescind any order of suspension served upon the person by the law enforcement officer;

(II) The person whose driver's license was taken possession of by a law enforcement officer under this section may obtain the license by the payment of a fee to the department. The department shall determine the fee in accordance with section 42-2-114.5.

(5) (a) Whenever a law enforcement officer determines, by checking the motorist insurance identification database created in section 42-7-604, and by any other means authorized by law, that a driver violates section 42-4-1409 by not having a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance as required by sections 10-4-619 and 10-4-624, C.R.S., the officer, acting on behalf of the department, may serve the notice of suspension personally on such driver. If the law enforcement officer serves the notice of suspension, the officer shall take possession of any driver's license issued by this state or any other state that is held by the person. When the officer takes possession of a valid license, the officer, acting on behalf of the department, shall issue a temporary permit that is valid for seven days after its date of issuance.

(b) A copy of the completed notice of suspension form, a copy of any completed temporary permit form, and any driver's, minor driver's, or temporary driver's license or any instruction permit taken into possession under this section shall be forwarded to the department by the law enforcement officer along with the affidavit and documents required in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

(c) The department shall provide forms for notice of suspension and for temporary permits to law enforcement agencies. The department shall establish a format for the affidavits required by this section and shall give notice of such format to all law enforcement agencies which submit affidavits to the department. Such law enforcement agencies shall follow the format determined by the department.

(d) A temporary permit may not be issued to any person who is already driving with a temporary permit issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5).

(6) (a) The license suspension shall become effective seven days after the subject person has received the notice of suspension as provided in subsection (5) of this section or is deemed to have received the notice of suspension by mail as provided in subsection (4) of this section unless the person files with the department proof of financial responsibility for the future or complies with section 42-7-302 prior to the effective date of the suspension. If the person files proof of financial responsibility for the future, such proof of financial responsibility for the future must be maintained for three years from the date such proof of financial responsibility for the future is received by the department. If a written request for a hearing and evidence of current liability insurance in the respondent's name is received by the department within that same seven-day period, the effective date of the suspension shall be stayed until a final order is issued following the hearing; except that any delay in the hearing that is caused or requested by the subject person or counsel representing that person shall not result in a stay of the suspension during the period of delay.

(b) The period of license suspension under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section shall be for an indefinite period. The person may reinstate at any time by complying with section 42-7-302 or by filing with the department proof of financial responsibility for the future and paying the required reinstatement fee pursuant to section 42-2-132. If the person files proof of financial responsibility for the future, such proof of financial responsibility for the future must be maintained for three years from the date such proof of financial responsibility for the future is received by the department.

(7) (a) Any person who has received a notice of suspension may make a written request for a review of the department's determination at a hearing. The request may be made on a form available at each office of the department. Evidence of current liability insurance in the respondent's name and the person's driver's license, if the license has not been previously surrendered, shall be submitted at the time the request for a hearing is made.

(b) The request for a hearing shall be made in writing within seven days after the day the person received the notice of suspension as provided in subsection (5) of this section or is deemed to have received the notice by mail as provided in subsection (4) of this section. If written request for a hearing and evidence of current liability insurance in the respondent's name is not received within the seven-day period, the right to a hearing is waived, and the determination of the department that is based upon the documents and affidavit required by subsections (2) and (3) of this section becomes final.

(c) If a written request for a hearing is made after expiration of the seven-day period and if it is accompanied by the applicant's verified statement explaining the failure to make a timely request for a hearing, the department shall receive and consider the request. If the department finds that the person was unable to make a timely request due to lack of actual notice of the suspension or due to factors of physical incapacity such as hospitalization or incarceration, the department shall waive the period of limitation, reopen the matter, and grant the hearing request upon receipt of evidence of current liability insurance in the respondent's name. In such a case, a stay of the suspension pending issuance of the final order following the hearing shall not be granted.

(d) At the time the request for a hearing is made, if it appears from the record that the person is the holder of a valid driver's or minor driver's license or any instruction permit issued by this state or temporary permit issued pursuant to subsection (5) of this section and that the license has been surrendered as required pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, the department shall issue a temporary permit upon the receipt of evidence of current liability insurance in the respondent's name. The temporary permit will be valid until the scheduled date for the hearing. If necessary, the department may later issue an additional temporary permit or permits in order to stay the effective date of the suspension until the final order is issued following the hearing, as required by subsection (6) of this section.

(e) (I) The hearing shall be scheduled to be held as quickly as practicable but not more than sixty days after the day that the request for a hearing is received by the department; except that, if a hearing is rescheduled because of the unavailability of the hearing officer in accordance with subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (e), the hearing may be rescheduled more than sixty days after the day that the request for the hearing is received by the department, and the department shall continue any temporary driving privileges held by the respondent until the date that such hearing is rescheduled. The department shall provide a written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the respondent in the manner provided in section 42-2-119 (2) at least ten days prior to the scheduled or rescheduled hearing, unless the parties agree to waive this requirement. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 42-2-119, the last-known address of the respondent for purposes of notice for any hearing pursuant to this section shall be the address stated on the hearing request form.

(II) If a hearing officer cannot appear at any original or rescheduled hearing because of medical reasons, another administrative hearing, or any other legitimate just cause, such hearing officer or the department may reschedule the hearing at the earliest possible time when the hearing officer will be available.

(f) If a hearing is held pursuant to this subsection (7), the department shall review the matter and make a final determination on the basis of the documents and affidavit submitted to the department pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section. The law enforcement officer who submitted the affidavit need not be present at the hearing. The department shall consider all other relevant evidence at the hearing, including the reports of law enforcement officers that are submitted to the department. The reports of law enforcement officers shall not be required to be made under oath, but such reports shall identify the officers making the reports. The department may consider evidence contained in affidavits from persons other than the respondent, so long as such affidavits include the affiant's home or work address and telephone number and are dated, signed, and sworn to by the affiant under penalty of perjury. The affidavit need not be notarized or sworn to before any other person. The respondent must present evidence in person.

(8) (a) The hearing shall be held in the district office of the department closest to the residence of the driver; except that all or part of the hearing may, at the discretion of the department, be conducted in real time, by telephone or other electronic means in accordance with section 42-1-218.5. The person requesting the hearing may be referred to as the respondent.

(b) The presiding hearing officer shall be the executive director of the department or an authorized representative designated by the executive director. The presiding hearing officer shall have authority to administer oaths and affirmations; to consider the affidavit of the law enforcement officer filing such affidavit as specified in subsection (3) of this section; to consider other law enforcement officers' reports that are submitted to the department, which reports need not be under oath but shall identify the officers making the reports; to examine and consider documents and copies of documents containing relevant evidence; to consider other affidavits that are dated, signed, and sworn to by the affiant under penalty of perjury, which affidavits need not be notarized or sworn to before any other person but shall contain the affiant's home or work address and telephone number; to take judicial notice as defined by rule 201 of article II of the Colorado rules of evidence, subject to the provisions of section 24-4-105 (8), C.R.S., which shall include judicial notice of general, technical, or scientific facts within the hearing officer's knowledge; to compel witnesses to testify or produce books, records, or other evidence; to examine witnesses and take testimony; to receive and consider any relevant evidence necessary to properly perform the hearing officer's duties as required by this section; to issue subpoenas duces tecum to produce books, documents, records, or other evidence; to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses; to take depositions, or cause depositions or interrogatories to be taken; to regulate the course and conduct of the hearing; and to make a final ruling on the issues.

(c) (I) When a license is suspended under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, the sole issue at the hearing shall be whether by a preponderance of the evidence the person drove a vehicle in this state without having in force a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance as required by sections 10-4-619 and 10-4-624, C.R.S. If the presiding hearing officer finds the affirmative of the issue, the suspension order shall be sustained. If the presiding hearing officer finds the negative of the issue, the suspension order shall be rescinded.

(II) Under no circumstances shall the presiding hearing officer consider any issue not specified in this paragraph (c).

(d) The hearing shall be recorded. The decision of the presiding hearing officer shall be rendered in writing, and a copy shall be provided to the person who requested the hearing.

(e) If the person who requested the hearing fails to appear without just cause, the right to a hearing shall be waived, and the determination of the department which is based upon the documents and affidavit required in subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall become final.

(9) (a) Within thirty-five days of the issuance of the final determination of the department under this section, a person aggrieved by the determination has the right to file a petition for judicial review in the district court in the county of the person's residence.

(b) The review shall be on the record without taking additional testimony. If the court finds that the department exceeded its constitutional or statutory authority, made an erroneous interpretation of the law, acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, or made a determination which is unsupported by the evidence in the record, the court may reverse the department's determination.

(c) The filing of a petition for judicial review shall not result in an automatic stay of the suspension order. The court may grant a stay of the order only upon motion and hearing and upon a finding that there is a reasonable probability that the petitioner will prevail upon the merits and that the petitioner will suffer irreparable harm if the order is not stayed.

(10) The "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., shall apply to this section to the extent it is consistent with subsections (7), (8), and (9) of this section relating to administrative hearings and judicial review.

(11) This section shall take effect when the motorist insurance identification database, created in section 42-7-604, has been developed and is operational, but not later than January 1, 1999.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1001 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 10 / Section 42-4-1001
42-4-1001. Drive on right side - exceptions
Status: in_force

42-4-1001. Drive on right side - exceptions. (1) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:

(a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;

(b) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; but any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;

(c) Upon a roadway divided into three lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or

(d) Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic as indicated by official traffic control devices.

(2) Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

(3) Upon any roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center line of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes or except as permitted under subsection (1)(b) of this section. However, this subsection (3) does not prohibit the crossing of the center line in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road, or driveway when such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with, impeding, or endangering other traffic lawfully using the highway.

(4) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-20-205 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 42-20-205
42-20-205. Permit suspension or revocation - rules
Status: in_force

42-20-205. Permit suspension or revocation - rules. In addition to any other civil or criminal penalties, for violations occurring after March 16, 2020, the department of transportation may suspend a hazardous materials transportation annual permit for a period not to exceed six months or may revoke a permit for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the permit, for failure to pay a civil penalty assessed pursuant to section 42-20-204, or for continuing violations of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to part 1, 2, or 3 of this article 20. The permit may be suspended or revoked only for good cause shown after due notice and an opportunity for a hearing as provided in article 4 of title 24, if requested by the permit holder. The department may promulgate rules, subject to the requirements of article 4 of title 24, to establish specific procedures for suspension or revocation of permits and the conduct of permit suspension and revocation hearings.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1402 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 14 / Section 42-4-1402
42-4-1402. Careless driving - penalty
Status: in_force

42-4-1402. Careless driving - penalty. (1) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in a careless and imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances, is guilty of careless driving. A person convicted of careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter is not subject to section 42-2-127.

(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (2), any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(b) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury to another, such person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(c) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of death to another, such person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
C.R.S. § 42-4-109.5 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 42-4-109.5
42-4-109.5. Low-speed electric vehicles
Status: in_force

42-4-109.5. Low-speed electric vehicles. (1) (a) A low-speed electric vehicle may be operated only on a roadway that has a speed limit equal to or less than thirty-five miles per hour; except that it may be operated to directly cross a roadway that has a speed limit greater than thirty-five miles per hour at an at-grade crossing to continue traveling along a roadway with a speed limit equal to or less than thirty-five miles per hour.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), a low-speed electric vehicle may be operated on a state highway that has a speed limit equal to forty miles per hour or cross a roadway with a speed limit equal to forty miles per hour to cross at-grade, if:

(I) Such roadway's lane width is eleven feet or greater;

(II) Such roadway provides two or more lanes in either direction; and

(III) The department determines, in consultation with local government and law enforcement, upon the basis of a traffic investigation, survey, appropriate design standards, or projected volumes, that the operation of a low-speed electric vehicle on the roadway poses no substantial safety risk or hazard to motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, or other persons.

(c) The department may waive the necessity of a traffic investigation or survey pursuant to section 42-4-1102 or may conduct a traffic investigation or survey to determine where low-speed electric vehicles can be driven safely on state highways or portions thereof. The department shall conduct this traffic investigation or survey using existing appropriations.

(2) No person shall operate a low-speed electric vehicle on a limited-access highway.

(3) Any person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-075), ch. 418, p. 2321, § 5, effective August 5, 2009.)

(5) The Colorado department of transportation may regulate the operation of a low-speed electric vehicle on a state highway located outside of a municipality. The regulation shall take effect when the Colorado department of transportation places an appropriate sign that provides adequate notice of the regulation.
C.R.S. § 42-2-142 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-142
42-2-142. Violation - penalty
Status: in_force

42-2-142. Violation - penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this part 1 for which no other penalty is provided in this part 1 commits a class B traffic infraction and shall be punished as provided in section 42-4-1701 (3)(a).
C.R.S. § 42-2-117 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-117
42-2-117. Duplicate permits and minor licenses - replacement licenses
Status: in_force

42-2-117. Duplicate permits and minor licenses - replacement licenses. (1) If an instruction permit or a minor driver's license issued under this article is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued, upon request and the payment of a fee to the department, may obtain a duplicate or substitute upon furnishing satisfactory proof to the department that the permit or minor license was lost, stolen, or destroyed and that the applicant is qualified to have a permit or license. The department shall set the fees for a first duplicate and for any subsequent duplicate in accordance with section 42-2-114.5. The department shall transfer either fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2).

(1.5) Upon furnishing satisfactory proof to the department that a driver's license issued under this article 2 has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may apply for a duplicate or replacement of the license pursuant to section 42-2-118. The new driver's license expires as provided in section 42-2-114 if issued under this part 1 or as provided in section 42-2-509 (1) if issued under part 5 of this article 2.

(2) Notwithstanding the amount specified for the fee in this section, the executive director of the department by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of the fee if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3), C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of the fee is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the executive director of the department by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of the fee as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 42-4-411 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 42-4-411
42-4-411. Applicability of this part to heavy-duty diesel fleets of nine or more
Status: in_force

42-4-411. Applicability of this part to heavy-duty diesel fleets of nine or more. Diesel-powered motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 42-4-414 shall not be subject to the diesel emissions inspection program set forth in this part 4 unless the conditions set forth in section 42-4-414 (3)(c) have been met.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1501 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 15 / Section 42-4-1501
42-4-1501. Traffic laws apply to persons operating motorcycles and autocycles - special per
Status: in_force

42-4-1501. Traffic laws apply to persons operating motorcycles and autocycles - special permits. (1) Every person operating a motorcycle or autocycle shall be granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this article 4, except as to special regulations in this article 4 and except as to those provisions of this article 4 that by their nature are not applicable.

(2) For the purposes of a prearranged, organized special event and upon a showing that safety will be reasonably maintained, the department of transportation may grant a special permit exempting the operation of a motorcycle or autocycle from any requirement of this part 15.
C.R.S. § 42-3-233 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-233
42-3-233. Special plates - Colorado state parks
Status: in_force

42-3-233. Special plates - Colorado state parks. (1) On or after January 1, 2011, the department shall issue Colorado state parks special license plates to qualified applicants in accordance with this section for motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks, or noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.

(2) The foundation for Colorado state parks may design the special license plates. The design for the special license plates shall conform with standards established by the department and shall be subject to the department's approval.

(3) A person may apply for Colorado state parks special license plates if the person pays the taxes and fees required under this section and provides to the department or an authorized agent a certificate, issued by the foundation for Colorado state parks or a successor organization, confirming that the person has donated forty-four dollars to the foundation for Colorado state parks or a successor organization. All moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (3) and all interest and income earned on the investment of such moneys shall be expended on Colorado state parks projects and shall not be used for the administration of the foundation for Colorado state parks or a successor organization. The foundation for Colorado state parks or a successor organization shall hold the moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (3) in a separate account from all other moneys and retain the records of the expenditures of moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (3) for at least three years after the expenditure is made.

(4) The amount of the taxes and fees for special license plates under this section is the same as the amount of the taxes and fees specified for regular motor vehicle license plates; except that the department shall collect a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars for issuance or replacement of each such license plate. The department shall transmit the one-time fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S.

(5) An applicant may apply for personalized Colorado state parks special license plates. Upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) for personalized license plates, the department may issue such license plates if the applicant complies with section 42-3-211. If an applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set of Colorado state parks special license plates for the vehicle upon payment of the fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6) and upon turning in such existing plates to the department. A person who has obtained personalized Colorado state parks special license plates under this subsection (5) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for renewal of the personalized license plates. The fees imposed under this subsection (5) are in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for personalized Colorado state parks special license plates.

(6) The department may stop issuing the Colorado state parks special license plate if three thousand license plates are not issued by July 1, 2016. A person who was issued a Colorado state parks special license plate on or before July 1, 2016, may continue to use the plate after July 1, 2016.
C.R.S. § 42-4-2402 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 24 / Section 42-4-2402
42-4-2402. Event data recorders
Status: in_force

42-4-2402. Event data recorders. (1) A manufacturer of a motor vehicle that is sold or leased in Colorado with an event data recorder shall in bold-faced type disclose, in the owner's manual, that the vehicle is so equipped and, if so, the type of data recorded. A disclosure made by means of an insert into the owner's manual shall be deemed a disclosure in the owner's manual.

(2) Event data that is recorded on an event data recorder is the personal information of the motor vehicle's owner, and therefore the information shall not be retrieved by a person who is not the owner of the motor vehicle, except in the following circumstances:

(a) The owner of the motor vehicle or the owner's agent has consented to the retrieval of the data within the last thirty days;

(b) The data is retrieved by a motor vehicle dealer or by an automotive technician to diagnose, service, or repair the motor vehicle at the request of the owner or the owner's agent;

(c) The data is subject to discovery pursuant to the rules of civil procedure in a claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident;

(d) A court or administrative agency having jurisdiction orders the data to be retrieved;

(e) The event data recorder is installed after the manufacturer or motor vehicle dealer sells the motor vehicle; or

(f) A peace officer retrieves the data pursuant to a court order as part of an investigation of a suspected violation of a law that has caused, or contributed to the cause of, an accident resulting in damage of property or injury to a person.

(3) (a) No person shall release event data unless authorized by subsection (3)(b) of this section.

(b) A person authorized to download or retrieve data from an event data recorder may release the data in the following circumstances:

(I) The owner of the motor vehicle or the owner's agent has consented to the release of the data within the last thirty days;

(II) The data is subject to discovery pursuant to the rules of civil procedure in a claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident;

(III) The data is released pursuant to a court order as part of an investigation of a suspected violation of a law that has caused, or contributed to the cause of, an accident resulting in appreciable damage of property or injury to a person;

(IV) If the identity of the owner or driver is not disclosed, the data is released to a motor vehicle safety and medical research entity in order to advance motor vehicle safety, security, or traffic management; or

(V) The data is released to a data processor solely for the purposes permitted by this section if the identity of the owner or driver is not disclosed.

(4) (a) If a motor vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder that is capable of recording or transmitting event data that is part of a subscription service, the fact that the data may be recorded or transmitted and instructions for discontinuing the subscription service or for disabling the event data recorder by a trained service technician shall be prominently disclosed in the subscription service agreement. A disclosure made by means of an insert into the service agreement shall be deemed a disclosure in the service agreement.

(b) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall not apply to subscription services meeting the requirements of subsection (4)(a) of this section.

(5) A person who violates subsection (2) or (3) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
C.R.S. § 42-1-219 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 42-1-219
42-1-219. Appropriations for administration of title
Status: in_force

42-1-219. Appropriations for administration of title. The general assembly shall make appropriations for the expenses of administration of this title.
C.R.S. § 42-4-601 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 6 / Section 42-4-601
42-4-601. Department to sign highways, where
Status: in_force

42-4-601. Department to sign highways, where. (1) The department of transportation shall place and maintain such traffic control devices, conforming to its manual and specifications, upon state highways as it deems necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this article or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.

(2) No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation except by the latter's permission.
C.R.S. § 42-20-507 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 42-20-507
42-20-507. Local government preemption
Status: in_force

42-20-507. Local government preemption. No county, city and county, city, or town shall establish any permit or fee system for the transportation of nuclear materials by motor vehicle or railcar in, to, from, or through this state.
C.R.S. § 42-4-608 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 6 / Section 42-4-608
42-4-608. Signals by hand or signal device
Status: in_force

42-4-608. Signals by hand or signal device. (1) Any stop or turn signal when required as provided by section 42-4-903 shall be given either by means of the hand and arm as provided by section 42-4-609 or by signal lamps or signal device of the type approved by the department, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and the required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of such motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four inches or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds fourteen feet. The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle, also to any combination of vehicles.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-2-129 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-129
42-2-129. Mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with
Status: in_force

42-2-129. Mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content. Upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or a verdict of guilty by the court or a jury, to DUI or DUI per se, or, for a person under twenty-one years of age, to DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, or UDD, the court shall require the offender to immediately surrender the offender's driver's, minor driver's, or temporary driver's license or instruction permit to the court. The court shall forward to the department a notice of plea or verdict, on the form prescribed by the department, together with the offender's license or permit, not later than ten days after the surrender of the license or permit. Any person who does not immediately surrender the license or permit to the court, except for good cause shown, commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
C.R.S. § 42-3-119 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 42-3-119
42-3-119. No application for registration granted - when
Status: in_force

42-3-119. No application for registration granted - when. (1) The department shall not grant an application for the registration of a vehicle in any of the following events:

(a) When the applicant for registration is not entitled thereto under this article;

(b) When the applicant has neglected or refused to furnish the department with the information required on the appropriate official form or reasonable additional information required by the department;

(c) When the registration fees required by law have not been paid;

(d) When a certification of emissions control is required pursuant to part 4 of article 4 of this title, and such certification has not been obtained.
C.R.S. § 42-4-206 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 42-4-206
42-4-206. Tail lamps and reflectors - penalty
Status: in_force

42-4-206. Tail lamps and reflectors - penalty. (1) To be operated on a road, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer and any other vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles must be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in section 42-4-204, emits a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear; except that, in the case of a train of vehicles, only the tail lamp on the rear-most vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified, except as provided in section 42-12-204. Furthermore, every vehicle registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1958, must be equipped with at least two tail lamps mounted on the rear, on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which, when lighted as required in section 42-4-204, comply with this section.

(2) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two inches nor less than twenty inches, to be measured as set forth in section 42-4-204 (3).

(3) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any tail lamp, together with any separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.

(4) To be operated on a road, every motor vehicle must carry on the rear, either as part of a tail lamp or separately, one red reflector meeting the requirements of this section; except that vehicles of the type mentioned in section 42-4-207 must be equipped with reflectors as required by law unless otherwise provided in section 42-12-204.

(5) Every new motor vehicle sold on and after January 1, 1958, and operated upon a highway shall carry on the rear, whether as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two red reflectors; except that every motorcycle or autocycle shall carry at least one reflector meeting the requirements of this section, and vehicles of the type mentioned in section 42-4-207 shall be equipped with reflectors as required in this part 2.

(6) Every reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height of not less than twenty inches nor more than sixty inches, measured as set forth in section 42-4-204 (3) and shall be of such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred fifty feet to one hundred feet from such vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams and head lamps; except that visibility from a greater distance is required by law of reflectors on certain types of vehicles.

(7) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-3-220 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-220
42-3-220. Temporary special event license plates
Status: in_force

42-3-220. Temporary special event license plates. (1) The department may issue a temporary special event license plate to a person or group of people in connection with a special event for a passenger vehicle or a truck that does not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.

(2) An applicant for a special event license plate shall submit to the department the name, date or dates, and location of the special event to which the request for the license plate is connected; the dates the license plate is needed; the quantity of license plates requested; a list of vehicle information including the vehicle identification number, make, model, and year of each vehicle; a certified letter stating that insurance coverage will be in place for each vehicle during its use for the period for which the temporary plate is issued; and any other information required by the department.

(3) The department may determine the amount of an application fee for special event license plates and determine the fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, for the issuance of each temporary special event license plate. Such fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the license plate cash fund, created in section 42-3-301 (1).

(4) The executive director of the department may prepare any special forms and issue any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
C.R.S. § 42-4-312 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 42-4-312
42-4-312. Improper representation as emissions inspection and readjustment station - inspe
Status: in_force

42-4-312. Improper representation as emissions inspection and readjustment station - inspection-only facility - fleet inspection station - motor vehicle dealer test facility - enhanced inspection center. (1) No person shall in any manner represent any place as an inspection and readjustment station, inspection-only facility, fleet inspection station, motor vehicle dealer test facility, or enhanced inspection center or shall claim to be a licensed emissions inspector or licensed emissions mechanic unless such station, facility, center, or person has been issued and operates under a valid license issued by the department or contract with the state. If the license or contract is canceled, suspended, or revoked, all evidence designating the station, facility, or center as a licensed inspection and readjustment station, inspection-only facility, fleet inspection station, or motor vehicle dealer test facility or authorized enhanced inspection center and indicative of licensed status of the station, facility, or center or emissions inspector or emissions mechanic shall be removed within five days after receipt of notice of such action.

(2) (a) The department shall have authority to suspend or revoke the inspection and readjustment station license, inspection-only facility license, fleet inspection license, or motor vehicle dealer test facility license or to seek termination of the contractor's contract and require surrender of said license and unused certification of emissions control forms and verification of emissions test forms held by such licensee or contractor when such station, facility, or center is not equipped as required, when such station, facility, or center is not operating from a location for which the license or contract was issued, when the approved location has been altered so that it will no longer qualify as a licensed station or facility or authorized center, or when inspections, repairs, or adjustments are not being made in accordance with applicable laws and the rules and regulations of the department or commission.

(b) The department shall also have authority to suspend or revoke the license of an emissions inspector or emissions mechanic and require surrender of said license when it determines that said inspector or mechanic is not qualified to perform the inspections, repairs, or adjustments or when inspections, repairs, or adjustments are not being made in accordance with applicable laws and the rules and regulations of the department or the commission.

(3) In addition to any other grounds for revocation or suspension, authority to suspend and revoke inspection and readjustment station licenses, inspection-only facility licenses, fleet inspection station licenses, motor vehicle dealer test facility licenses, or enhanced inspection center contracts, or to seek termination of a contractor's contract or an emissions inspector's or emissions mechanic's license and to require surrender of said licenses and unused certification of inspection forms and records of said station shall also exist upon a showing that:

(a) A vehicle which had been inspected and issued a certification of emissions compliance by said station, facility, or center or by said inspector or mechanic was in such condition that it did not, at the time of such inspection, comply with the law or the rules and regulations for issuance of such a certification; or

(b) An inspection and readjustment station, or emissions mechanic has demonstrated a pattern of issuing certifications of emissions waivers to vehicles which, at the time of issuance of such certifications, did not comply with the law or the rules and regulations for issuance of such certifications.

(4) Upon suspending the license of an inspection and readjustment station, inspection-only facility, fleet inspection station, or motor vehicle dealer test facility or an enhanced inspection center contract or of an emissions inspector or emissions mechanic as authorized in this section, the executive director shall immediately notify the licensee or contractor in writing and, upon request therefor, shall grant the licensee or contractor a hearing within thirty days after receipt of such request, such hearing to be held in the county wherein the licensee or contractor resides, unless the executive director and the licensee or contractor agree that such hearing may be held in some other county. The executive director may request a hearing officer to act in the executive director's behalf. Upon such hearing, the executive director or the hearing officer may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books, records, and papers. Upon such hearing, the order of suspension or revocation may be rescinded, or, for good cause shown, the suspension may be extended for such period of time as the hearing person or body may determine, not exceeding one year, or the revocation order may be affirmed or reversed. The licensee shall not perform under the license pending the hearing and decision.

(5) Upon the final cancellation or termination of a contractor's contract, the executive director shall invoke the provisions of such contract to continue service until a new contract can be secured with qualified persons as supervised by the department of revenue.
C.R.S. § 42-20-202 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 42-20-202
42-20-202. Transportation permit - application fee - rules
Status: in_force

42-20-202. Transportation permit - application fee - rules. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each person desiring to transport hazardous materials which require placarding under 49 CFR 172 or 173 in, to, from, or through this state shall submit a permit application for an annual permit to the department of transportation before beginning such transportation. Permit applications must be in a form designated by the department, and the department shall maintain records of all such applications.

(b) Each annual permit is valid for one year following its issuance and shall be issued after the approval of the permit application by the department of transportation and upon the payment of a permit fee, which fee must be based on the number of motor vehicles the applicant operates within this state, as follows:

Number of

Motor Vehicles Permit Fee

1 - 5 $ 10

6 - 10 25

11 - 50 125

51 - 100 200

101 - 300 350

over 300 400

(c) Single trip permits may be obtained at all port of entry weigh stations. Each person transporting hazardous materials in, to, from, or through this state who has not obtained an annual permit from the department of transportation shall apply at the closest possible port of entry weigh station or at a department of transportation office for a single trip permit. Each single trip permit is valid for a single continuous business venture, but in no event shall the permit be valid for more than seventy-two hours, unless extended by any enforcement official for any reason the official deems advisable, including mechanical difficulties and road and weather conditions. A single trip permit shall be issued upon the approval of the permit application and upon the payment of a twenty-five-dollar permit fee.

(d) The department of transportation shall provide the option to a company filing for a permit under this subsection (1) to file an express consent waiver that enables the company to designate a company representative to be a party of interest for a violation of this section. The appearance of the company representative in a court hearing without the operator when the operator has signed such waiver shall not be deemed the practice of law in violation of article 93 of title 13.

(2) No annual permit application shall be approved unless the applicant:

(a) Supplies proof of having obtained liability insurance as required by the United States department of transportation pursuant to 49 CFR 387. Proof of such liability insurance policy shall be filed with the department of transportation. The insurance carrier shall give thirty days' written notice for nonpayment of premium and ninety days' notice for nonrenewal of policy to the department before the cancellation of such policy. At any time that the insurance policy lapses, the permit shall be automatically revoked.

(b) Agrees to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 42-20-108.

(3) No single trip permit application shall be approved unless the applicant:

(a) Supplies proof of having liability insurance as required by the United States department of transportation pursuant to 49 CFR 387 or signs a verification under the penalty of perjury as provided in section 42-3-122 that the applicant has the liability insurance as required by the United States department of transportation pursuant to 49 CFR 387;

(b) Agrees to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 42-20-108.

(4) The chief is authorized to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable in governing the issuance of permits, if such rules and regulations are not in conflict with other provisions of state law.

(5) Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the hazardous materials safety fund created in section 42-20-107.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1412.5 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 14 / Section 42-4-1412.5
42-4-1412.5. Statewide regulation of certain persons approaching intersections who are not op
Status: in_force

42-4-1412.5. Statewide regulation of certain persons approaching intersections who are not operating motor vehicles - status of existing local ordinance or resolution - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The regulation of persons approaching controlled intersections is a matter of mixed state and local concern; and

(b) It is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interest of the state to reduce injuries, fatalities, and property damage resulting from collisions at controlled intersections between motor vehicles and persons who are not operating motor vehicles by allowing most persons approaching controlled intersections who are fifteen years of age or older or who are under fifteen years of age and accompanied by an adult and who are not operating motor vehicles to approach controlled intersections in the manner set forth in this section.

(2) (a) (I) A pedestrian or a person who is fifteen years of age or older or who is under fifteen years of age and accompanied by an adult and who is operating a low-speed conveyance and approaching a controlled intersection with a stop sign shall slow down and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. If a stop is not required for safety, the pedestrian or person operating a low-speed conveyance shall slow to a reasonable speed and yield the right-of-way to any traffic or pedestrian in or approaching the intersection. After the pedestrian or person operating a low-speed conveyance has slowed to a reasonable speed and yielded the right-of-way if required, the pedestrian or person operating a low-speed conveyance may cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.

(II) For purposes of this subsection (2)(a), a reasonable speed is ten miles per hour or less. A municipality, by ordinance, or a county, by resolution, may raise the maximum reasonable speed to twenty miles per hour if the municipality or county also posts signs at the intersection stating that higher speed limitation.

(b) A person who is fifteen years of age or older or who is under fifteen years of age and is accompanied by an adult and who is operating a low-speed conveyance and approaching a controlled intersection with an illuminated red traffic control signal shall stop before entering the intersection and shall yield to all other traffic and pedestrians. Once the person operating a low-speed conveyance has yielded, the person operating a low-speed conveyance may cautiously proceed in the same direction through the intersection or make a right-hand turn. When a red traffic control signal is illuminated, a person operating a low-speed conveyance shall not proceed through the intersection or turn right if an oncoming vehicle is turning or preparing to turn left in front of the person operating a low-speed conveyance.

(c) A person who is fifteen years of age or older or who is under fifteen years of age and is accompanied by an adult and who is operating a low-speed conveyance approaching an intersection of a roadway with an illuminated red traffic control signal may make a left-hand turn only if turning onto a one-way street and only after stopping and yielding to other traffic and pedestrians. However, a person operating a low-speed conveyance shall not turn left if an oncoming vehicle is turning or preparing to turn right.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection (2), if a county or municipality has placed a traffic sign or a traffic control signal at a controlled intersection and the traffic sign or traffic control signal provides instructions only to one or more specified types of low-speed conveyances, the operator of a low-speed conveyance to which the traffic sign or traffic control signal is directed shall obey the instructions provided by the sign or traffic control signal.

(e) If a county or municipality adopted a valid ordinance or resolution that regulates bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles substantially as described in subsections (2)(a.5), (2)(b.5), and (2)(c.5) of this section prior to May 3, 2018, that ordinance or resolution remains valid to the extent that it applies to the operation of bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles by persons who are under fifteen years of age and who are not accompanied by an adult.

(2.5) This section supersedes any conflicting ordinance that a municipality, county, or city and county adopts, but nothing in this section affects the validity of any ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality, county, or city and county that regulates the conduct of persons approaching controlled intersections and does not conflict with this section.

(3) This section does not diminish or alter the authority of the department of transportation or the state transportation commission, as those entities are defined in section 43-1-102, regarding the department's or commission's authority to regulate motor vehicle traffic on any portion of the state highway system as defined in section 43-2-101 (1).

(3.5) This section does not create any right for a pedestrian or the operator of a low-speed conveyance to travel on any portion of a roadway where travel is otherwise prohibited by state law or by an ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality, county, or city and county.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) "Controlled intersection" means an intersection of a roadway that is controlled by either a stop sign or a traffic control signal.

(b) "Low-speed conveyance" means:

(I) A vehicle, as defined in section 42-1-102 (112), that is not a motor vehicle, as defined in section 42-1-102 (58), a low-power scooter as defined in section 42-1-102 (48.5), or a low-speed electric vehicle, as defined in section 42-1-102 (48.6);

(II) A toy vehicle, as defined in section 42-1-102 (103.5), that is exclusively human-powered; or

(III) An electric personal assistance mobility device or EPAMD, as defined in section 42-1-102 (28.7), or a device that would be an electric personal assistance mobility device or EPAMD but for the fact that it has fewer or more than two wheels or has tandem wheels.
C.R.S. § 42-3-301 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 42-3-301
42-3-301. License plate cash fund - license plate fees
Status: in_force

42-3-301. License plate cash fund - license plate fees. (1) (a) In addition to the payment of any fees for motor vehicle registration or for the issuance of license plates, decals, or validating tabs, each owner of a motor vehicle issued a license plate, decal, or validating tab for a motor vehicle pursuant to this article shall also pay a fee to cover the direct costs of such plates, decals, or tabs. The amount of the fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be as specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section.

(b) Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the license plate cash fund, which fund is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the state treasurer. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated by the general assembly for the direct costs incurred by the department in purchasing, as provided in section 17-24-109.5 (2), C.R.S., license plates, decals, and validating tabs from the division of correctional industries, referred to in this section as the "division", in the department of corrections, and issuing license plates pursuant to this article. At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund remain in the fund.

(2) (a) The fees imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section are limited to the amount necessary to recover the costs of the production and distribution of any license plates, decals, or validating tabs issued pursuant to this article 3, including additional production and distribution resulting from the enactment of section 42-3-115 (5)(a) by Senate Bill 21-069, enacted in 2021, and the related support functions provided to the department of revenue by the division. The correctional industries advisory committee, established pursuant to section 17-24-104 (2), shall annually review and recommend to the director of the division the amounts of the fees to be imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The director of the division, in cooperation and consultation with the department of revenue and the office of state planning and budgeting, shall annually establish the amounts of the fees imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to recover the division's costs pursuant to this subsection (2).

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 3, with the exception of special license plates issued pursuant to section 42-3-213 for purple heart recipients, medal of valor recipients, former prisoners of war, survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, veterans who have disabilities, women veterans who have disabilities, or recipients of a medal of honor, the fees imposed by this subsection (2) apply to all other special license plates issued in accordance with this article 3.

(c) The department may seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section; except that the department may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this section or any other law of the state.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1801 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 18 / Section 42-4-1801
42-4-1801. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

42-4-1801. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 18 is to provide procedures for the removal, storage, and disposal of motor vehicles that are abandoned on public property.
C.R.S. § 42-6-110.5 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 42-6-110.5
42-6-110.5. Certificates of title - arrangements for transfer of title upon death - benefici
Status: repealed

42-6-110.5. Certificates of title - arrangements for transfer of title upon death - beneficiary designation forms - definitions. (1) (a) On and after August 10, 2016, the division shall make available a beneficiary designation form that allows the owner or joint owners of a vehicle to arrange for the transfer of the vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner or upon the death of all joint owners of the vehicle. At a minimum, the form must include fields for the following information:

(I) The manufacturer, model, year, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

(II) The name of the owner or every joint owner of the vehicle;

(III) The words "transfer on death to", or the abbreviation "TOD", followed by the name of the beneficiary; and

(IV) The signature of the owner of the vehicle or of each joint owner of the vehicle.

(V) Repealed.

(b) The division shall make beneficiary designation forms available:

(I) In each office of the division that is open to the public for conducting business relating to motor vehicles and drivers' licenses; and

(II) On the division's public website.

(2) (a) Upon the death of the owner, or of the last surviving joint owner, of a vehicle for which a beneficiary designation form has been properly executed, as described in subsection (1)(a) of this section, the beneficiary shall present the form to the division and request a new title of ownership of the vehicle in the beneficiary's name. The form must be accompanied by:

(I) Proof of the death of the vehicle's owner or proof of the death of the last surviving joint owner of the vehicle; and

(II) The fee for an application for a certificate of title, as described in section 42-6-137 (1).

(b) Upon the presentation of a properly executed beneficiary designation form and accompanying documents, as described in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the division, subject to any security interest, shall issue a new certificate of title to the beneficiary. For the purposes of this subsection (2)(b), the division may rely on a death certificate, record, or report that constitutes prima facie evidence of death.

(2.4) The personal representative, as defined in section 15-10-201 (39), of the estate of a deceased vehicle owner is not liable for obtaining a new certificate of title or for transferring title to the vehicle if the personal representative does not have actual knowledge of the existence of a valid, unrevoked beneficiary designation form.

(2.6) A successor, as defined in section 15-10-201 (51), of a decedent, or a person acting on behalf of a successor, is not liable for obtaining a new certificate of title or transferring title to the vehicle by an affidavit executed in accordance with section 15-12-1201 if the person does not have actual knowledge of the existence of a valid, unrevoked beneficiary designation form.

(3) During the lifetime of the owner of a vehicle for which a beneficiary designation form has been properly executed or before the death of the last surviving joint owner of such a vehicle:

(a) The signature or consent of the beneficiary is not required for any transaction relating to the vehicle; and

(b) The owner or surviving joint owners of the vehicle may revoke the beneficiary designation form or change the beneficiary of the beneficiary designation form at any time by:

(I) Selling the vehicle with proper assignment and delivery of the certificate of title to another person; or

(II) Properly executing a subsequent beneficiary designation form that designates a new beneficiary.

(4) Upon the death of the owner or upon the death of the last surviving joint owner of a vehicle for which a beneficiary designation form has been properly executed, the interest of the beneficiary in the vehicle is subject to any contract of sale, assignment, or ownership or security interest to which the owner or joint owners of the vehicle were subject during their lifetime.

(5) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section, the designation of a beneficiary in a beneficiary designation form may not be changed or revoked by will or by any other instrument or by a change in circumstances.

(6) The transfer on death of a vehicle pursuant to this section is a nonprobate transfer pursuant to the "Colorado Probate Code", articles 10 to 17 of title 15.

(7) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Beneficiary" means one or more specifically named persons or entities designated to receive title to a vehicle upon the death of the preceding owner or joint owners.

(b) "Beneficiary designation form" means a form that indicates the intention of a present owner or joint owners of a vehicle to transfer ownership of the vehicle to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner or last surviving joint owner of the vehicle.

(c) "Division" means the division of motor vehicles in the department of revenue.

(d) "Joint owner" means an individual who owns a vehicle with one or more other individuals as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. "Joint owner" does not include an individual who owns a vehicle with one or more other individuals as tenants in common.

(e) "Owner" means an individual who owns a vehicle.

(f) "Vehicle" includes any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor home, trailer, or other item for which a certificate of title is issued by the division.
C.R.S. § 42-20-301 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 42-20-301
42-20-301. Route designation
Status: in_force

42-20-301. Route designation. (1) (a) The patrol, after consultation with local governmental authorities, has the sole authority to designate which public roads are to be used and which are not to be used by motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials. The patrol shall exercise its authority in accordance with section 42-20-302. Gasoline, diesel fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas are exempt from route designation unless the petitioning authority specified in section 42-20-302 requests their inclusion. The patrol may exempt crude oil from route designation after a request from the petitioning authority.

(b) The patrol may include, as part of designated route restrictions, the closing of streets and highways and other conditions or restrictions the patrol deems advisable, except for hours of operation and curfews.

(c) Routes designated by the patrol in accordance with this part 3 do not apply to motor vehicles when used to transport to or from the farm or ranch site products necessary for agricultural production.

(d) No city, county, or city and county may impose restrictions on hours of operation on designated routes; except that this paragraph (d) does not apply to any city, county, or city and county that, by resolution or ordinance, had routes or hours of operation restrictions in effect on July 1, 1985.

(2) The patrol may approve route designations only for those materials listed in table 1 of 49 CFR 172.504, in any quantities, and those materials listed in table 2 of 49 CFR 172.504, when carried in quantities of five hundred gallons or more; except that the patrol may not accept or approve route designations for those materials listed in table 2 when packaged in containers of five gallons or less or when packaged as consumer commodities as defined in 49 CFR 173.1200.

(3) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 3 or part 1 or 2 of this article 20 to the contrary, the transportation commission may regulate hours of operation of the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels, structure numbers F13Y and F13X, respectively, on interstate 70.

(b) The patrol may conform hazardous materials routing regulations made pursuant to this section to transportation commission regulations made pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section.
C.R.S. § 42-3-216 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-216
42-3-216. Special plates - Colorado foundation for agriculture and natural resources - def
Status: repealed

42-3-216. Special plates - Colorado foundation for agriculture and natural resources - definitions - retirement. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 42-4-211 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 42-4-211
42-4-211. Lamps on farm equipment and other vehicles and equipment
Status: in_force

42-4-211. Lamps on farm equipment and other vehicles and equipment. (1) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front of such vehicle and shall also be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle.

(2) Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, in addition to the lamps required in subsection (1) of this section, be equipped with two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

(3) Every combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with the following lamps:

(a) At least one lamp mounted to indicate as nearly as practicable to the extreme left projection of said combination and displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front of said combination;

(b) Two lamps each displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear of said combination or, as an alternative, at least one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear thereof and two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear thereof when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.

(4) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with two single-beam head lamps meeting the requirements of section 42-4-216 or 42-4-218, respectively, and at least one red lamp visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear; but every such self-propelled unit of farm equipment other than a farm tractor shall have two such red lamps or, as an alternative, one such red lamp and two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

(5) (a) Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with lamps as follows:

(I) The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be equipped as required in subsection (4) of this section.

(II) The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry element of such combination shall be equipped with two red lamps visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear or, as an alternative, two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

(b) Said combinations shall also be equipped with a lamp displaying a white or amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber, visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front and a lamp displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear.

(6) The lamps and reflectors required in this section shall be so positioned as to show from front and rear as nearly as practicable the extreme projection of the vehicle carrying them on the side of the roadway used in passing such vehicle. If a farm tractor or a unit of farm equipment, whether self-propelled or towed, is equipped with two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the front or two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the rear, such lamps or reflectors shall be so positioned that the extreme projections, both to the right and to the left of said vehicle, shall be indicated as nearly as practicable.

(7) Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in section 42-4-202 (2), not specifically required by the provisions of this article to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices shall at all times specified in section 42-4-204 be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front of said vehicle and shall also be equipped with two lamps displaying red lights visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear of said vehicle or, as an alternative, one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible for distances of one hundred feet to six hundred feet to the rear when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.

(8) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-14-105 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 14 / Section 42-14-105
42-14-105. Idling
Status: in_force

42-14-105. Idling. (1) Standard. The owner or operator of a covered vehicle shall not cause or permit the vehicle to idle for more than five minutes within any sixty-minute period except as authorized by subsection (2) of this section.

(2) Exemptions. Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to an idling, covered vehicle:

(a) When it remains motionless because of highway traffic, an official traffic control device or signal, or at the direction of a law enforcement officer;

(b) When the driver is operating defrosters, heaters, or air conditioners or is installing equipment only to prevent a safety or health emergency, and not for rest periods;

(c) In the case of a law enforcement, emergency, public safety, or military vehicle, or any other vehicle used to respond to an emergency, when it is responding to an emergency or being used for training for an emergency, and not for the convenience of the vehicle operator;

(d) When necessary for required maintenance, servicing, or repair of the vehicle;

(e) During a local, state, or federal inspection verifying that the equipment is in good working order if required for the inspection;

(f) During the operation of power take-off equipment if necessary for operating work-related mechanical or electrical equipment;

(g) In the case of an armored vehicle, when a person is inside the vehicle to guard its contents or during the loading or unloading of the vehicle;

(h) In the case of a passenger bus, when idling for up to five minutes in any sixty-minute period to maintain passenger comfort while nondriver passengers are on board;

(i) When used to heat or cool a sleeper berth compartment during a rest or sleep period at a safety rest area as defined under 23 CFR 752.3, fleet trucking terminal, commercial truck stop, or state-designated location designed to be a driver's rest area;

(j) When used to heat or cool a sleeper berth compartment during a rest or sleep period at a location where the vehicle is legally permitted to park and that is at least one thousand feet from residential housing, a school, a daycare facility, a hospital, a senior citizen center, or a medical outpatient facility providing primary, specialty, or respiratory care;

(k) When idling for up to twenty minutes in any sixty-minute period if the ambient temperature is less then ten degrees; or

(l) For a critical service or a utility provider, when performing the functions of the provider's duties.
C.R.S. § 42-2-206 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 42-2-206
42-2-206. Driving after revocation prohibited
Status: repealed

42-2-206. Driving after revocation prohibited. (1) (a) (I) It is unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle in this state while the revocation of the department prohibiting the operation remains in effect. Any person found to be an habitual offender, who operates a motor vehicle in this state while the revocation of the department prohibiting such operation is in effect, commits a class 2 traffic misdemeanor.

(II) Any person convicted of violating subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment in the county jail for thirty days, or a mandatory minimum fine of three thousand dollars, or both. The minimum jail sentence and fine required by this subsection (1)(a)(II) shall be in addition to any other penalty provided in section 42-4-1701. The court may suspend all or a portion of the mandatory jail sentence or fine if the defendant successfully completes no less than forty hours, and no greater than three hundred hours, of useful public service. In no event shall the court sentence the convicted person to probation. Upon the defendant's successful completion of the useful public service, the court shall vacate the suspended sentence. In the event the defendant fails or refuses to complete the useful public service ordered, the court shall impose the jail sentence, fine, or both, as required under this subsection (1)(a)(II).

(b) (I) A person commits the crime of aggravated driving with a revoked license if he or she is found to be an habitual offender and thereafter operates a motor vehicle in this state while the revocation of the department prohibiting such operation is in effect and, as a part of the same criminal episode, also commits any of the following offenses:

(A) and (B) Repealed.

(C) Reckless driving, as described in section 42-4-1401;

(D) Eluding or attempting to elude a police officer, as described in section 42-4-1413;

(E) Violation of any of the requirements specified for accidents and accident reports in sections 42-4-1601 to 42-4-1606; or

(F) Vehicular eluding, as described in section 18-9-116.5, C.R.S.

(II) Aggravated driving with a revoked license is a class 1 traffic misdemeanor; except that a court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of sixty days in the custody of a county jail.

(III) If a defendant is convicted of aggravated driving with a revoked license based upon the commission of DUI, DUI per se, or DWAI pursuant to sub-subparagraph (A) or (B) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), as that crime existed before August 5, 2015:

(A) The court shall convict and sentence the offender for each offense separately;

(B) The court shall impose all of the penalties for the alcohol-related driving offense, as such penalties are described in section 42-4-1307;

(C) The provisions of section 18-1-408, C.R.S., shall not apply to the sentences imposed for either conviction;

(D) Any probation imposed for a conviction under this section may run concurrently with any probation required by section 42-4-1307; and

(E) The department shall reflect both convictions on the defendant's driving record.

(2) For the purpose of enforcing this section in any case in which the accused is charged with driving a motor vehicle while such person's license, permit, or privilege to drive is revoked or is charged with driving without a license, the court, before hearing such charges, shall require the district attorney to determine whether such person has been determined to be an habitual offender and by reason of such determination is barred from operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state. If the district attorney determines that the accused has been so held, the district attorney shall cause the appropriate criminal charges to be lodged against the accused.
C.R.S. § 42-13-109 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 13 / Section 42-13-109
42-13-109. Local regulations
Status: in_force

42-13-109. Local regulations. The provisions of this article may be superseded by ordinance or resolution of a municipality or county which sets forth procedures for disposition of personal property.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1810 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 18 / Section 42-4-1810
42-4-1810. Transfer and purge of certificates of title
Status: in_force

42-4-1810. Transfer and purge of certificates of title. (1) Whenever any motor vehicle is abandoned and removed and sold in accordance with the procedures set forth in this part 18, the department shall transfer the certificate of title or issue a new certificate of title or shall purge such certificate of title in either of the following cases:

(a) Upon a person's submission to the department of the necessary documents indicating the abandonment, removal, and subsequent sale or transfer of a motor vehicle, the department shall transfer the certificate of title or issue a new certificate of title for such abandoned motor vehicle.

(b) Upon a person's submission of documents indicating the abandonment, removal, and subsequent wrecking or dismantling of a motor vehicle, including all sales of abandoned motor vehicles with an appraised value under three hundred fifty dollars that are conducted pursuant to section 42-4-1805 (2), the department shall keep the records for one year and then purge the records for such abandoned motor vehicle; except that the department shall not be required to wait before purging the records if the purchaser is a licensed motor vehicle dealer.
C.R.S. § 42-12-401 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 12 / Part 4 / Section 42-12-401
42-12-401. Registration of collector's items - fees - definition
Status: in_force

42-12-401. Registration of collector's items - fees - definition. (1) Except for motor vehicles that are entitled to registration under section 42-12-301, owners of collector's items shall apply for a title, register, and pay a specific ownership tax in the same manner as provided in this title for other motor vehicles, with the following exceptions:

(a) Such collector's items are registered for periods of five years. The taxes and fees imposed for registration of a collector's item for each five-year registration period is equal to five times the annual taxes and fees that would otherwise be imposed for the registration of the motor vehicle under this title and under title 43, C.R.S.; except that the amount of a surcharge imposed pursuant to section 43-4-804 (1)(a) or 43-4-805 (5)(g), C.R.S., is the amount specified in the applicable section. In addition to any other taxes and fees, if a collector's item is registered in a county that is a member of a highway authority and the authority has imposed an annual motor vehicle registration fee pursuant to section 43-4-506 (1)(k), C.R.S., then five times such annual motor vehicle registration fee is imposed and remitted to the authority.

(b) The motor vehicle's compliance with emissions standards is governed by section 42-12-404.

(c) The annual registration fee for a truck or truck tractor that has an empty weight of six thousand one pounds or more, or a declared gross vehicle weight of sixteen thousand one pounds or more and is a collector's item, is sixty-five dollars if such vehicle is used exclusively for noncommercial transportation and only used to drive:

(I) To and from assemblies, conventions, or other meetings where such vehicles and their ownership are the primary interest;

(II) For special occasions, demonstrations, and parades and on occasions when their operation on the streets and highways will not constitute a traffic hazard; or

(III) Traveling to, from, and during local, state, or national tours held primarily for the exhibition and enjoyment of such vehicles by their owners.

(d) For purposes of paragraph (c) of this subsection (1), "noncommercial transportation" means a truck or truck tractor used exclusively for private transportation of passengers or cargo for purposes unrelated in any way to a business or commercial enterprise.

(2) (a) An owner of a collector's item that is not operated upon the highways of this state and that is kept on private property for the purpose of maintenance, repair, restoration, rebuilding, or any other similar purpose shall pay an annual specific ownership tax as provided in section 42-3-106 on any such motor vehicle owned by the owner, except owners of parts cars or licensed garages or licensed automobile dealers. The owner shall pay the specific ownership tax in the manner provided in section 42-12-301.

(b) Upon payment of the specific ownership tax as provided in this subsection (2), the department shall issue to the owner of the motor vehicle for which the tax has been paid a license, sticker, decal, or other device evidencing such payment, as may be prescribed by the director. When such device or license is affixed to the motor vehicle for which it is issued, the owner of that motor vehicle is permitted to keep such motor vehicle on private property for the purposes of maintenance, repair, restoration, rebuilding, or renovation.

(3) Notwithstanding the amount specified for any fee in subsection (1) of this section, the director by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of one or more of the fees if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3), C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of one or more of the fees is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the director by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of one or more of the fees as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.

(4) An applicant may apply for personalized license plates issued for a motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this section. If the applicant complies with section 42-3-211, the department may issue such plates upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6) for personalized license plates. If the applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set of license plates for the vehicle upon paying the fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) and upon turning in such existing plates to the department as required by the department. A person who has obtained personalized plates under this subsection (4) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) to renew such plates. The fees imposed by this subsection (4) are in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for collector's license plates.
C.R.S. § 42-2-118 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-118
42-2-118. Renewal of license in person, by mail, or electronically - donations to Emily Ke
Status: repealed

42-2-118. Renewal of license in person, by mail, or electronically - donations to Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund - rules - report - repeal. (1) (a) (I) Every license issued pursuant to section 42-2-114 or part 5 of this article 2 is renewable prior to its expiration, upon application in person, by mail as provided in subsection (1.3) of this section, or by electronic means as provided in subsection (1.5) of this section; payment of the required fee; passing of an eye test; and passing of such other examinations as the applicant's physical limitations or driver's record indicates to be desirable. If a person renews his or her license pursuant to this subsection (1)(a)(I) by electronic means, the person must attest under penalty of perjury that he or she has had an eye examination by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist within three years before the date of application.

(II) (A) An applicant may make a donation of one dollar or more to the Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund, created in section 42-2-107 (4)(b)(II), to promote the donation of organs and tissues under the provisions of the "Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act", part 2 of article 19 of title 15. The department shall collect the donations and transmit them to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund. The donation prescribed in this subsection (1)(a)(II)(A) is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant. The department shall make available informational booklets or other informational sources on the importance of organ and tissue donations to applicants as designed and approved by the advisory body created under section 42-2-107 (4)(b)(III)(A). The department shall inquire of each applicant at the time the completed application is presented whether the applicant is interested in making a donation of one dollar or more to the fund. If the applicant has not already made a donor designation, the department shall also specifically inform the applicant of the option for organ and tissue donations by having a "Y" placed in the donor field on the front of the document. The department shall advise each applicant volunteering to become an organ and tissue donor that the applicant's name shall be transmitted to the organ and tissue donor registry authorized in section 15-19-220, and that the applicant shall notify the federally designated organ procurement organization of any changes to the applicant's donation.

(B) This subsection (1)(a)(II) is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.

(b) (I) (A) A license issued under section 42-2-114 that, at the time of its expiration, is held by a resident of this state who is temporarily outside of this state or is prevented by disability from complying with subsection (1)(a) of this section may be extended for a period of one year if the licensee applies to the department for an extension of the expiration date prior to the date the license expires and pays a fee set by the department in accordance with section 42-2-114.5 (2).

(B) A license issued under part 5 of this article 2 that, at the time of its expiration, is held by a resident of this state who is prevented by disability from complying with subsection (1)(a) of this section may be extended for a period of one year if the licensee applies to the department for an extension of the expiration date prior to the date the license expires and pays a fee set by the department in accordance with section 42-2-114.5 (2).

(C) The department shall transfer the fees paid in accordance with this subsection (1)(b) to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2). The extensions authorized in this subsection (1)(b) become null and void ninety days after the licensee renews his or her residency in the state or otherwise becomes able to comply with subsection (1)(a) of this section. The department shall grant no more than one extension under this subsection (1)(b) unless a resident of this state, other than a resident who had been issued a license under part 5 of this article 2, is temporarily residing in a foreign country, in which case the department may grant no more than two one-year extensions.

(II) A surcharge of one dollar shall be added to any extension sought for a license for which a motorcycle endorsement is requested which shall be credited to the motorcycle operator safety training fund created in section 43-5-504, C.R.S.

(1.3) (a) The department may, in its discretion, allow renewal of a driver's license issued under section 42-2-114 or 42-2-505 by mail subject to the following requirements:

(I) Renewal by mail shall be available only to drivers twenty-one years of age or older;

(II) Renewal by mail is available only if the photo of the person that is on file with the department is at least as recent as required by 6 CFR 37.25 (a)(1) for purposes of the federal "REAL ID Act of 2005", Pub.L. 109-13, as amended;

(III) A person who is under eighty years of age renewing by mail shall attest under penalty of law that the person has had an eye examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist within one year before the renewal. A person who is eighty years of age or older renewing by mail shall obtain, on a form as required by the department, a signed statement from an optometrist or ophthalmologist attesting that the person has had an eye examination within the preceding six months and attesting to the results of the eye examination.

(IV) A person renewing by mail who requires vision correction shall attest under penalty of law to his or her prescription for vision correction.

(b) Every applicant for renewal of a driver's license by mail shall submit payment of the required fee to the department.

(c) The department may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subsection (1.3).

(1.5) (a) The department may allow renewal of a driver's license issued under section 42-2-114 or 42-2-505 by electronic means subject to the following requirements:

(I) Electronic renewal is available only to drivers twenty-one years of age or older;

(II) A person may renew a driver's license electronically only if the photo of the person that is on file with the department is at least as recent as required by 6 CFR 37.25 (a)(1) for purposes of the federal "REAL ID Act of 2005", Pub.L. 109-13, as amended;

(III) A person who is under eighty years of age renewing electronically shall attest under penalty of law that the person has had an eye examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist within one year before the renewal. A person who is eighty years of age or older renewing electronically shall obtain, on a form as required by the department, a signed statement from an optometrist or ophthalmologist attesting that the person has had an eye examination within the preceding six months and attesting to the results of the eye examination.

(IV) A person renewing electronically who requires vision correction shall attest under penalty of law to his or her prescription for vision correction.

(b) Pursuant to sections 24-19.5-103 (3) and 29-11.5-103 (3), the department shall not allow any third-party charges that may be assessed to complete the electronic transaction to reduce the amount of revenue that would otherwise be required to be distributed to the highway users tax fund or the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2).

(c) Every applicant for renewal of a driver's license by electronic means shall submit the following to the department:

(I) Payment of the required fee; and

(II) Repealed.

(d) To implement electronic renewal of a driver's license pursuant to this section, the department shall:

(I) Submit to the office of information technology created in the office of the governor for review and approval the department's plan for the renewal of a driver's license by electronic means;

(II) Develop and implement electronic renewal of a driver's license in a manner that is consistent with the nation's policy on national security and in conformance with federal and state law for homeland security;

(III) Develop and implement an information security program and utilize a layered security approach, which shall consist of the following:

(A) A business impact analysis that assesses the criticality of services;

(B) A risk or security assessment that identifies vulnerabilities of the system;

(C) A risk management process;

(D) A contingency plan for disaster recovery of information and services and business continuity;

(E) Procedures that identify security safeguards for asset protection;

(F) A secure architectural design;

(G) Security awareness and training programs; and

(H) Monitoring and audit systems for back-end reviews to evaluate efficiency and efficacy;

(IV) Develop security policies that address, at a minimum, the following:

(A) System protection from viruses and system virus detection;

(B) Firewall security;

(C) Logging capability;

(D) Server security;

(E) Intrusion detection;

(F) Encryption;

(G) Physical security; and

(H) Secure remote access communication, if applicable; and

(V) Develop a migration plan that sets out the department's goals and objectives and establishes priorities and the department's timeline for achieving such requirements.

(e) Failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d) of this subsection (1.5) may result in the department being removed from or denied access to the state network or mainframe computer until all of the provisions of paragraph (d) of this subsection (1.5) are demonstrated by the department.

(f) Repealed.

(g) The department may promulgate any necessary rules for the implementation of this subsection (1.5).

(2) Every license referred to in this section which is at the time of its expiration, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, held by a member of the armed forces of the United States, then serving on active duty outside of this state, shall not expire as provided in subsection (1) of this section, but such expiration date shall be extended for a period of three years or until ninety days after such licensee returns to this state, whichever occurs first.

(3) (a) (I) Prior to the renewal of a permanent driver's license or the issuance or renewal of a probationary license, the department shall determine if the applicant has issued a check or order to the department for the payment of a penalty assessment and such check or order was returned for insufficient funds or a closed account and remains unpaid as set forth in section 42-4-1709 (7).

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2021.)

(b) (I) If the applicant has not issued a check or order to the department that was returned for insufficient funds or a closed account and that remains unpaid as set forth in section 42-4-1709 (7) and if all other conditions for renewal pursuant to articles 1 to 4 of this title 42 are met, the department shall renew the applicant's permanent driver's license.

(II) If the defendant has not issued a check or order to the department that was returned for insufficient funds or a closed account and that remains unpaid as set forth in section 42-4-1709 (7) and if all other conditions for renewal pursuant to articles 1 to 4 of this title 42 are met, the department may issue or renew the applicant's probationary license.

(c) Any person who makes payment for a check or order to the department that had been returned for insufficient funds or a closed account pursuant to section 42-4-1709 (7) shall pay to the court or to the department a thirty-dollar administrative processing cost for each check or order in addition to all other penalties, costs, or forfeitures. If the court collects an administrative processing fee, the court shall remit fifty percent of the administrative processing fee to the department of revenue, and the other fifty percent of that fee is to be retained by the issuing court. If the department collects an administrative processing fee, the department shall retain the fee.

(d) and (e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2021.)

(f) There is a twenty-day period to appeal any penalty under this section when it can be shown by the applicant or defendant that sufficient funds were in the financial institution and the error was that of the financial institution. In this event the department shall review the documentation and, if it was the fault of the financial institution that the check or order was returned, the department shall not impose a penalty or fee.

(4) Notwithstanding the amount specified for any fee in this section, the executive director of the department by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of one or more of the fees if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3), C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of one or more of the fees is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the executive director of the department by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of one or more of the fees as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.

(5) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1808 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 18 / Section 42-4-1808
42-4-1808. Foreclosure of lien
Status: in_force

42-4-1808. Foreclosure of lien. Any motor vehicle and its attached accessories and equipment or personal property within or attached to such vehicle that are not redeemed by the last-known owner of record or lienholder after such owner or lienholder has been sent notice of such lien by the operator or responsible law enforcement agency shall be sold in accordance with the provisions of section 42-4-1805.
C.R.S. § 42-2-404 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 4 / Section 42-2-404
42-2-404. Commercial driver's license - limitations - unlawful direction to operate a comm
Status: in_force

42-2-404. Commercial driver's license - limitations - unlawful direction to operate a commercial motor vehicle - rules. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle upon the highways in this state on or after April 1, 1992, unless such person has attained the age of twenty-one years and has been issued and is in immediate possession of a commercial driver's license.

(1.5) (a) The department shall not issue a commercial driver's license to, and shall immediately cancel the commercial driver's license of, any person subject to a federal disqualification order on the basis of imminent hazard to public safety pursuant to 49 CFR 383.52.

(b) A person who is subject to a federal disqualification order on the basis of imminent hazard, or whose commercial or noncommercial driver's privilege is under restraint, shall not be eligible for a restricted, probationary, or hardship license that would permit the person to operate a commercial motor vehicle during the period of such disqualification or restraint.

(c) (I) The department shall not issue, renew, upgrade, or transfer a hazardous materials endorsement for a commercial driver's license that would have the effect of authorizing a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous material in commerce unless the federal transportation security administration has determined that the person does not pose a security risk warranting a denial of the endorsement.

(II) Fingerprinting for the purpose of a criminal history record check for a hazardous materials endorsement on a commercial driver's license may be conducted by a state or local law enforcement agent or any other person who has the authorization or approval of a federal agency including, without limitation, the transportation safety administration or the federal bureau of investigation.

(III) A person enrolled in a commercial driver training school or holding a commercial driving learner's permit shall not be eligible to apply for or receive a hazardous materials endorsement and is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous material at any time.

(2) No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one driver's license.

(3) (a) In addition to any applicable federal penalty concerning commercial motor vehicle operators, any person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section, or any rule or regulation promulgated by the department pursuant to this part 4, commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense; except that, if a person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section presents a valid commercial driver's license to the court within thirty days after the date of the violation or at the person's first scheduled court appearance, the person, if convicted, is guilty of a class A traffic infraction.

(b) (I) An employer or an officer or agent of an employer shall not authorize or permit an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle if the employer, officer, or agent knows or reasonably should know that the employee does not satisfy the requirements in subsection (1) of this section to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

(II) An employer, officer, or agent who violates subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section commits unlawful direction to operate a commercial motor vehicle. Unlawful direction to operate a commercial motor vehicle is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(4) (a) This part 4 does not apply to any person who is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age and who operates a commercial motor vehicle upon the highways of this state solely in intrastate operations. In accordance with section 42-2-101 (4), a person of this age shall not operate any commercial motor vehicle upon the highways unless the person has been issued and is in immediate possession of a minor driver's license of the correct type or general class for the type or general class of motor vehicle that is issued.

(b) The department may promulgate rules authorizing a person who is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age to be licensed to drive a commercial vehicle in interstate commerce if the person:

(I) Holds a commercial driver's license; and

(II) Is authorized by federal law to drive a commercial vehicle in interstate commerce.
C.R.S. § 42-3-204 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-204
42-3-204. Reserved parking for persons with disabilities - applicability - definitions - r
Status: reserved

42-3-204. Reserved parking for persons with disabilities - applicability - definitions - rules. (1) Definitions. As used in this section:

(a) "Disability" or "disabled" means a physical impairment that meets the standards of 23 CFR 1235.

(b) "Extended" means a condition that is not expected to change within thirty months after the issuance of an identifying figure, given the current state of medical or adaptive technology.

(c) "Holder" means a person with a disability who has lawfully obtained an identifying plate or placard.

(d) "Identification number" means the number on a Colorado driver's license, a Colorado identification document, or an identification document issued by the United States.

(e) "Identifying figure" means a figure that provides notice that a person is authorized to use a reserved parking space.

(f) "Identifying placard" means a placard bearing an identifying figure issued under this section or a similar provision in another state and refers to a ninety-day, three-year, or permanent placard.

(g) "Identifying plate" means a license plate bearing an identifying figure issued under this section or a similar provision in another state and refers to either a three-year or permanent license plate.

(g.5) [Editor's note: Subsection (1)(g.5) is effective November 1, 2024.] "Parking device" means a single- or multi-space meter, kiosk, pay station, pay-by-space, pay-by-plate, pay-by-card, or other payment system or methodology for the parking of vehicles.

(h) "Permanent" means a condition that is not expected to change within a person's lifetime, given the current state of medical or adaptive technology.

(i) "Professional" means a physician licensed to practice medicine or practicing medicine under section 12-240-107 (3)(i), a physician assistant licensed under section 12-240-113, a podiatrist licensed under article 290 of title 12, an advanced practice registered nurse registered under section 12-255-111, or a physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse authorized to practice professionally by another state that shares a common border with Colorado. For the purposes of issuance of a ninety-day placard only, "professional" includes a chiropractor or physical therapist.

(i.5) "Remuneration-exempt identifying placard" means an identifying placard issued under this section that exempts the holder from paying remuneration at parking devices.

(i.7) "Remuneration-exempt qualifying disability" means a disability that limits an individual's:

(I) Fine motor control in both hands;

(II) Ability to reach a height of forty-eight inches from the ground due to lack of strength or mobility in the individual's finger, hand, or upper extremity; or

(III) Ability to reach or access a parking meter due to the use of a wheelchair or other ambulatory device.

(j) "Reserved parking" means a parking space reserved for a person with a disability as set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).

(k) "Temporary" means a condition that is expected to last less than thirty months after the issuance of an identifying plate or placard, given the current state of medical or adaptive technology.

(2) Administration by the department. (a) Records. The department shall maintain in its records for at least three years:

(I) The registration information used to issue an identifying plate or placard;

(II) Any violations of section 42-4-1208 by the holder of an identifying plate or placard; and

(III) The application for an identifying plate or placard or an electronic or digital reproduction of the application.

(b) Peace officers may access records. Upon the moneys being available and appropriated from the disabled parking education and enforcement fund created in section 42-1-226, the department shall provide immediate electronic access to the records under this subsection (2) to a peace officer working within the course and scope of the officer's official duties.

(c) Records confidential. Identifying information about the person with the disability for whom an identifying plate or placard is issued is strictly confidential and only available to:

(I) A peace officer, parking authority, or tolling authority acting within the course and scope of the official's duties; or

(II) Personnel within the department for official business related to the identifying plate or placard.

(d) Department to establish forms - rules. The department shall promulgate a rule creating an application and renewal form that:

(I) Is signed by a professional, under penalty of perjury, to affirm that an applicant meets the eligibility requirements for an identifying plate or placard and setting out the penalties for authorizing an identifying plate or placard when an applicant is ineligible or before verifying that a person has a disability; and

(II) Contains a notice of the eligibility requirements to obtain an identifying plate or placard.

(3) Types of plates or placards. (a) Authorization. The department may issue the following registration type for issuing disabled plates and placards that notify the public that the vehicle transports a person who may use reserved parking:

(I) A ninety-day identifying placard;

(II) A three-year identifying placard;

(II.5) A three-year remuneration-exempt identifying placard;

(III) A permanent identifying placard;

(IV) A three-year identifying plate;

(V) A permanent identifying plate;

(VI) A military license plate, issued under section 42-3-213 or 42-3-218 (3), with an additional identifying figure to indicate that the owner of the vehicle is authorized to make use of reserved parking for persons with disabilities.

(b) Number of placards and license plates allowed. (I) (A) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b)(I)(B) of this section, the department may issue two identifying placards, two identifying plates, or one plate and one placard to an eligible individual.

(B) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(b)(I)(B) is effective until November 1, 2024.] The department may issue one remuneration-exempt identifying placard to an eligible individual.

(B) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(b)(I)(B) is effective November 1, 2024.] The department may issue two remuneration-exempt identifying placards to an eligible individual. A remuneration-exempt identifying placard does not count toward the limits on placards and plates specified in subsection (3)(b)(I)(A) of this section.

(II) The department may issue two military license plates under section 42-3-213 or 42-3-218 (3) with identifying figures or one military license plate under section 42-3-213 or 42-3-218 (3) with an additional identifying figure and one placard to a qualified individual.

(III) The department may issue one identifying plate or placard to each parent or guardian of a child with a disability who is under sixteen years of age, but the department shall not issue more than two identifying placards, two identifying plates, or one plate and one placard for the child. This subsection (3)(b)(III) does not apply to a remuneration-exempt identifying placard.

(4) Cost. The cost for issuance of an identifying plate is the same as for a standard plate. There is no fee for an identifying placard.

(5) Issuance of plate or placard - rules. (a) Department to issue. The department shall issue an identifying plate or placard to an applicant that pays any required fees and is qualified for the plate or placard under paragraph (h) of this subsection (5).

(b) Identification number on placard. The department shall place the last four digits of the holder's identification number on the face of an identifying placard. If an entity that transports persons with disabilities obtains a placard, the placard shall bear the true name of the entity providing the service rather than the identification number.

(c) Expiration date on placard. The department shall place the expiration date on an identifying placard using a date system that removes a portion of the placard to indicate the expiration date. The department shall affix to an identifying placard a validating sticker indicating the expiration date.

(d) Department to give notice of rights and responsibilities. When a person files an application for issuance or renewal of an identifying plate or placard under this section, the department shall provide to the applicant an informational pamphlet or other informational source, developed by the department, that describes reserved parking and the rights and responsibilities of the holders of identifying plates or placards. The department shall develop the pamphlet or other informational source.

(e) Personalized and other specialty plates authorized. An applicant may apply for a personalized identifying plate. Upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) for personalized license plates, the department may issue such plates if the applicant complies with section 42-3-211. If an applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set of identifying plates for the vehicle upon payment of the fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6) and upon turning in the existing plates to the department. A person who has obtained personalized identifying plates under this paragraph (e) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for renewal of personalized plates. The fees under this paragraph (e) are in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for personalized identifying plates.

(f) Trusts may use. A person may use an identifying plate or placard on a motor vehicle that is owned by a trust created for the benefit of and in the name of a person who is eligible for reserved parking.

(g) Placards issued by other states. An identifying placard issued in another state or country is not valid for more than ninety days after the holder becomes a resident of Colorado. A person must surrender any currently held identifying placard issued in another state or country to be issued an identifying placard in Colorado.

(h) Requirements for issuance of identifying placards or plates. (I) To qualify for an identifying placard or plate, an individual must submit:

(A) A written statement, made by a professional on a form published by the department, that the person has a physical impairment meeting the standards of 23 CFR 1235 and that the impairment is expected to be temporary, last thirty months, or be permanent, as the case may be;

(B) A signed affidavit affirming: Knowledge of the eligibility requirements; that the person to whom the placard or plate is issued is and remains eligible to use the placard or plate; and knowledge of the penalties for obtaining a plate or placard when ineligible; and

(C) A Colorado driver's license or identification document, or an identification document issued by the United States government, for the person who is entitled to use reserved parking.

(I.5) To qualify for a remuneration-exempt identifying placard, an individual must submit:

(A) A written statement, made by a professional on a form published by the department, that the individual has a remuneration-exempt qualifying disability;

(B) A signed affidavit affirming: Knowledge of the eligibility requirements; that the individual to whom the placard is issued is and remains eligible to use the placard; and knowledge of the penalties for obtaining a placard when ineligible; and

(C) A Colorado driver's license or identification document, or an identification document issued by the United States government, for the individual who is entitled to use a remuneration-exempt identifying placard.

(II) To qualify for a ninety-day identifying placard, a resident of another state who becomes disabled while in this state must submit a driver's license or identification document issued by the state of residence or the United States government along with the documents required by sub-subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (h).

(III) A placard issued for a person under sixteen years of age may bear the parent's or guardian's identification number in lieu of the holder's number. If the placard bears the last four digits of a parent's or guardian's identification number, the department shall also place the letter "C" as a designator on the placard.

(IV) A state agency or business entity that transports persons with disabilities may obtain a permanent identifying plate or placard for reserved parking. To qualify for a three-year or permanent identifying plate or placard, the agency or business entity must:

(A) Show that it transports persons with disabilities;

(B) Provide a driver's license or identification document of its chief operations officer within Colorado;

(C) Provide its employee identification number; and

(D) Provide any other information required by the department by rule.

(i) Requirements for identifying figure on military license plate. To qualify for a military license plate with an identifying figure, the applicant must qualify for a permanent identifying plate under subparagraph (I) of paragraph (h) of this subsection (5) and meet the eligibility criteria in section 42-3-213 or 42-3-218 (3) for a military license plate. A military license plate with an identifying figure expires in accordance with the schedule established by the department for periodic registration under section 42-3-102 (1)(a).

(6) Expiration and renewal. (a) Ninety-day placards. A ninety-day identifying placard expires on the last day of the month in which the ninetieth day after issuance occurs. The holder may apply for or renew the placard by meeting the requirements of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section to qualify for the placard.

(b) Three-year placards. A three-year identifying placard expires on the last day of the thirty-sixth full month after the date of issuance or renewal. The holder may apply for or renew the placard by meeting the requirements of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section to qualify for the placard.

(c) Permanent placards. (I) A permanent identifying placard expires on the last day of the thirty-sixth full month after the date of issuance or renewal. The holder may renew the placard by submitting:

(A) A written statement required by sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section to qualify for the placard by mail or a Colorado driver's license, a Colorado identification document, or an identification document issued by the United States in person in the office of the department;

(B) An affidavit, made under penalty of perjury, that the person to whom the placard is issued remains eligible to use the placard;

(C) The date of birth and Colorado driver's license or identification card number of the person who may use reserved parking; and

(D) Every third renewal, a written statement required by sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section to qualify for the placard.

(II) If the holder is an entity, the holder may renew the placard upon resubmitting and updating the information necessary to be issued the placard under subparagraph (IV) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section.

(d) Three-year identifying plates. (I) A three-year identifying plate expires in accordance with the schedule established by the department for periodic registration under section 42-3-102 (1)(a). Eligibility for a three-year identifying plate expires on the last day of the thirty-sixth full month after the date of issuance or renewal. The holder may renew the plate by meeting the requirements of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section to qualify for the plate.

(II) If a three-year identifying plate is issued for a person under sixteen years of age using a parent's or guardian's identification document, the department shall place a "C" on the registration card issued under section 42-3-113 (2).

(e) Permanent identifying plates. (I) A permanent identifying plate or military license plate with an identifying figure expires in accordance with the schedule established by the department for periodic registration under section 42-3-102 (1)(a). Eligibility for a permanent identifying plate or identifying figure for a military license plate expires on the last day of the thirty-sixth full month after the date of issuance or renewal. The holder may renew the plate by submitting:

(A) A current verification form as required by sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section by mail or a Colorado driver's license, Colorado identification document, or identification document issued by the United States in person in the office of an authorized agent;

(B) An affidavit, made under penalty of perjury, that the person to whom the plate is issued remains eligible to use the plate;

(C) The date of birth and Colorado driver's license or identification card number of the person who may use reserved parking; and

(D) Every third renewal, a written statement required by sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section to qualify for the plate.

(II) If the plate is issued for a person under sixteen years of age using a parent's or guardian's identification document, the department shall place a "C" on the registration card issued under section 42-3-113 (2).

(III) If the holder is an entity, the holder may renew the plate upon resubmitting and updating the information necessary to be issued the plate under subparagraph (IV) of paragraph (h) of subsection (5) of this section.

(f) Placards issued before January 1, 2005. Any identifying placard issued before January 1, 2005, expires on July 1, 2014.

(7) Violations - department may revoke. (a) (I) Upon receipt of a sworn statement from a peace officer or an authorized parking enforcement official that a person has improperly used reserved parking in violation of section 42-4-1208, an identifying plate or placard may be revoked by the department. To be accepted by the department, the peace officer or authorized parking enforcement official must include with the statement the name of the person who misused the identifying plate or placard and either the identifying plate or placard number or the last four digits of the driver's license or identification document number printed on the placard.

(II) The revocation is effective forty-five days after the department receives the sworn statement unless a hearing is requested in accordance with paragraph (e) of this subsection (7).

(b) Upon receipt of a notice that the holder of an identifying plate or placard was convicted of, or pled nolo contendere to, a violation of section 42-4-1208, the department shall revoke each identifying placard or plate held by the person.

(c) Revocation period. (I) Upon a first violation of section 42-4-1208, the department shall deny reissuance of the identifying plate or placard for twelve months after the date of revocation.

(II) Upon a second or subsequent violation of section 42-4-1208, the department shall deny reissuance of the identifying plate or placard for a period of at least five years after the date of the second or most recent subsequent revocation.

(d) Written notice of revocation. The department shall notify in writing the person issued the identifying plate or placard of the revocation. The department shall include in the notice:

(I) A demand for the return of the identifying plate or placard;

(II) A warning that continued use of the identifying plate or placard by any person is subject to the penalty set forth in section 42-4-1701; and

(III) A statement that the person may appeal the revocation by filing a written request with the department within thirty days after the department issued the notice.

(e) Request for hearing. If a person requests a hearing on the revocation of an identifying plate or placard within thirty days after the department issued the notice, the department shall hold a hearing before revoking the plate or placard. If a hearing is held and the hearing officer upholds the revocation, the revocation takes effect immediately.

(f) Penalties. (I) A person who fails to return a revoked identifying placard or plate commits a class B traffic infraction.

(II) A person who attempts to obtain an identifying plate or placard when under revocation in accordance with this subsection (7) is subject to the penalties in section 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(VIII).
C.R.S. § 42-1-230 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 42-1-230
42-1-230. Exceptions processing - rules
Status: in_force

42-1-230. Exceptions processing - rules. Beginning September 1, 2014, the department of revenue shall provide the opportunity for exceptions processing in person at a minimum of four regional offices that are actually operated by the department of revenue and that issue driver's licenses. The department shall promulgate rules to implement exceptions processing for documents issued under parts 1, 2, 3, and 5 of article 2 of this title. The department shall not use exceptions processing for noncitizens to establish lawful status in the United States.
C.R.S. § 42-1-207 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 42-1-207
42-1-207. No supplies for private purposes - penalty
Status: in_force

42-1-207. No supplies for private purposes - penalty. An officer or employee shall not, at any time, use for private or pleasure purposes any of the equipment or supplies furnished for the discharge of such officer or employee's duties. The use of equipment for private or personal use is a civil infraction punishable by both fine and dismissal.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1203 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 12 / Section 42-4-1203
42-4-1203. Ski areas to install signs
Status: in_force

42-4-1203. Ski areas to install signs. (1) Colorado ski areas shall install traffic control signs as provided in this section on both sides of that segment of every highway which is within one mile of and which leads to the recognized entrances to the ski area parking lots if it is found that:

(a) The ski area has insufficient parking capacity as evidenced by the practice of parking by motor vehicles on such highways; and

(b) Such parking constitutes a hazard to traffic or an obstacle to snow removal or the movement or passage of emergency equipment.

(2) The findings required by subsection (1) of this section shall be made by the department of transportation for the state highway system, by the chairman of the board of county commissioners for county roads, and by the chief executive officer of a municipality for a municipal street system. Such findings shall be based upon a traffic investigation.

(3) Such signs shall conform to any and all specifications of the department of transportation adopted pursuant to section 42-4-601. All such signs shall contain a statement that there is no parking allowed on a highway right-of-way so as to obstruct traffic or highway maintenance and that offending vehicles will be towed away.
C.R.S. § 42-3-218 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-218
42-3-218. Special plates - active and retired members of the Colorado National Guard - ret
Status: reserved

42-3-218. Special plates - active and retired members of the Colorado National Guard - retirement. (1) The department shall issue special license plates for a passenger car or a truck that does not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight owned by an active or retired member of the Colorado National Guard, as defined in section 28-3-101 (12), C.R.S.

(2) (a) The special license plates must have a white background with blue lettering and must be of a design determined by the executive director of the department. The plates indicate that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of the Colorado National Guard.

(b) If an applicant for a Colorado National Guard license plate under this section demonstrates a physical impairment affecting mobility under the standards provided in section 42-3-204 (1), the department shall issue a Colorado National Guard license plate with an additional identifying figure, as defined in section 42-3-204 (1)(e), to indicate that the vehicle is authorized to transport a person who is eligible to use reserved parking under section 42-4-1208.

(3) A natural person who is an active or retired member of the Colorado National Guard may use the special license plates provided for by this section.

(4) The amount of taxes and fees for such special license plates shall be the same as the amount of taxes and fees specified for regular motor vehicle registration plus an additional one-time fee of twenty-five dollars. The additional fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fee to the highway users tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(b), C.R.S.

(5) Applications for special license plates provided for in this section shall include such information as the department may require. At the time of application, the applicant shall submit a proof of eligibility form prepared by the department of military and veterans affairs verifying active or retired status. If the owner of a vehicle registered pursuant to this section ceases to be an active member of the Colorado National Guard and has not qualified for retirement from the Colorado National Guard, such person shall return the special license plates to the department upon expiration of the registration. Upon retiring from the Colorado National Guard, a person wishing to retain such special license plates shall submit a verification of retired status that is issued by the department of military and veterans affairs to establish eligibility for retention of the plates. A retired member of the Colorado National Guard is required to verify retired status only once under this section.

(6) The executive director of the department may prepare any special forms and issue such rules as may be necessary to implement this section.
C.R.S. § 42-20-113 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 42-20-113
42-20-113. Hazardous materials spill - abandonment of vehicle containing hazardous material
Status: in_force

42-20-113. Hazardous materials spill - abandonment of vehicle containing hazardous material - penalty - definition. (1) No person shall abandon any vehicle containing any hazardous material excluding that which is considered fuel and is contained within the vehicle's fuel tank or shall intentionally spill hazardous materials upon a street, highway, right-of-way, or any other public property or upon any private property without the express consent of the owner or person in lawful charge of that private property.

(2) (a) As used in this section, "abandon" means to leave a thing with the intention not to retain possession of or assert ownership or control over it. The intent need not coincide with the act of leaving.

(b) It is prima facie evidence of the necessary intent that:

(I) The vehicle has been left for more than three days unattended and unmoved; or

(II) License plates or other identifying marks have been removed from the vehicle; or

(III) The vehicle has been damaged or is deteriorated so extensively that it has value only for junk or salvage; or

(IV) The owner has been notified by a law enforcement agency to remove the vehicle and it has not been removed within twenty-four hours after notification.

(3) The driver of a motor vehicle transporting hazardous materials as cargo which is involved in a hazardous materials spill, whether intentional or unintentional, shall give immediate notice of the location of such spill and such other information as necessary to the nearest law enforcement agency.

(4) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (3) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1807 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 18 / Section 42-4-1807
42-4-1807. Perfection of lien
Status: in_force

42-4-1807. Perfection of lien. The lien provided for in section 42-4-1806 shall be perfected by taking physical possession of the motor vehicle and its attached accessories or equipment and by sending to the department within ten working days after the time possession was taken a notice containing the information required in the report to be made under the provisions of section 42-4-1804. In addition, such report shall contain a declaration by the operator that a possessory lien is claimed for all past, present, and future charges, up to the date of redemption, and that the lien is enforceable and may be foreclosed pursuant to the provisions of this part 18.
C.R.S. § 42-6-108 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 42-6-108
42-6-108. Identification number - title - street rod vehicles
Status: repealed

42-6-108. Identification number - title - street rod vehicles. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 42-6-121 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 42-6-121
42-6-121. Filing of mortgage - rules
Status: in_force

42-6-121. Filing of mortgage - rules. (1) The holder of a chattel mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle desiring to secure the rights provided for in this part 1 and to have the existence of the mortgage and the fact of the filing of the mortgage noted in the filing of the certificate of title to the encumbered vehicle must present the signed original or signed duplicate of the mortgage or copy of the mortgage and the certificate of title or application for certificate of title to the vehicle encumbered to the authorized agent of the director in the county or city and county in which the mortgagor of the vehicle resides or where the vehicle is located. The holder may file either with paper documents or electronically. The mortgage or refinancing of a loan secured by a mortgage must state the name and address of the debtor; the name and address of the mortgagee or name of the mortgagee's assignee; the make, vehicle identification number, and year of manufacture of the mortgaged vehicle; and the date and amount of the loan secured by the mortgage. An owner of a motor or off-highway vehicle applying for a certificate of title under section 42-6-115, 42-6-116, or 42-6-119 is deemed to have filed under this section on behalf of the mortgage or lienholder.

(2) (a) Upon the receipt of the electronic, original, or duplicate mortgage and certificate of title or application for certificate of title, the authorized agent, if satisfied that the vehicle described in the mortgage is the same as that described in the certificate of title or filed title, shall file within the director's authorized agent's motor and off-highway vehicle database:

(I) Notice of the mortgage or lien, in which appears the day on which the mortgage was received for filing;

(II) The name and address of the mortgagee named and the name and address of the holder of the mortgage, if the holder is not the named mortgagee;

(III) The amount secured by the vehicle;

(IV) The date of the mortgage;

(V) The day and year on which the mortgage was filed; and

(VI) Any other information regarding the filing of the mortgage in the office of the director's authorized agent as may be required by the director by rule.

(b) The director's authorized agent shall electronically transmit, when the director's authorized agent uses an electronic filing system, the certificate of title, application for certificate of title, and mortgage information to the database of the director for maintenance of a central registry of motor and off-highway vehicle title information pursuant to section 42-6-147.

(3) A mortgage is deemed to be a signed original or a signed duplicate if the signature appearing on a certificate of title or application for certificate of title was affixed personally by the mortgagor or the mortgagor's attorney-in-fact, in ink, in carbon, or by any other means.

(4) For purposes of liens created pursuant to section 14-10-122 (1.5), C.R.S., the lien shall contain the information set forth in this section as well as any additional information required in section 14-10-122 (1.5)(f), C.R.S.

(5) The lien or mortgage shall be perfected pursuant to section 42-6-120 on the date all documents required by subsection (1) of this section, including, without limitation, the signed original or signed duplicate of the mortgage or a copy containing the information required by subsection (1) of this section, are received by the authorized agent and payment is tendered on the fee imposed by section 42-6-137 (2).
C.R.S. § 42-3-205 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-205
42-3-205. Substitute plates - waiting period for reissuance of identical combination of nu
Status: in_force

42-3-205. Substitute plates - waiting period for reissuance of identical combination of numbers and letters. (1) If a number or personalized license plate issued under this article becomes lost, stolen, mutilated, or illegible, the person who is entitled thereto shall immediately apply for a substitute. Such application shall include evidence satisfactory to the department that such plate is lost, stolen, mutilated, or illegible and payment of the required fees. If the plate to be replaced is in the possession of the applicant, the plate shall be surrendered to the department along with the application.

(2) If an application made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is accompanied by the personalized plate to be replaced, the department shall reissue a substitute plate bearing the identical sequential combination of letters and numbers that appears on the original plate.
C.R.S. § 42-2-311 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 42-2-311
42-2-311. County jail identification processing unit - report - repeal
Status: repealed

42-2-311. County jail identification processing unit - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 42-6-140 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 42-6-140
42-6-140. Registration upon becoming resident
Status: in_force

42-6-140. Registration upon becoming resident. Within ninety days after becoming a resident of Colorado, the owner of a motor vehicle shall apply for a Colorado certificate of title, a license, and registration for the vehicle that is registered, that is licensed, or for which a certificate of title is issued in another state. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to the penalties provided in sections 42-6-139 and 43-4-804 (1)(d), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 42-20-106 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 42-20-106
42-20-106. Regulatory authority of local governments - preemption - disposition of local fi
Status: in_force

42-20-106. Regulatory authority of local governments - preemption - disposition of local fines and penalties. (1) Except as specifically authorized in parts 1, 2, and 3 of this article, no county, town, city, or city and county shall have any authority to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials separate and apart from the regulation of other commodities. However, a county, town, city, or city and county may adopt and enforce regulations or ordinances which are no more stringent than the provisions of state law and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, if violations of such local regulations or ordinances carry penalties which are not more than the penalties imposed upon violations of state law and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any local government which adopts a regulation or ordinance pursuant to this section shall file a certified copy of such regulation or ordinance, and any amendment thereto, with the patrol.

(2) No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of both the provisions of part 1, 2, or 3 of this article and the provisions of such local ordinance or regulation when such prosecution arises out of the same incident.
C.R.S. § 42-6-135 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 42-6-135
42-6-135. Lost certificates of title
Status: in_force

42-6-135. Lost certificates of title. (1) If data is lost transmitting an application for a certificate of title and accompanying documentation, which may be transmitted by the authorized agent to the director and upon an appropriate application of the owner or other person entitled to such certificate of title, such certificate of title may be reissued or recorded bearing such notations respecting existing unreleased mortgages or liens on the vehicle as indicated by the director's or authorized agent's records. Such certificate of title shall be issued without charge.

(2) If the title owner, lienholder, or mortgagee of a certificate of title loses, misplaces, or accidentally destroys a certificate of title to a motor or off-highway vehicle that the person holds as described in the certificate of title, upon application, the director or the authorized agent may issue a duplicate copy of the recorded certificate of title as in other cases.

(3) (a) Upon the issuance of a copy of the recorded certificate of title as provided for in this section, the director or the authorized agent shall note on the copy every mortgage shown to be unreleased and the lien that is in effect as disclosed by the records of the director or authorized agent and shall dispose of such certificate as in other cases.

(b) Upon the payment or discharge of the debt secured by a mortgage on a motor vehicle that has been filed for record in the manner prescribed in section 42-6-121, the lienholder shall notify the authorized agent of the satisfaction and release of the mortgage, setting forth any facts concerning the right of the holder to release the mortgage as the director may require. The satisfaction and release shall be affirmed by a statement signed by the lienholder noted in the certificate of title and shall contain or be accompanied by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury in the second degree, as defined in section 18-8-503, C.R.S. Upon receiving a valid satisfaction and release, the director or authorized agent shall note the release of the lien and shall issue a certificate of title for the motor vehicle, omitting all reference to the mortgage.
C.R.S. § 42-4-507 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 42-4-507
42-4-507. Wheel and axle loads
Status: in_force

42-4-507. Wheel and axle loads. (1) The gross weight upon any wheel of a vehicle shall not exceed the following:

(a) When the wheel is equipped with a solid rubber or cushion tire, eight thousand pounds;

(b) When the wheel is equipped with a pneumatic tire, nine thousand pounds.

(2) The gross weight upon any single axle or tandem axle of a vehicle shall not exceed the following:

(a) When the wheels attached to said axle are equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires, sixteen thousand pounds;

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (b.5) of this subsection (2), when the wheels attached to a single axle are equipped with pneumatic tires, twenty thousand pounds;

(b.5) When the wheels attached to a single axle are equipped with pneumatic tires and the vehicle or vehicle combination is a digger derrick or bucket boom truck operated by an electric utility on a highway that is not on the interstate system as defined in section 43-2-101 (2), C.R.S., twenty-one thousand pounds;

(c) When the wheels attached to a tandem axle are equipped with pneumatic tires, thirty-six thousand pounds for highways on the interstate system and forty thousand pounds for highways not on the interstate system.

(3) (a) Vehicles equipped with a self-compactor and used solely for the transporting of trash are exempted from the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section.

(b) After January 1, 1987, the provisions of this subsection (3) shall be reviewed at a joint meeting of the senate transportation committee and the house transportation and energy committee in order to determine the effects of such provisions.

(c) A vehicle contracted by or owned and operated by a city, county, municipal utility, or special district is exempt from paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section if the vehicle:

(I) Is equipped with a vacuum or jet equipment to load or unload solid, semisolid, or liquid waste for water or wastewater treatment or transportation systems or for the removal of storm water; and

(II) Is not operated on the interstate system as defined by section 43-2-101, C.R.S.

(4) For the purposes of this section:

(a) A single axle is defined as all wheels, whose centers may be included within two parallel transverse vertical planes not more than forty inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.

(b) A tandem axle is defined as two or more consecutive axles, the centers of which may be included between parallel vertical planes spaced more than forty inches and not more than ninety-six inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.

(5) The gross weight upon any one wheel of a steel-tired vehicle shall not exceed five hundred pounds per inch of cross-sectional width of tire.

(6) Any person who drives a vehicle or owns a vehicle in violation of any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
C.R.S. § 42-3-122 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 42-3-122
42-3-122. Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application
Status: in_force

42-3-122. Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application. (1) A person commits perjury on a motor vehicle registration application if such person knowingly makes a materially false statement, other than those prohibited by sections 18-8-502 and 18-8-503, C.R.S., on a motor vehicle registration application that such person does not believe to be true, under an oath required or authorized by law.

(2) Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application is a petty offense.
C.R.S. § 42-7-411 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 42-7-411
42-7-411. Restrictions in certain type of policy
Status: in_force

42-7-411. Restrictions in certain type of policy. (1) When a certificate is filed showing that a policy has been issued covering all motor vehicles owned by the insured but not insuring such person when operating any motor vehicle not owned by that person, it is unlawful for such person to operate any motor vehicle not owned by that person or not covered by such certificate.

(2) In the event the owner of the motor vehicle desires to be relieved of the restriction stated in subsection (1) of this section and to be permitted to drive any other motor vehicle, the owner may have such restrictions removed upon filing a certificate showing that there has been issued to the owner a policy of insurance insuring the owner as insured against liability imposed by law upon such an insured for bodily injury to or death of any person or damage to property to the amounts and limits as provided under section 42-7-103 (14) with respect to any motor vehicle operated by the insured and which otherwise complies with the requirements of this article with respect to such type of policy. Such policy is referred to in this article as an operator's policy.

(3) When the person required to give proof of financial responsibility is not the owner of a motor vehicle, then an operator's policy of the type and coverage described in subsection (2) of this section shall be sufficient under this article.
C.R.S. § 42-14-101 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 14 / Section 42-14-101
42-14-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

42-14-101. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and determines that the operation of a motor vehicle in commerce has important statewide ramifications for commercial diesel vehicle operators because the transportation of people and property is not confined to one jurisdiction. Therefore, the general assembly hereby declares that idling standards are a matter of mixed local and statewide concern.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1014 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 10 / Section 42-4-1014
42-4-1014. No commercial vehicles in the left lane - penalty
Status: in_force

42-4-1014. No commercial vehicles in the left lane - penalty. (1) A driver of a commercial vehicle may not enter the furthest left lane when driving in the following areas unless specifically required or authorized to pass by law:

(a) Between milepost 115.5 and milepost 131.0 (Glenwood canyon);

(b) Between milepost 169.5 and milepost 173.0 (Dowd junction);

(c) Between milepost 180.0 and milepost 190.5 (Vail pass);

(d) Between milepost 205.5 and 221.0 (Eisenhower-Johnson tunnel);

(e) Between milepost 224.0 and milepost 228.5 (Georgetown hill); and

(f) Between milepost 243.0 and milepost 247.0 (Floyd hill).

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-6-105 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 42-6-105
42-6-105. Authorized agents
Status: repealed

42-6-105. Authorized agents. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 42-20-204 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 42-20-204
42-20-204. Permit violations - penalties
Status: in_force

42-20-204. Permit violations - penalties. (1) Any person who transports hazardous materials without a permit in violation of any of the provisions of section 42-20-201 commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be assessed a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 42-20-105 (2). Any person who intentionally transports hazardous materials without a permit in violation of any of the provisions of section 42-20-201 commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. For the purposes of this subsection (1), if any person who previously has acknowledged guilt or has been convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant to this subsection (1) subsequently transports hazardous materials without a permit in violation of any of the provisions of section 42-20-201, a permissive inference is created that such subsequent transportation without a permit was intentional.

(2) Any person who has obtained an annual or a single trip hazardous materials transportation permit but fails to have a copy of said permit in the cab of the motor vehicle while transporting hazardous materials in, to, from, or through this state commits a class B traffic infraction and shall be assessed a penalty of twenty-five dollars in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(V); except that, if a peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., or any other enforcement official may determine that the permit can be electronically verified at the time of contact, a copy of the permit need not be in the cab of the motor vehicle.

(3) Any person who knowingly violates any of the terms and conditions of an annual or single trip hazardous materials transportation permit commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.

(4) All penalties collected pursuant to this section by a state agency or by a court shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the hazardous materials safety fund created in section 42-20-107.

(5) Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this section shall forward to the chief a record of the conviction of any person in said court for a violation of any said laws within forty-eight hours after such conviction. The term "conviction" means a final conviction.
C.R.S. § 42-11-103 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 11 / Section 42-11-103
42-11-103. Reimbursement policy - required provisions
Status: in_force

42-11-103. Reimbursement policy - required provisions. A motor vehicle service contract reimbursement insurance policy shall not be issued, made, provided, sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the reimbursement insurance policy conspicuously states that the issuer of the policy shall pay on behalf of the provider all sums which the provider is legally obligated to pay for failure to perform according to the provider's contractual obligations under the motor vehicle service contracts issued or sold by the provider.
C.R.S. § 42-7-604 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 7 / Part 6 / Section 42-7-604
42-7-604. Motorist insurance identification database program - creation - administration -
Status: repealed

42-7-604. Motorist insurance identification database program - creation - administration - selection of designated agent - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the purpose of this section is to help reduce the uninsured motorist population in this state and measure the effectiveness of the motorist insurance identification database created herein.

(2) The general assembly further recognizes that the information and data required to be disclosed by insurers in creating and maintaining the motorist insurance identification database is proprietary in nature. Accordingly, the parties handling such information and data shall at all times maintain their confidential and proprietary nature.

(3) The motorist insurance identification database program is hereby created for the purpose of establishing a database to use when verifying compliance with the motor vehicle security requirements in this article and in articles 3 and 4 of this title. The program shall be administered by the department.

(4) (a) The department shall monitor compliance with the financial security requirements of this article and may contract with a designated agent to monitor such compliance with the financial security requirements of this article. If the department contracts with a designated agent, the agent shall be authorized to perform all functions of the department delegated to the agent in the contract.

(b) After a contract has been entered into with a designated agent, the department shall convene a working group for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of the program. The working group shall consist of representatives of the insurance industry, the division of insurance, the department of public safety, and the department.

(5) (a) The department or its designated agent, using its own computer network, shall develop and maintain a computer database with information provided by:

(I) Insurers, pursuant to section 10-4-615, C.R.S.; except that any person who qualifies as self-insured pursuant to section 10-4-624, C.R.S., shall not be required to provide information to the department; and

(II) The department shall compare the make, year, and vehicle identification number of all registered vehicles to policy information provided by insurers.

(b) The department shall establish guidelines for the development and maintenance of a database so that the database can easily be accessed by state and local law enforcement agencies.

(c) The department shall:

(I) Provide an internet option that allows insurers and their agents, including commercial insurers, to submit insurance information directly to the designated agent. Each insurer shall cooperate with the verification process.

(II) Provide a reasonable and adequate quality control process to ensure the accurate input of data, including the vehicle identification numbers and insurance information;

(III) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1011, § 7, effective July 1, 2006.)

(IV) Provide each county clerk access to the most currently available data from the database of insurance information.

(6) The department shall, at least weekly:

(a) Update the database with information provided by insurers in accordance with section 10-4-615, C.R.S.;

(b) Compare then-current motor vehicle registrations against the database.

(6.5) and (7) Repealed.

(8) The department, in cooperation with the division of insurance, shall promulgate rules and develop procedures for administering and enforcing this part 6. Such rules shall specify the reporting requirements that are necessary and appropriate for commercial lines of insurance and shall be developed with input by insurers and the designated agent.
C.R.S. § 42-7-421 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 42-7-421
42-7-421. When director may release proof of financial responsibility
Status: in_force

42-7-421. When director may release proof of financial responsibility. (1) The director, upon request, shall cancel any bond or return any certificate of insurance, or the director shall direct and the state treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this article as proof of financial responsibility, or waive the requirement of filing proof of financial responsibility in any of the following events:

(a) At any time after three years from the date such proof was required, or after any other period during which proof was required pursuant to section 42-7-408 (1) in the case of certain violations for an alcohol-related driving offense, if, during such three-year or other period preceding the request, the person furnishing such proof has not been convicted of any offense referred to in section 42-7-406; or

(b) In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf such proof was filed, or the permanent incapacity of such person to operate a motor vehicle; or

(c) In the event the person who has given proof of financial responsibility surrenders the person's license to the director, but the director shall not release such proof in the event any action for damages upon a liability referred to in this article is then pending or any judgment upon any such liability is then outstanding and unsatisfied or in the event the director has received notice that such person has within the period of three months immediately preceding been involved as a driver in any motor vehicle accident. An affidavit of the applicant of the nonexistence of such facts shall be sufficient evidence thereof in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the department.

(2) Whenever any person to whom proof has been surrendered, as provided in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section, applies for a license within a period of three years from the date proof of financial responsibility was originally required, or within any other period during which proof of financial responsibility was required pursuant to section 42-7-408 (1), any such application shall be refused unless the applicant establishes such proof for the remainder of such period.
C.R.S. § 42-9-109 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 9 / Section 42-9-109
42-9-109. Return of replaced parts
Status: in_force

42-9-109. Return of replaced parts. Except for body shop repair parts, inflatable restraint system components, and parts that the motor vehicle repair facility is required to return to the manufacturer or distributor under a manufacturer warranty or exchange arrangement, the motor vehicle repair facility shall return replaced parts to the customer at the time of the completion of the repairs if the customer so requests at the time of consenting to or authorizing the repairs. A motor vehicle repair facility is not authorized to return any components of an inflatable restraint system to the consumer.
C.R.S. § 42-4-114 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 42-4-114
42-4-114. Removal of traffic hazards
Status: in_force

42-4-114. Removal of traffic hazards. (1) The department of transportation and local authorities, within their respective jurisdictions, may by written notice sent by certified mail require the owner of real property abutting on the right-of-way of any highway, sidewalk, or other public way to trim or remove, at the expense of said property owner, any tree limb or any shrub, vine, hedge, or other plant which projects beyond the property line of such owner onto or over the public right-of-way and thereby obstructs the view of traffic, obscures any traffic control device, or otherwise constitutes a hazard to drivers or pedestrians.

(2) It is the duty of the property owner to remove any dead, overhanging boughs of trees located on the premises of such property owner that endanger life or property on the public right-of-way.

(3) In the event that any property owner fails or neglects to trim or remove any such tree limb or any such shrub, vine, hedge, or other plant within ten days after receipt of written notice from said department or concerned local authority to do so, said department or local authority may do or cause to be done the necessary work incident thereto, and said property owner shall reimburse the state or local authority for the cost of the work performed.
C.R.S. § 42-4-503 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 42-4-503
42-4-503. Projecting loads on passenger vehicles - penalty
Status: in_force

42-4-503. Projecting loads on passenger vehicles - penalty. Except with regard to the operation of a motorcycle, autocycle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter, a person shall not operate a passenger-type vehicle on any highway with any load carried on the vehicle extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of the vehicle. A person who violates this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-2-501 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 42-2-501
42-2-501. Short title
Status: in_force

42-2-501. Short title. This part 5 may be known and cited as the "Colorado Road and Community Safety Act".
C.R.S. § 42-3-202 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-202
42-3-202. Number plates furnished to be attached - penalty
Status: in_force

42-3-202. Number plates furnished to be attached - penalty. (1) (a) (I) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, the owner shall attach the number plates assigned to a self-propelled vehicle to the vehicle with one in the front and the other in the rear.

(II) The owner shall attach the number plate assigned to any of the following vehicles to the rear of the vehicle:

(A) A motorcycle;

(B) An autocycle;

(C) A street rod vehicle;

(D) A trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle; or

(E) Special mobile machinery.

(III) The owner shall display number plates during the current registration year, except as otherwise provided in this article 3.

(b) If the department issues a validating tab or sticker to a motor vehicle pursuant to section 42-3-201, the current month validating tab or sticker shall be displayed in the bottom left corner of the rear license plate. The current year validating tab or sticker shall be displayed in the bottom right corner of the rear license plate. The tabs or stickers shall be visible at all times.

(2) (a) (I) The owner or driver of a motor vehicle shall securely fasten the license plate to the vehicle to which it is assigned so as to prevent the plate from swinging.

(II) Except when authorized by this article 3 or rule of the department, the rear license plate must be:

(A) Horizontal at a height not less than twelve inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the plate;

(B) In a place and position to be clearly visible;

(C) Maintained free from foreign materials and clearly legible;

(D) At the approximate center of the vehicle measured horizontally; and

(E) Mounted on or within eighteen inches of the rear bumper.

(III) Except when authorized by this article 3, the front license plate must be:

(A) Displayed horizontally on the front of a motor vehicle in the location designated by the motor vehicle manufacturer;

(B) Maintained free from foreign materials; and

(C) Clearly legible.

(b) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with an affixed device or a substance that causes all or a portion of a license plate to be unreadable by a system used to automatically identify a motor vehicle. Such a device includes, without limitation, a cover that distorts angular visibility; alters the color of the plate; or is smoked, tinted, scratched, or dirty so as to impair the legibility of the license plate.

(3) (a) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.

(b) A person who violates paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction and shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) of this section, the owner of a military vehicle may elect to not display the vehicle's assigned license plate if the license plate is physically in the military vehicle and is available for inspection to any peace officer who requests the plate.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1413 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 14 / Section 42-4-1413
42-4-1413. Eluding or attempting to elude a police officer
Status: in_force

42-4-1413. Eluding or attempting to elude a police officer. Any operator of a motor vehicle who the officer has reasonable grounds to believe has violated a state law or municipal ordinance, who has received a visual or audible signal such as a red light or a siren from a police officer driving a marked vehicle showing the same to be an official police, sheriff, or Colorado state patrol car directing the operator to bring the operator's vehicle to a stop, and who willfully increases his or her speed or extinguishes his or her lights in an attempt to elude such police officer, or willfully attempts in any other manner to elude the police officer, or does elude such police officer commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
C.R.S. § 42-9-101 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 9 / Section 42-9-101
42-9-101. Short title
Status: in_force

42-9-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Repair Act of 1977".
C.R.S. § 42-2-110 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-110
42-2-110. Revocation upon death of signer for minor
Status: in_force

42-2-110. Revocation upon death of signer for minor. (1) The department, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the affidavit of liability which accompanied the application for a license of such minor, shall cancel such license, unless the minor has already reached the age of eighteen years, and shall not issue a new license until such time as a new application is made pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(2) In the event of the death of the signer, a licensee under the age of eighteen years shall notify the department and secure the necessary new signer.
C.R.S. § 42-13-105 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 13 / Section 42-13-105
42-13-105. Release of impounded vehicles - penalty
Status: in_force

42-13-105. Release of impounded vehicles - penalty. Any owner, operator, or employee of any garage or service station or any appointed custodian who releases any vehicle impounded or ordered held by an officer of the Colorado state patrol without a release from an officer of the Colorado state patrol or a bona fide court order commits a petty offense.
C.R.S. § 42-9.5-102 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 9.5 / Section 42-9.5-102
42-9.5-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

42-9.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Incidental costs" means expenses incurred by the warranty holder that concern the failure of the vehicle protection product and that are specified in the vehicle protection product warranty. Incidental costs may include, without limitation, insurance policy deductibles, rental vehicle charges, the difference between the actual value of the stolen vehicle at the time of theft and the cost of a replacement vehicle, sales taxes, registration fees, transaction fees, and mechanical inspection fees.

(2) "Vehicle protection product" means a vehicle protection device, system, or service that:

(a) Is installed on or applied to a vehicle;

(b) Is designed to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause;

(c) Includes a written warranty by a warrantor stating that, if the vehicle protection product fails to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause, the warranty holder shall be paid specified incidental costs by the warrantor as a result of such failure; and

(d) Comes with a warranty reimbursement insurance policy covering the warrantor's liability from such product.

(3) "Vehicle protection product warrantor" or "warrantor" means a person who is contractually obligated to the warranty holder under the terms of the vehicle protection product warranty agreement. "Warrantor" does not include an authorized insurer.

(4) "Warranty" means an express warranty and shall not include an insurance policy.

(5) "Warranty reimbursement insurance policy" means a policy of insurance issued to the vehicle protection product warrantor to pay, on behalf of the warrantor, all covered contractual obligations incurred by the warrantor under the vehicle protection product warranty.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1201 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 12 / Section 42-4-1201
42-4-1201. Starting parked vehicle
Status: in_force

42-4-1201. Starting parked vehicle. No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1101 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 11 / Section 42-4-1101
42-4-1101. Speed limits
Status: in_force

42-4-1101. Speed limits. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.

(2) Except when a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed, the following speeds shall be lawful:

(a) Twenty miles per hour on narrow, winding mountain highways or on blind curves;

(b) Twenty-five miles per hour in any business district, as defined in section 42-1-102 (11);

(c) Thirty miles per hour in any residence district, as defined in section 42-1-102 (80);

(d) Forty miles per hour on open mountain highways;

(e) Forty-five miles per hour for all single rear axle vehicles in the business of transporting trash that exceed twenty thousand pounds, where higher speeds are posted, when said vehicle is loaded as an exempted vehicle pursuant to section 42-4-507 (3);

(f) Fifty-five miles per hour on other open highways which are not on the interstate system, as defined in section 43-2-101 (2), C.R.S., and are not surfaced, four-lane freeways or expressways;

(g) Sixty-five miles per hour on surfaced, four-lane highways which are on the interstate system, as defined in section 43-2-101 (2), C.R.S., or are freeways or expressways;

(h) Any speed not in excess of a speed limit designated by an official traffic control device.

(3) No driver of a vehicle shall fail to decrease the speed of such vehicle from an otherwise lawful speed to a reasonable and prudent speed when a special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of this section, any speed in excess of the lawful speeds set forth in subsection (2) of this section shall be prima facie evidence that such speed was not reasonable or prudent under the conditions then existing. As used in this subsection (4), "prima facie evidence" means evidence which is sufficient proof that the speed was not reasonable or prudent under the conditions then existing, and which will remain sufficient proof of such fact, unless contradicted and overcome by evidence bearing upon the question of whether or not the speed was reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.

(5) In every charge of violating subsection (1) of this section, the complaint, summons and complaint, or penalty assessment notice shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and also the alleged reasonable and prudent speed applicable at the specified time and location of the alleged violation.

(6) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to relieve the party alleging negligence under this section in any civil action for damages from the burden of proving that such negligence was the proximate cause of an accident.

(7) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (2) of this section, any city or town may by ordinance adopt absolute speed limits as the maximum lawful speed limits in its jurisdiction, and such speed limits shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section.

(8) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 578, § 2, effective May 25, 1996.)

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, no person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed in excess of a maximum lawful speed limit of seventy-five miles per hour.

(c) The speed limit set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection (8) is the maximum lawful speed limit and is not subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section.

(d) State and local authorities within their respective jurisdictions shall not authorize any speed limit which exceeds seventy-five miles per hour on any highway.

(e) The provisions of this subsection (8) are declared to be matters of both local and statewide concern requiring uniform compliance throughout the state.

(f) In every charge of a violation of paragraph (b) of this subsection (8), the complaint, summons and complaint, or penalty assessment notice shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and also the maximum lawful speed limit of seventy-five miles per hour.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no person shall drive a low-power scooter on a roadway at a speed in excess of forty miles per hour. State and local authorities shall not authorize low-power scooters to exceed forty miles per hour on a roadway.

(9) The conduct of a driver of a vehicle which would otherwise constitute a violation of this section is justifiable and not unlawful when:

(a) It is necessary as an emergency measure to avoid an imminent public or private injury which is about to occur by reason of a situation occasioned or developed through no conduct of said driver and which is of sufficient gravity that, according to ordinary standards of intelligence and morality, the desirability and urgency of avoiding the injury clearly outweigh the desirability of avoiding the consequences sought to be prevented by this section; or

(b) With respect to authorized emergency vehicles, the applicable conditions for exemption, as set forth in section 42-4-108, exist.

(10) The minimum requirement for commission of a traffic infraction or misdemeanor traffic offense under this section is the performance by a driver of prohibited conduct, which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which said driver is physically capable of performing.

(11) It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this section that:

(a) The defendant's conduct was not performed intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence; or

(b) The defendant's conduct was performed under a mistaken belief of fact, including, but not limited to, a mistaken belief of the defendant regarding the speed of the defendant's vehicle; or

(c) The defendant's vehicle has a greater operating or fuel-conserving efficiency at speeds greater than the reasonable and prudent speed under the conditions then existing or at speeds greater than the maximum lawful speed limit.

(12) (a) A violation of driving one to twenty-four miles per hour in excess of the reasonable and prudent speed or in excess of the maximum lawful speed limit of seventy-five miles per hour is a class A traffic infraction.

(b) A violation of driving twenty-five or more miles per hour in excess of the reasonable and prudent speed or in excess of the maximum lawful speed limit of seventy-five miles per hour is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense; except that such violation within a maintenance, repair, or construction zone, designated pursuant to section 42-4-614, is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(c) A violation under subsection (3) of this section is a class A traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-20-407 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 42-20-407
42-20-407. Repeat violations - civil penalties
Status: in_force

42-20-407. Repeat violations - civil penalties. (1) If any person receives two penalty assessments within one year for a violation of section 42-20-406 and the first penalty assessment has not been reversed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the penalty for the second violation shall be two times the amount of the penalty listed for the violation in section 42-20-406.

(2) If any person receives three or more penalty assessments within one year for a violation of section 42-20-406 and if two or more of the previous penalty assessments have not been reversed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the penalty for each of the third and subsequent violations shall be three times the amount of the penalty listed for the violation in section 42-20-406.
C.R.S. § 42-4-1711 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 17 / Section 42-4-1711
42-4-1711. Compliance with appearance
Status: in_force

42-4-1711. Compliance with appearance. A defendant may comply with a requirement to appear in court through an appearance by counsel.
C.R.S. § 42-2-127.1 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-127.1
42-2-127.1. Driving improvement course - points waiver - rules - definitions - notice to rev
Status: repealed

42-2-127.1. Driving improvement course - points waiver - rules - definitions - notice to revisor of statutes - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Commercial driver's license" has the meaning set forth in section 42-2-402 (1).

(b) "Commercial driving school" has the meaning set forth in section 42-2-601 (2).

(c) "Driving improvement course" means a class that is offered by a commercial driving school and that, when approved by the department, qualifies an individual who successfully completes the course for a points waiver.

(d) "Point" means a license suspension point as described in section 42-2-127.

(e) "Points waiver" or "waive points" means a reduction in, or the lowering of, the number of points assessed for a specific conviction.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding section 42-2-127, the department shall promulgate rules that allow an individual who has been convicted of a traffic infraction or a misdemeanor traffic offense to obtain a points waiver after successfully completing a driving improvement course. The rules must:

(I) Set the number of points assessed for a conviction that may be waived for an individual who successfully completes a driving improvement course;

(II) Specify how often an individual may claim a points waiver;

(III) Establish procedures for claiming a points waiver;

(IV) Establish a process for a commercial driving school to have a driving improvement course approved by the department; and

(V) Set the amount of each of the fees authorized in subsection (4) of this section. The amount of each fee must be rounded to the nearest dollar, and both fees must be set so that the fees are reasonably related to the direct and indirect costs of the program created in this section.

(b) (I) In order to qualify for a points waiver, an individual must have successfully completed a driving improvement course that is approved by the department in accordance with subsection (3) of this section and rules promulgated under subsection (2)(a) of this section. In accordance with the rules promulgated under subsection (2)(a) of this section, the department shall waive points assessed for a conviction when an individual demonstrates to the department that the individual has successfully completed a driving improvement course and is eligible for a points waiver based on completion of the driving improvement course. The individual may attend a driving improvement course at a physical location or take a driving improvement course offered online.

(II) (A) Subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section takes effect on the earlier of January 1, 2027, or when the department promulgates the rules required by subsection (2)(a) of this section. The executive director of the department shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date when the condition specified in this subsection (2)(b)(II)(A) has occurred by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. Subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section takes effect upon the earlier of January 1, 2027, or the date identified in the notice that the department has promulgated the rules required in subsection (2)(a) of this section or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.

(B) This subsection (2)(b)(II) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(3) To obtain approval of a driving improvement course, a commercial driving school must apply to the department in the manner specified in rules promulgated under subsection (2)(a) of this section and must demonstrate that the driving improvement course provides education in the traffic laws of this state, recognition of hazardous traffic situations, and traffic accident prevention.

(4) The department may charge a commercial driving school the following fees as established in rules promulgated under subsection (2)(a) of this section:

(a) A fee to approve a driving improvement course; and

(b) A fee for each individual who claims a points waiver for completing a driving improvement course offered by the commercial driving school.

(5) This section does not authorize the issuance of a points waiver to an individual who:

(a) Committed a traffic infraction or misdemeanor traffic offense while operating a motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver's license; or

(b) Is convicted of a violation described in section 42-2-127 or article 4 of this title 42 committed while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
C.R.S. § 42-4-201 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 42-4-201
42-4-201. Obstruction of view or driving mechanism - hazardous situation
Status: in_force

42-4-201. Obstruction of view or driving mechanism - hazardous situation. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(2) No person shall knowingly drive a vehicle while any passenger therein is riding in any manner which endangers the safety of such passenger or others.

(3) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle equipped with a video display visible to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion. This subsection (3) does not prohibit the usage of a computer, data terminal, or safety equipment in a motor vehicle so long as the computer, data terminal, or safety equipment is not used to display visual entertainment, including internet browsing, social media, and e-mail, to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion.

(4) No vehicle shall be operated upon any highway unless the driver's vision through any required glass equipment is normal and unobstructed.

(5) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to create a hazard for such passenger or others, or to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle; nor shall the driver of a vehicle permit any passenger therein to ride in such manner.

(6) No person shall hang on or otherwise attach himself or herself to the outside, top, hood, or fenders of any vehicle, or to any other portion thereof, other than the specific enclosed portion of such vehicle intended for passengers or while in a sitting position in the cargo area of a vehicle if such area is fully or partially enclosed on all four sides, while the same is in motion; nor shall the operator knowingly permit any person to hang on or otherwise attach himself or herself to the outside, top, hood, or fenders of any vehicle, or any other portion thereof, other than the specific enclosed portion of such vehicle intended for passengers or while in a sitting position in the cargo area of a vehicle if such area is fully or partially enclosed on all four sides, while the same is in motion. This subsection (6) shall not apply to parades, caravans, or exhibitions which are officially authorized or otherwise permitted by law.

(7) The provisions of subsection (6) of this section shall not apply to a vehicle owned by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to a vehicle owned by the state of Colorado or any of its political subdivisions, or to a privately owned vehicle when operating in a governmental capacity under contract with or permit from any governmental subdivision or under permit issued by the public utilities commission of the state of Colorado, when in the performance of their duties persons are required to stand or sit on the exterior of the vehicle and said vehicle is equipped with adequate handrails and safeguards.

(8) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
C.R.S. § 42-4-241 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 42-4-241
42-4-241. Unlawful removal of tow-truck signage - unlawful usage of tow-truck signage - de
Status: in_force

42-4-241. Unlawful removal of tow-truck signage - unlawful usage of tow-truck signage - definition. (1) (a) A person, other than a towing carrier or peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., commits the crime of unlawful removal of tow-truck signage if:

(I) A towing carrier has placed a tow-truck warning sign on the driver-side window of a vehicle to be towed or, if window placement is impracticable, in another location on the driver-side of the vehicle; and

(II) The vehicle to be towed is within fifty feet of the towing carrier vehicle; and

(III) The person removes the tow-truck warning sign from the vehicle before the tow is completed.

(b) A person commits the crime of unlawful usage of tow-truck signage if the person places a tow-truck warning sign on a vehicle when the vehicle is not in the process of being towed or when the vehicle is occupied.

(c) A towing carrier may permit an owner of the vehicle to be towed to retrieve any personal items from the vehicle before the vehicle is towed.

(2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.

(3) For purposes of this section, "tow-truck warning sign" means a sign that is at least eight inches by eight inches, is either yellow or orange, and states the following:

WARNING: This vehicle is in tow. Attempting to operate or operating this vehicle may result in criminal prosecution and may lead to injury or death to you or another person.
C.R.S. § 42-3-241 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 42-3-241
42-3-241. Special plates - Colorado Rockies
Status: in_force

42-3-241. Special plates - Colorado Rockies. (1) Beginning the earlier of January 1, 2013, or when the department is able to issue the plates, the department shall issue special license plates to qualified applicants under this section for motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks, or noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.

(2) (a) There is hereby established the Colorado Rockies special license plate. The department may stop issuing the Colorado Rockies special license plate if a total of three thousand license plates are not issued by July 1, 2017. A person who was issued a Colorado Rockies special license plate on or before July 1, 2017, may continue to use the Colorado Rockies special license plate after July 1, 2017, regardless of whether the department stops issuing the special license plate.

(b) The Colorado Rockies baseball club foundation may design the special license plate if the plate conforms with standards established by the department.

(3) (a) A person may apply for a Colorado Rockies special license plate if the person pays the taxes and fees required under this section and provides to the department or an authorized agent a certificate, issued by the Colorado Rockies baseball club foundation, or its successor organization, confirming that the applicant has donated fifty-two dollars and eighty cents to the foundation.

(b) The Colorado Rockies baseball club foundation, or its successor organization, shall file with the department an annual statement verifying that it is a nonprofit organization.

(4) The amount of the taxes and fees for special license plates under this section are the same as the amount of the taxes and fees for regular motor vehicle license plates; except that the department shall collect a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars for issuance or replacement of the license plate. The department shall transmit the additional one-time fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fee to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S.

(5) An applicant may apply for personalized Colorado Rockies special license plates. Upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) for personalized license plates, the department may issue the plates if the applicant complies with section 42-3-211. If an applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set of Colorado Rockies special license plates for the vehicle upon paying the fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) and upon turning in the existing plates to the department. A person who has obtained personalized Colorado Rockies license plates under this subsection (5) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for renewal of the personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (5) are in addition to all other applicable taxes and fees.
C.R.S. § 42-2-510 — CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 42-2-510
42-2-510. Peace officers - arrest authority
Status: in_force

42-2-510. Peace officers - arrest authority. An immigration status violation is a federal offense. A peace officer is not authorized to arrest an individual merely for possessing an identification document issued under this part 5.