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CO Code § 44-20-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-115. Notice of Claims Honored Against Bond

  A corporate surety that has provided a bond to a licensee pursuant to section 44-20-112, 44-20-113, or 44-20-114 shall provide notice to the board and executive director of any claim that is honored against the bond within thirty days after the claim is honored.    A notice provided by a corporate surety pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must be in the form required by the director, subject to approval by the board, and must include the name of the licensee, the name and address of the claimant, the amount of the honored claim, and the nature of the claim against the licensee.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 60, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-112.7 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-116. Testing Licensees

 Persons applying for a motor vehicle dealer's, used motor vehicle dealer's, wholesaler's, wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer's, or motor vehicle salesperson's license under this part 1 shall be examined for their knowledge of the motor vehicle laws of the state of Colorado and the rules promulgated pursuant to this part 1. If the applicant is a corporation, the managing officer shall take the examination, and, if the applicant is a partnership, all the general partners shall take the examination. No license shall be issued except upon successful passing of the examination. The board shall implement by January 1, 2008, a psychometrically valid and reliable salesperson examination that measures the minimum level of competence necessary to practice. This section shall not apply to a powersports vehicle dealer, used powersports vehicle dealer, or powersports salesperson licensed pursuant to part 4 of this article 20.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 60, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-113 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-117. Filing of Written Warranties

 Each licensed manufacturer shall file with the director all written warranties and changes in written warranties that the manufacturer makes on any motor vehicle or parts thereof. Each licensed manufacturer shall file with the director a copy of the delivery and preparation obligations of its dealers. These warranties and obligations constitute the dealer's only responsibility for product liability as between the dealer and the manufacturer.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 60, § 2, effective October 1; entire section amended,(SB 18-219), ch. 330, p. 1974, § 1, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-6-114 as it existed prior to 2018.    This section was numbered as § 12-6-114 in SB 18-219. That provision was harmonized with and relocated to this section as this section appears in SB 18-030.
CO Code § 44-20-120 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-120. Principal Place of Business - Requirements

  The building or structure required to be located on a principal place of business shall have electrical service and adequate sanitary facilities.      In no event shall a room in a hotel, rooming house, or apartment house building or a part of any single or multiple unit dwelling house be considered a “principal place of business” within the terms and provisions of this part 1, unless the entire ground floor of the hotel, apartment house, or rooming house building or the dwelling house is devoted principally to and occupied for commercial purposes and the office of the dealer is located on the ground floor thereof.    A motor vehicle dealer who operates the motor vehicle dealer's business from his or her primary residence and who has been a resident of Colorado for the immediately preceding twelve-month period and is a motor vehicle dealer only because the dealer sells custom trailers for one or more manufacturers and maintains an inventory of fewer than four vehicles at all times shall be exempt from subsection (2)(a) of this section. Any motor vehicle dealer who is issued dealer plates in accordance with this subsection (2)(b) and section 42-3-116 shall only use the plates on trailers.       Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a motor vehicle dealer from local zoning ordinances.      History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 64, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-117 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-128 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-128. Penalty

  [ ] Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who willfully violates this part 1 or who willfully commits any offense in this part 1 declared to be unlawful commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.      Any person who willfully violates section 44-20-124 (2) by acting as a manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative without proper authorization commits a class 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars for each separate offense; except that, if the violator is a corporation, the fine shall be not less than five hundred dollars or more than two thousand five hundred dollars for each separate offense. A second conviction shall be punished by a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars.    Any person who willfully violates section 44-20-124 (2) by acting as a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, used motor vehicle dealer, buyer agent, wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, business disposer, or motor vehicle salesperson without proper authorization commits a class 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and a penalty of twenty-five hours of useful public service, neither of which the court may suspend, for each separate offense; except that, if the violator is a corporation, the corporation shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each separate offense. A second conviction for an individual shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each separate offense, which the court may not suspend.       Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 84, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2019: (2)(b) amended,(SB 19-249), ch. 309, p. 2806, § 10, effective August 2. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3328, § 787, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-6-121 as it existed prior to 2018.    Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 44-20-128 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-128. Penalty

  [ ] Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who willfully violates this part 1 or who willfully commits any offense in this part 1 declared to be unlawful commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.      Any person who willfully violates section 44-20-124 (2) by acting as a manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative without proper authorization commits a petty offense.    Any person who willfully violates section 44-20-124 (2) by acting as a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, used motor vehicle dealer, buyer agent, wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, business disposer, or motor vehicle salesperson without proper authorization commits a petty offense.       Editor's note: This version of this section is effective March 1, 2022.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 84, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2019: (2)(b) amended,(SB 19-249), ch. 309, p. 2806, § 10, effective August 2. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3328, § 787, effective March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 44-20-129 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-129. Fines - Disposition - Unlicensed Sales

 Of any fine collected for a violation of section 44-20-124 (2) , half shall be awarded to the law enforcement agency that investigated and issued the citation for the violation and half shall be credited to the auto dealers license fund created in section 44-20-133 .   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 85, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-121.5 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-130 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-130. Drafts Not Honored for Payment - Penalties

  If a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, or used motor vehicle dealer issues a draft or check to a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, used motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle auction house, or consignor and fails to honor the draft or check, then the license of the licensee shall be subject to suspension pursuant to section 44-20-104 (3)(e)(I). The license suspension shall be effective upon the date of any final decision against the licensee based upon the unpaid draft or check. A licensee whose license has been suspended pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (1) shall not be eligible for reinstatement of the license and shall not be eligible to apply for any other license issued under this part 1 unless it is demonstrated to the board that the unpaid draft or check has been paid in full and that any fine imposed on the licensee pursuant to subsection (2) of this section has been paid in full.    Any motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, or used motor vehicle dealer that issues a draft or check to a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, used motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle auction house, or consignor and who fails to honor the draft or check, causing loss to a third party, commits a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars. Any fine collected for a violation of this subsection (2) shall be awarded to the law enforcement agency that investigated and issued the citation for the violation.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 85, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-121.6 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-132 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-132. Contract Disputes - Venue - Choice of Law

  In the event of a dispute between a motor vehicle dealer and a manufacturer under a franchise agreement, notwithstanding any provision of the agreement to the contrary:   At the option of the motor vehicle dealer, venue shall be proper in the county or judicial district where the dealer resides or has its principal place of business; and    Colorado law shall govern, both substantively and procedurally.        History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 86, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-122.5 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-133 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-133. Disposition of Fees - Auto Dealers License Fund - Created

  The department shall deposit all money received under this part 1 with the state treasurer, subject to section 24-35-101, together with a detailed statement of the receipts, and the money deposited with the state treasurer constitutes a fund to be known as the auto dealers license fund, which fund is hereby created; except that the department shall deposit fines imposed under sections 44-20-129 and 44-20-130 (2) in accordance with sections 44-20-129 and 44-20-130 (2). The fund shall be used under the direction of the board in the following manner:     For the payment of the expenses of the administration of the board as the general assembly deems necessary by making an appropriation therefor on an annual fiscal-year basis commencing July 1, 1971, and thereafter. (a) (I) For the payment of the expenses of the administration of the board as the general assembly deems necessary by making an appropriation therefor on an annual fiscal-year basis commencing July 1, 1971, and thereafter.    Any money remaining in the fund on December 31, 1971, and at the close of each calendar year thereafter, after costs of administration of the law as provided in this part 1, shall remain in the auto dealers license fund to be used for educational and enforcement purposes as appropriated by the general assembly.       To pay the department for the administration of actions or proceedings brought before the executive director pursuant to section 44-20-124;    To enforce section 44-20-124 (2);    To implement part 4 of this article 20;    To enforce section 44-20-423 (2).         History. Source: L. 2018: IP(1) amended and (1)(d) and (1)(e) added,(HB 18-1105), ch. 28, p. 328, § 1, effective August 8; entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 86, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 12-6-123 as it existed prior to 2018.    Subsections IP(1), (1)(d), and (1)(e) of this section were numbered as § 12-6-123 IP(1), (1)(e), and (1)(f), respectively, in HB 18-1105. Those provisions were harmonized with and relocated to this section as this section appears in SB 18-030.
CO Code § 44-20-134 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-134. Advertisement - Inclusion of Dealer Name

 A motor vehicle dealer or used motor vehicle dealer or any agent of the dealers shall not advertise any offer for the sale, lease, or purchase of a motor vehicle or a used motor vehicle that creates the false impression that the vehicle is being offered by a private party or by a buyer's agent or that does not contain the name of the dealer or the word “dealer” or, if the name is contained in the offer and does not clearly reflect that the business is a dealer, both the name of the dealer and the word “dealer”.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 86, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-125 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-135 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-135. Audit Reimbursement Limitations - Dealer Claims

     A manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative shall have the right to audit warranty, sales, or incentive claims of a motor vehicle dealer for nine months after the date the claim was submitted.    A manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative shall not require documentation for warranty, sales, or incentive claims or audit warranty, sales, or incentive claims of a motor vehicle dealer more than fifteen months after the date the claim was submitted, nor shall the manufacturer require a charge back, reimbursement, or credit against a future transaction arising out of an audit or request for documentation arising more than nine months after the date the claim was submitted.       The motor vehicle dealer shall have nine months after making a sale or providing service to submit warranty, sales, or incentive claims to the manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative.    Subsection (1) of this section shall not limit any action for fraud instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction.    A motor vehicle dealer may request a determination from the executive director, within thirty days, that a charge back, reimbursement, or credit required violates subsection (1) of this section. If a determination is requested within the thirty-day period, then the charge back, reimbursement, or credit shall be stayed pending the decision of the executive director. If the executive director determines after a hearing that the charge back, reimbursement, or credit violates subsection (1) of this section, the charge back, reimbursement, or credit shall be void.     History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 87, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-126 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-136 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-136. Reimbursement for Right of First Refusal

 A manufacturer or distributor shall pay reasonable attorney fees, not to exceed the usual and customary fees charged for the transfer of a franchise, and reasonable expenses that are incurred by the proposed owner or transferee before the manufacturer or distributor exercised its right of first refusal in negotiating and implementing the contract for the proposed change of ownership or the transfer of assets. Payment of attorney fees and expenses is not required if the claimant has failed to submit an accounting of attorney fees and expenses within twenty days after the receipt of the manufacturer's or dealer's written request for an accounting. An expense accounting may be requested by the manufacturer or distributor before exercising its right of first refusal.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 87, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-127 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-137 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-137. Payout Exemption to Execution

 A motor vehicle dealer's right to receive payments from a manufacturer or distributor required by section 44-20-124 (1)(l) and (1)(r) is not liable to attachment or execution and may not otherwise be seized, taken, appropriated, or applied in a legal or equitable process or by operation of law to pay the debts or liabilities of the manufacturer or distributor. This section shall not prohibit a secured creditor from exercising rights accrued pursuant to a security agreement if the right arose as a result of the manufacturer or distributor voluntarily creating a security interest before paying existing debts or liabilities of the manufacturer or distributor. This section shall not prohibit a manufacturer or distributor from withholding a portion of the payments necessary to cover an amount of money owed to the manufacturer or distributor as an offset to the payments if the manufacturer or distributor provides the motor vehicle dealer written notice thereof.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 87, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-128 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-138 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-138. Site Control Extinguishes

 If a manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative has terminated, eliminated, or not renewed a franchise agreement containing a site control provision, the motor vehicle dealer may void a site control provision of a franchise agreement by returning any money the dealer has accepted in exchange for site control prorated by the time remaining before the agreement expires over the time period between the agreement being signed and the agreement expiring. This section does not apply if the termination, elimination, or nonrenewal is for just cause in accordance with section 44-20-124 (1)(d) .   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 88, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-129 as it existed prior to 2018.
CO Code § 44-20-139 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 44 - Revenue - Regulation of Activities|Article 20 - Sale of Self-Propelled Vehicles|Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers|§ 44-20-139. Modification Voidable

 If a manufacturer, distributor, or manufacturer representative fails to comply with section 44-20-124 (1)(w)(II) , the motor vehicle dealer may void the modification or replacement of the franchise agreement.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations,(SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 88, § 2, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 12-6-130 as it existed prior to 2018.