CO Code § 42-5-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 5 - Automobile Theft Law - Inspectionof Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers|Part 1 - Automobile Theft|§ 42-5-101. Definitions

 As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Calendar year” means the twelve calendar months beginning January first and ending December thirty-first of any year.    “Dealer” means all persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations engaged in the business or vocation of manufacturing, buying, selling, trading, dealing in, destroying, disposing of, or salvaging motor vehicles or in secondhand or used motor vehicle parts, equipment, attachments, accessories, or appurtenances common to or a part of motor vehicles.    “Driver” means the person operating or driving a motor vehicle.    “Garage” means any public building or place of business for the storage or repair of motor vehicles.    “Motor vehicle” means any vehicle of whatever description propelled by any power other than muscular except a vehicle running on rails.    “Officer” means any duly constituted peace officer of this state, or of any town, city, county, or city and county in this state.    “Owner” means any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.    “Peace officer” means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.    “Person” includes a partnership, company, corporation, or association.    “Public highway” means any public street, thoroughfare, roadway, alley, lane, or bridge in any county or city and county in the state.    “Vehicle identification number” means any identifying number, serial number, engine number, or other distinguishing number or mark, including letters, if any, that is unique to the identity of a given vehicle or component part thereof that was placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the department of revenue pursuant to section 42-12-202 or in accordance with the laws of another state or country.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2439, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: (11) amended, p. 1645, § 34, effective June 1. L. 2011: (11) amended, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 247, § 14, effective August 10.    Editor's note:   This title was numbered as numerous articles within chapter 13, C.R.S. 1963. The provisions of this title were amended with relocations in 1994, effective January 1, 1995, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this title prior to 1994, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated. For a detailed comparison of this title, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.   Cross references:   For the provisions providing for the manufacture of license plates and highway signs by state correctional facilities, see article 24 of title 17; for registration and use of snowmobiles, see article 14 of title 33; for the regulation of commercial driving schools, see article 2 of this title; for provisions relating to highway safety, see article 5 of title 43; for licensing and regulation of automobile dealers, see part 1 of article 20 of title 44; for the antimonopoly financing law, see part 2 of article 20 of title 44; for the Sunday closing law, see part 3 of article 20 of title 44.   Cross references:   For enforcement by Colorado state patrol, see §§ 24-33.5-203 (2) and 24-33.5-212 .