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CO Code § 42-6-123 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-123. Disposition After Mortgaging

 After a mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle has been filed in the authorized agent's office, the authorized agent shall mail, deliver, or electronically transfer to the director the certificate of title or other evidence of ownership satisfactory to the director as specified in rules adopted under section 42-6-104 that the authorized agent has filed in the record. The director shall maintain completed electronic records transferred by the authorized agent. The director shall issue a new certificate of title containing, in addition to the other matters required to be set forth in certificates of title, a description of the mortgage and all information respecting the mortgage and the filing of the mortgage that appear in the certificate of the authorized agent, and the director or the director's authorized agent shall then dispose of the new certificate of title containing the notation as provided in section 42-6-124 . When a motor or off-highway vehicle is subject to an electronic mortgage or lien, the certificate of title for the motor or off-highway vehicle is considered to be physically held by the mortgagee or lienholder for all legal purposes, including compliance with state or federal odometer disclosure requirements.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2459, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1664, § 17, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1289), ch. 380, p. 2225, § 5, effective June 5; entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, pp. 2387, 2397, § § 19, 42, effective June 5.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 42-6-122 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-123 was relocated to § 42-6-124.    Amendments to this section by sections 19 and 42 of Senate Bill 13-280 were harmonized.     Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 380, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
CO Code § 42-6-124 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-124. Disposition of Certificates of Title

  The director shall dispose of a certificate of title issued by the director or the authorized agent in the following manner:   If the certificate of title that is filed by the authorized agent is maintained in an electronic format within the director's and the authorized agent's motor and off-highway vehicle databases as required by the standards established pursuant to article 71.3 of title 24, C.R.S., the certificate of title shall be disposed of in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (1).    If it appears, from the records in the director's or the authorized agent's office and from an examination of the certificate of title, that the motor or off-highway vehicle described in the certificate of title is not subject to a mortgage filed after August 1, 1949, or if the vehicle is encumbered by a mortgage filed in any county of a state other than Colorado, the director or authorized agent shall deliver the certificate of title to the person who appears to be the owner of the vehicle or mail the certificate to the owner of the vehicle at his or her address as it appears in the application, the certificate of title, or other records in the director's or the authorized agent's office.    If it appears, from the records in the office of the director or the authorized agent and from the certificate of title, that the motor or off-highway vehicle described in the certificate of title is subject to one or more mortgages filed after August 1, 1949, the director or the authorized agent shall electronically maintain or deliver the certificate of title issued by the director to the mortgagee named in the certificate of title or the holder of the certificate of title whose mortgage was first filed in the office of an authorized agent.        History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2460, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1664, § 18, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2002: (1)(a) amended, p. 859, § 10, effective May 30. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2388, § 20, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-123 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-124 was relocated to § 42-6-125 .
CO Code § 42-6-126 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-126. New Certificate Upon Release of Mortgage

     Upon the satisfaction of the debt and release of a mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle filed for record as required by section 42-6-121: (1) (a) Upon the satisfaction of the debt and release of a mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle filed for record as required by section 42-6-121:   The owner of the vehicle encumbered by the mortgage, the purchaser from or transferee of the owner as appears on the certificate of title, or the holder of a mortgage that was junior to the mortgage released, upon the receipt of the certificate of title, as provided in section 42-6-125, shall deliver the title to the authorized agent, who shall transmit the title to the director; or    The lienholder shall notify the authorized agent of the satisfaction of the debt 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 lienholder shall sign a satisfaction and release that is affirmed by a statement containing or 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.       Upon the receipt by the director of a statement of mortgage release, the director shall:   Note on the records in the director's office to show the release of the lien of the mortgage;    Issue a new certificate of title to the motor or off-highway vehicle, omitting all reference to the released mortgage; and    Dispose of the new certificate of title in the manner prescribed in other cases unless directed otherwise.          For certificates of title that are maintained in an electronic format, any release of lien, mortgage, or encumbrance shall be filed prior to the issuance of a new certificate of title. In the event the holder of the lien, mortgage, or other encumbrance has filed bankruptcy or is no longer in business, the person seeking issuance of a new certificate of title reflecting the release of the lien, mortgage, or other encumbrance, which has been maintained electronically, shall either post a bond with the director in a reasonable amount determined by the director or shall wait until the period of the lien, mortgage, or other encumbrance expires.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2461, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1665, § 20, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1089), ch. 196, p. 881, § 4, effective October 1. L. 2013: (1)(a) and (1)(b)(II) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2389, § 22, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-125 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-126 was relocated to § 42-6-127 .
CO Code § 42-6-128 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-128. Validity of Mortgage Between Parties

 Nothing in this part 1 impairs the validity of a mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle between the parties as long as no purchaser for value, mortgagee, or creditor without actual notice of the existence of a mortgage has acquired an interest in the motor or off-highway vehicle described in the mortgage, notwithstanding that the parties to the mortgage have failed to comply with this part 1.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2462, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2390, § 24, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-127 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-128 was relocated to § 42-6-130 .   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 42-6-128 is similar to § 42-6-127 as it existed prior to the 1994 amending of title 42 as enacted by SB 94-1, relevant cases construing that provision have been included in the annotations to this section.   By virtue of this section the failure to have a certificate of title issued does not defeat the contractual rights of the seller. Randall v. Carroll, 30 Colo. App. 45, 488 P.2d 250 .   Persons with no right in vehicle not protected by § 42-6-119 . Where a party has no rights to a motor vehicle, having been divested of all ownership, he is not within the four categories of persons protected by the filing requirements of § 42-6-119 . People v. Armijo, 197 Colo. 91 , 589 P.2d 935 (1979).
CO Code § 42-6-130 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-130. Priority of Secured Interests

 The liens or mortgages filed for record or noted on a certificate of title to a motor or off-highway vehicle, as provided in section 42-6-121 , take priority in the same order that they were filed with the authorized agent; except that the priority of a purchase-money security interest, as defined in section 4-9-103 , C.R.S., is determined in accordance with sections 4-9-317 (e) and 4-9-324 (a), C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2463, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1668, § 23, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 818, § 19, effective August 8. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-150), ch. 182, p. 802, § 4, effective April 22. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2391, § 26, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-128 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-130 was relocated to § 42-6-132 .
CO Code § 42-6-131 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-131. Mechanic's, Warehouse, and Other Liens

 Nothing in this part 1 impairs the rights of lien claimants arising under a mechanic's lien or the lien of a warehouse or other person claimed for repairs on or storage of a motor or off-highway vehicle when a mechanic's lien or storage lien originated prior to a mortgage or lien on the motor or off-highway vehicle being filed for record and the vehicle has remained continuously in the possession of the person claiming the mechanic's lien or lien for storage.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2463, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 818, § 20, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2391, § 27, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-129 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-131 was relocated to § 42-6-133 .
CO Code § 42-6-134 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-134. Where Application for Certificates of Title Made

 Except as otherwise provided in this part 1, a person shall apply for recording of a certificate of title upon the sale or transfer of a motor or off-highway vehicle with the authorized agent of the county where the vehicle will be registered for operation. If the certificate of title application is made through a third-party provider, the applicant need not be physically present in the county where the vehicle will be registered if the third-party provider applies for a certificate of title in the county where the vehicle will be registered.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2464, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1668, § 25, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 819, § 23, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2392, § 29, effective June 5. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1299), ch. 297, p. 1814, § 12, effective July 1, 2019.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-132 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-134 was relocated to § 42-6-136 .
CO Code § 42-6-140 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 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.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2467, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1003, § 8, effective August 6. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 824, § 29, effective August 8. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 52, § 12, effective March 2.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-138 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-140 was relocated to § 42-6-142 .   Cross references:   For registration requirements and exemptions, see § 42-3-103 .
CO Code § 42-6-141 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-141. Director's Records to Be Public

 Records in the director's office pertaining to the title to a motor or off-highway vehicle are public records subject to section 42-1-206 . This includes records regarding ownership of and mortgages or liens on a vehicle for which a Colorado certificate of title has been issued.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 824, § 30, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2395, § 35, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-139 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-141 was relocated to § 42-6-143 .
CO Code § 42-6-142 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-142. Penalties

  A person shall not sell, transfer, or in any manner dispose of a motor or off-highway vehicle in this state without complying with this part 1.    A person who violates subsection (1) of this section for which no other penalty is expressly provided is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 824, § 31, effective August 8. L. 2013: (1) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2395, § 36, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-140 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-142 was relocated to § 42-6-145 .   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 42-6-142 is similar to § 42-6-140 as it existed prior to the 1994 amending of title 42 as enacted by SB 94-1, a relevant case construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.   Where violation occurred prior to July 1, 1988, and since this statute did not provide for probation, it was illegal for court to impose a fine and then suspend the fine and place the defendant on probation conditioned on restitution. People v. Rollins, 771 P.2d 32 (Colo. App. 1989).
CO Code § 42-6-143 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-143. Altering or Using Altered Certificate

 A person who causes to be altered or forged a certificate of title issued by the director pursuant to this part 1, or a written transfer of a title, or any other notation placed on the title by the director or under the director's authority concerning a mortgage or lien or who uses or attempts to use any such certificate to transfer the vehicle, knowing it to be altered or forged, commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401 , C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1563, § 376, effective October 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 825, § 32, effective August 8.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-141 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-143 was relocated to § 42-6-146 .   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 42-6-144 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-144. False Oath

 A person who applies for a certificate of title, written transfer of a title, satisfaction and release, oath, affirmation, affidavit, statement, report, or deposition required to be made or taken under any of the provisions of this article, and who, upon such application, transfer, satisfaction and release, oath, affirmation, affidavit, statement, report, or deposition, swears or affirms willfully and falsely in a matter material to any issue, point, or subject matter in question, in addition to any other penalties provided in this article, is guilty of perjury in the second degree, as defined in section 18-8-503 , C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 825, § 33, effective August 8.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-141.5 as it existed prior to 1994.
CO Code § 42-6-146 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-146. Repossession of Motor Vehicle or Off-Highway Vehicle - Owner Must Notify Law Enforcement Agency - Definition - Penalty

  If a mortgagee, lienholder, or the mortgagee's or lienholder's assignee or the agent of either repossesses a motor or off-highway vehicle because of default in the terms of a secured debt, the repossessor shall notify, either orally or in writing, a law enforcement agency, as provided in this section, of the repossession, the name of the owner, the name of the repossessor, and the name of the mortgagee, lienholder, or assignee. The notification must be made at least one hour before, if possible, and in any event no later than one hour after, the repossession occurs. If the repossession takes place in an incorporated city or town, the repossessor shall notify the police department, town marshal, or other local law enforcement agency of the city or town. If the repossession takes place in the unincorporated area of a county, the repossessor shall notify the county sheriff.    A repossessor who violates subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.    If a motor or off-highway vehicle being repossessed is subject to the “Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions”, article 9 of title 4, C.R.S., the repossession is governed by section 4-9-629, C.R.S.    As used in this section, the term “repossessor” means the party who physically takes possession of the motor or off-highway vehicle and drives, tows, or transports the vehicle for delivery to the mortgagee, lienholder, or assignee or the agent of the mortgagee, lienholder, or assignee.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2469, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2001: (3) amended, p. 1448, § 47, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1564, § 377, effective October 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 825, § 35, effective August 8. L. 2013: (1), (3), and (4) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2395, § 38, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-143 as it existed prior to 1994.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 42-6-147 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 1 - Certificates of Title|§ 42-6-147. Central Registry - Rules

  The director shall maintain a central registry of electronic files for all certificates of title, mortgages, liens, releases of liens or mortgages, and extensions. The authorized agents shall transmit all electronic filing information to the director for maintenance of the registry. The director shall promulgate rules:   To determine when an electronic signature is acceptable for the purposes of filing certificate of title documents; and    As may be necessary for the administration of electronic filing of certificates of title and all related documents.       The director shall develop a plan to implement electronic filing on a statewide basis. The director shall encourage participation by the counties in an electronic filing system. The director shall begin the implementation of the electronic filing system no later than July 1, 2001, and shall complete the statewide implementation of electronic filing no later than July 1, 2006. The director may grant an exclusion from participation in the electronic filing system upon application by an individual county that demonstrates reasonable cause why electronic filing would be burdensome to the county.     History. Source: L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 1671, § 30, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 826, § 36, effective August 8.
CO Code § 42-6-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 6 - Certificates of Title - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|Part 2 - Used Motor Vehicle Sales|§ 42-6-203. Penalty

 A violation of any of the provisions of section 42-6-202 is a class 1 misdemeanor.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2471, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-6-207 as it existed prior to 1994.   Cross references:   For the penalty for a class 1 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501 .