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CO Code § 42-4-506 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 5 - Size - Weight - Load|§ 42-4-506. Trailers and Towed Vehicles

  When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby, and said drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen feet from one vehicle to the other, except the connection between any two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered and except connections between vehicles in which the combined lengths of the vehicles and the connection does not exceed an overall length of fifty-five feet and the connection is of rigid construction included as part of the structural design of the towed vehicle.    When one vehicle is towing another and the connection consists of a chain, rope, or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection a white flag or cloth not less than twelve inches square.    Whenever one vehicle is towing another, in addition to the drawbar or other connection, except a fifth wheel connection meeting the requirements of the department of transportation, safety chains or cables arranged in such a way that it will be impossible for the vehicle being towed to break loose from the vehicle towing in the event the drawbar or other connection were to be broken, loosened, or otherwise damaged shall be used. This subsection (3) shall apply to all motor vehicles, to all trailers, except semitrailers connected by a proper fifth wheel, and to any dolly used to convert a semitrailer to a full trailer.    Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2330, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-405 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-506 was relocated to § 42-4-605 .
CO Code § 42-4-509 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 5 - Size - Weight - Load|§ 42-4-509. Vehicles Weighed - Excess Removed

  Any police or peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same by means of either portable or stationary scales or shall require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public scales in the event such scales are within five miles.      Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), whenever an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in subsection (1) of this section determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under sections 42-4-501 to 42-4-512 and 42-4-1407. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator. (2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), whenever an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in subsection (1) of this section determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under sections 42-4-501 to 42-4-512 and 42-4-1407. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator.    Whenever an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in subsection (1) of this section determines that the weight is unlawful and the load consists solely of either explosives or hazardous materials as defined in section 42-1-102 (32), such officer shall permit the driver of such vehicle to proceed to the driver's destination without requiring the driver to unload the excess portion of such load.       Any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing or who fails or refuses when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.      History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2333, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 1628, § 61, effective August 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-408 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-509 was relocated to § 42-4-608 .
CO Code § 42-4-512 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 5 - Size - Weight - Load|§ 42-4-512. Liability for Damage to Highway

  No person shall drive, operate, or move upon or over any highway or highway structure any vehicle, object, or contrivance in such a manner so as to cause damage to said highway or highway structure. When the damage sustained to said highway or highway structure is the result of the operating, driving, or moving of such vehicle, object, or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight authorized by sections 42-4-501 to 42-4-512 and 42-4-1407, it shall be no defense to any action, either civil or criminal, brought against such person that the weight of the vehicle was authorized by special permit issued in accordance with sections 42-4-501 to 42-4-512 and 42-4-1407.    Every person violating the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be liable for all damage which said highway or highway structure may sustain as a result thereof. Whenever the driver of such vehicle, object, or contrivance is not the owner thereof but is operating, driving, or moving such vehicle, object, or contrivance with the express or implied consent of the owner thereof, then said owner or driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage. The liability for damage sustained by any such highway or highway structure may be enforced by a civil action by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure. No satisfaction of such civil liability, however, shall be deemed to be a release or satisfaction of any criminal liability for violation of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.    Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2339, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-411 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-512 was relocated to § 42-4-610 .   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Interstate Legal Barriers to Transportation in the Trans-Missouri West”, see U. Colo. L. Rev. 476 .
CO Code § 42-4-601 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-601. Department to Sign Highways, Where

  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.    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.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2340, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    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 exemption of members of the military forces from traffic regulation, see § 28-3-504 ; for disposition of fines and penalties under this article, see § 42-1-217 ; for crimes that involve the operation of motor vehicles, also see §§ 18-3-106 , 18-3-205 , 18-4-409 , 18-4-512 , 18-9-107 , and 18-9-114 to 18-9-116.5 .   Cross references:   For penalties for class A and class B traffic infractions, see § 42-4-1701 (3)(a)(I) .   Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-502 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-601 was relocated to § 42-4-701 .
CO Code § 42-4-602 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-602. Local Traffic Control Devices

  No local authority shall erect or maintain any stop sign or traffic control signal at any location so as to require the traffic on any state highway to stop before entering or crossing any intersecting highway unless approval in writing has first been obtained from the department of transportation.    Where practical no local authority shall maintain three traffic control signals located on a roadway so as to be within one minute's driving time (to be determined by the speed limit) from any one of the signals to the other without synchronizing the lights to enhance the flow of traffic and thereby reduce air pollution.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2340, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-503 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-602 was relocated to § 42-4-702 .   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Interstate Legal Barriers to Transportation in the Trans-Missouri West”, see U. Colo. L. Rev. 476 .   Annotator's note. Since § 42-4-602 is similar to § 42-4-503 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 with the annotations to this section.   The regulation of traffic at street intersections in a home-rule city is a matter of local concern. Freeland v. Fife, 151 Colo. 339 , 377 P.2d 942 (1963).
CO Code § 42-4-603 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-603. Obedience to Official Traffic Control Devices

  No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the instructions of any official traffic control device including any official hand signal device placed or displayed in accordance with the provisions of this article unless otherwise directed by a police officer subject to the exceptions in this article granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle.    No provision of this article for which official traffic control devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official traffic control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.    Whenever official traffic control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this article, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.    Any official traffic control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this article and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this article unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.    Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2340, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-504 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-603 was relocated to § 42-4-703 .
CO Code § 42-4-605 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-605. Flashing Signals

  Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in conjunction with a traffic sign or a traffic signal or as a traffic beacon, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:   When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.    When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed past such signal and through the intersection or other hazardous location only with caution.       This section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad crossings shall be governed by the provisions of sections 42-4-706 to 42-4-708.    Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2343, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-506 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-605 was relocated to § 42-4-705 .
CO Code § 42-4-606 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-606. Display of Unauthorized Signs or Devices

  No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the use of motorist services information of a general nature on official highway guide signs if such signs do not indicate the brand, trademark, or name of any private business or commercial enterprise offering the service, nor shall this section be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.    Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public nuisance, and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.    Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.    The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to informational sites authorized under section 43-1-405, C.R.S.    The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to specific information signs authorized under section 43-1-420, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-507 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-606 was relocated to § 42-4-706 .   ANNOTATION   When used to prohibit expressive activities this section is unconstitutional on the basis it is impermissibly broad and vague. Faustin v. City and County of Denver, 104 F. Supp. 2d 1280 (D. Colo. 2000 ).
CO Code § 42-4-607 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-607. Interference With Official Devices

     No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, remove, or interfere with the effective operation of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon or any other part thereof. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a class B traffic infraction. (1) (a) No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, remove, or interfere with the effective operation of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon or any other part thereof. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a class B traffic infraction.    No person shall possess or sell, without lawful authority, an electronic device that is designed to cause a traffic light to change. A person who violates any provision of this paragraph (b) commits a class B traffic infraction.         No person shall use an electronic device, without lawful authority, that causes a traffic light to change. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), a person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a class A traffic infraction. (2) (a) No person shall use an electronic device, without lawful authority, that causes a traffic light to change. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), a person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a class A traffic infraction.    A person who violates any provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) and thereby proximately causes bodily injury to another person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, the court shall impose a fine of one thousand dollars.         History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 333, § 2, effective August 4. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1711, § 1, effective June 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-508 as it existed prior to 1994.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 42-4-607 is similar to § 42-4-508 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 with the annotations to this section.   Subject matter preempted by state. Sections 42-4-508 and 42-4-1405 cover the subject matter of “Interference with official devices” and a driver's “Duty upon striking highway fixtures”. Therefore, this field has been preempted by the state. City of Aurora v. Mitchell, 144 Colo. 526 , 357 P.2d 923.
CO Code § 42-4-608 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-608. Signals by Hand or Signal Device

  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.    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.    Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-509 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-608 was relocated to § 42-4-707 .
CO Code § 42-4-609 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-609. Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals

  All signals required to be given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner, and such signals shall indicate as follows:   Left-turn, hand and arm extended horizontally;    Right-turn, hand and arm extended upward;    Stop or decrease speed, hand and arm extended downward.       Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.     History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2345, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-510 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-609 was relocated to § 42-4-708 .
CO Code § 42-4-610 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic|Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic|Part 6 - Signals - Signs - Markings|§ 42-4-610. Unauthorized Insignia

 No owner shall display upon any part of the owner's vehicle any official designation, sign, or insignia of any public or quasi-public corporation or municipal, state, or national department or governmental subdivision without authority of such agency or any insignia, badge, sign, emblem, or distinctive mark of any organization or society of which the owner is not a bona fide member or otherwise authorized to display such sign or insignia. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2345, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 42-4-512 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-610 was relocated to § 42-4-710 .