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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1008 - Following too closely

(1)
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.
(2)
The driver of any motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district and which is following another motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, whenever conditions permit, leave sufficient space so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger; except that this shall not prevent a motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from overtaking and passing any like vehicle or other vehicle.
(3)
Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This provision shall not apply to funeral processions.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2361, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-908 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1008.5 - Crowding or threatening bicyclist

(1)
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not, in a careless and imprudent manner, drive the vehicle unnecessarily close to, toward, or near a bicyclist.
(2)
Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits careless driving as described in section
42-4-1402
.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-148), ch. 239, p. 1088, §5, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1009 - Coasting prohibited

(1)
The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral.
(2)
The driver of a truck or bus when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2361, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-909 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1011 - Use of runaway vehicle ramps

(1)
No person shall use a runaway vehicle ramp unless such person is in an emergency situation requiring use of the ramp to stop such person's vehicle.
(2)
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle on a runaway vehicle ramp or in the pathway of the ramp.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2363, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-911 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1013 - Passing lane - definitions - penalty

(1)
A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in the passing lane of a highway if the speed limit is sixty-five miles per hour or more unless such person is passing other motor vehicles that are in a nonpassing lane or turning left, or unless the volume of traffic does not permit the motor vehicle to safely merge into a nonpassing lane.
(2)
For the purposes of this section:
(a)
"Nonpassing lane" means any lane that is to the right of the passing lane if there are two or more adjacent lanes of traffic moving in the same direction in one roadway.
(b)
"Passing lane" means the farthest to the left lane if there are two or more adjacent lanes of traffic moving in the same direction in one roadway; except that, if such left lane is restricted to high occupancy vehicle use or is designed for left turns only, the passing lane shall be the lane immediately to the right of such high occupancy lane or left-turn lane.
(3)
A person who violates this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 124, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 10 - DRIVING - OVERTAKING - PASSING (§§ 42-4-1001 — 42-4-1014) › Section 42-4-1014 - [Effective 8/7/2024] 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.
Added by 2024 Ch. 207,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 207, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 11 - SPEED REGULATIONS (§§ 42-4-1101 — 42-4-1106) › Section 42-4-1103 - Minimum speed regulation

(1)
No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any highway at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable forward movement of traffic, except when a reduced speed is necessary for safe operation of such vehicle or in compliance with law.
(2)
Whenever the department of transportation or local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation as described in the state traffic control manual, that slow speeds on any part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, said department or such local authority may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which no person shall drive a vehicle, except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
(3)
Notwithstanding any minimum speed that may be authorized and posted pursuant to this section, if any person drives a motor vehicle on a highway outside an incorporated area or on any controlled-access highway at a speed less than the normal and reasonable speed of traffic under the conditions then and there existing and by so driving at such slower speed impedes or retards the normal and reasonable movement of vehicular traffic following immediately behind, then such driver shall:
(a)
Where the width of the traveled way permits, drive in the right-hand lane available to traffic or on the extreme right side of the roadway consistent with the provisions of section
42-4-1001 (2)
until such impeded traffic has passed by; or
(b)
Pull off the roadway at the first available place where such movement can safely and lawfully be made until such impeded traffic has passed by.
(4)
Wherever special uphill traffic lanes or roadside turnouts are provided and posted, drivers of all vehicles proceeding at less than the normal and reasonable speed of traffic shall use such lanes or turnouts to allow other vehicles to pass or maintain normal traffic flow.
(5)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2368, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1003 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 11 - SPEED REGULATIONS (§§ 42-4-1101 — 42-4-1106) › Section 42-4-1104 - Speed limits on elevated structures

(1)
No person shall drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, when such structure is signposted as provided in this section.
(2)
The department of transportation upon request from any local authority shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and, if it finds that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under sections
42-4-1101
to
42-4-1104
, said department shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which such structure can withstand and shall cause or permit suitable standard signs stating such maximum speed to be erected and maintained before each end of such structure in conformity with the state traffic control manual.
(3)
Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of this section, proof of said determination of the maximum speed by said department and the existence of said signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2368, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1004 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1104 was relocated to §
42-4-1204
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 11 - SPEED REGULATIONS (§§ 42-4-1101 — 42-4-1106) › Section 42-4-1106 - Minimum speed in left lane - interstate 70

(1)
Where the average grade is six percent or more uphill for at least one mile, no person shall operate a motor vehicle in the far left lane of traffic of interstate 70 at a speed of less than the lower of ten miles per hour below the speed limit or the minimum speed set by the department of transportation, except if:
(a)
Necessary to obey traffic control devices;
(b)
Necessary to exit or enter interstate 70;
(c)
Weather or traffic conditions require speeds slower than the speed limit necessary under section
42-4-1101
; or
(d)
Necessary because of a lane closure or blockage.
(2)
The department of transportation shall post signs giving the public notice of this section.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-196), ch. 333, p. 1534, §2, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 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.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2369, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1101 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1201 was relocated to §
42-2-128
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1202 - Parking or abandonment of vehicles

(1)
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, either attended or unattended, outside of a business or a residential district, upon the paved or improved and main-traveled part of the highway. Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or improved and main-traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position, subject, when applicable, to the emergency lighting requirements set forth in section
42-4-230
.
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2369, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1102 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1202 was relocated to §
42-4-1301
.
For transfer and purge of titles of abandoned vehicles, see § 42-4-1810 ; for criminal penalty for abandonment of a motor vehicle, see § 18-4-512 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 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.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2370, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1103.1 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1203 was relocated to §
42-4-1401
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1205 - Parking at curb or edge of roadway

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder or with its left-hand wheels within twelve inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.
(3)
Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway; except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any state highway unless the department of transportation has determined by resolution or order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2372, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1105 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1205 was relocated to §
42-4-1403
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1206 - Unattended motor vehicle - definitions

(1)
A person driving or in charge of an unlocked motor vehicle shall not permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, and effectively setting the brake thereon. When the vehicle is standing upon any grade, the person shall turn the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway in such a manner as to prevent the vehicle from rolling onto the traveled way.
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
(3)
The use or operation of a remote starter system or adequate security measures is sufficient to comply with subsection (1) of this section.
(4)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Adequate security measures" includes, but is not limited to:
(I)
Using a vehicle that requires a key to put the vehicle into gear and move the vehicle;
(II)
Keeping a keyless start fob out of proximity of the vehicle; or
(III)
Employing steering wheel security devices.
(b)
"Remote starter system" means a device installed in a motor vehicle that allows the engine of the vehicle to be started by remote or radio control.
(5)
Nothing in this section preempts or otherwise impairs the power of local authorities to enforce or enact ordinances or resolutions concerning time limits on the idling of motor vehicles within one year after August 10, 2016.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 296, § 1, eff. 5/29/2018.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 62, § 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2372, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1122), ch. 62, p. 163, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2018: (3) amended, (HB 18-1296), ch. 296, p. 1807, § 1, effective May 29.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1106 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1206 was relocated to §
42-4-1404
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1207 - Opening and closing vehicle doors

No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic; nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2372, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1107 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1207 was relocated to §
42-4-1406
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1209 - Owner liability for parking violations

(1)
In addition to any other liability provided for in this article, the owner of a motor vehicle who is engaged in the business of leasing or renting motor vehicles is liable for payment of a parking violation fine unless the owner of the leased or rented motor vehicle can furnish sufficient evidence that the vehicle was, at the time of the parking violation, in the care, custody, or control of another person. To avoid liability for payment the owner of the motor vehicle is required, within a reasonable time after notification of the parking violation, to furnish to the prosecutorial division of the appropriate jurisdiction the name and address of the person or company who leased, rented, or otherwise had the care, custody, or control of such vehicle. As a condition to avoid liability for payment of a parking violation, any person or company who leases or rents motor vehicles to another person shall attach to the leasing or rental agreement a notice stating that, pursuant to the requirements of this section, the operator of the vehicle is liable for payment of a parking violation fine incurred when the operator has the care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle. The notice shall inform the operator that the operator's name and address shall be furnished to the prosecutorial division of the appropriate jurisdiction when a parking violation fine is incurred by the operator.
(2)
The provisions of this section may be adopted by local authorities pursuant to section
42-4-110 (1)
.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2375, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1110 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1210 - Designated areas on private property for authorized vehicles

(1)
The owner or lessee of any private property available for public use in the unincorporated areas of a county may request in writing that specified areas on such property be designated by the board of county commissioners for use only by authorized vehicles and that said areas, upon acceptance in writing by the board of county commissioners, shall be clearly marked by the owner or lessee with official traffic control devices, as defined in section
42-1-102 (64)
. Such a request shall be a waiver of any objection the owner or lessee may assert concerning enforcement of this section by peace officers of this state, and such officers are hereby authorized and empowered to so enforce this section, provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding. When the owner or lessee gives written notice to the board of county commissioners that said request is withdrawn, and the owner or lessee removes all traffic control devices, the provisions of this section shall no longer be applicable.
(2)
It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle other than an authorized vehicle in any area designated and marked for such use as provided in this section.
(3)
Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (2) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction. The disposition of fines and forfeitures shall be paid into the treasury of the county at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by the board of county commissioners.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 731, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2376, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3305, p. 3305, § 731, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-1111 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1210 was relocated to §
42-4-314
.
(2) 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.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1211 - Limitations on backing

(1)
(a)
The driver of a vehicle, whether on public property or private property which is used by the general public for parking purposes, shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(b)
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway.
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2376, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-112 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1211 was relocated to §
42-4-1304
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1212 - [Effective Until 11/1/2024] Pay parking access for persons with disabilities

(1)
A person who owns, operates, or manages a parking space that requires remuneration shall not tow, boot, or otherwise take adverse action against an individual or motor vehicle parking in the space for failure to pay the remuneration if the motor vehicle bears a remuneration-exempt identifying placard issued pursuant to section
42-3-204
.
(2)
Notwithstanding any statute, resolution, or ordinance of the state of Colorado, a political subdivision of Colorado, or a governing board of a state institution of higher education, parking in a space without paying the required remuneration is not a violation of the statute, resolution, or ordinance if the conditions specified in subsection (1) of this section are met.
(3)
A law or parking enforcement agency shall withdraw any penalty assessment notice or summons and complaint that is deemed not to be a violation under subsection (2) of this section within five business days after being shown proof that the individual cited has a valid remuneration-exempt identifying placard.
(4)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)
Amended by 2018 Ch. 265, § 4, eff. 1/1/2019.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10 - 10 19), ch. 400, p. 1929, § 4, effective 1/1/2011. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1285), ch. 265, p. 1630, § 4, effective 1/1/2019.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
For the short title ("The Chris Hinds Act") in HB 18-1285, see section 1 of chapter 265, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1212 - [Effective 11/1/2024] Pay parking access for persons with disabilities

(1)
A person who owns, operates, or manages a parking space, including a parking space within a parking lot, that requires remuneration paid through a parking device shall not tow, boot, or otherwise take adverse action against an individual or motor vehicle parking in the space for failure to pay the remuneration if the motor vehicle bears a remuneration-exempt identifying placard issued pursuant to section
42-3-204
.
(2)
Notwithstanding any statute, resolution, or ordinance of the state of Colorado, a political subdivision of Colorado, or a governing board of a state institution of higher education, parking in a space without paying the required remuneration is not a violation of the statute, resolution, or ordinance if the conditions specified in subsection (1) of this section are met.
(3)
A law or parking enforcement agency shall withdraw any penalty assessment notice or summons and complaint that is deemed not to be a violation under subsection (2) of this section within five business days after being shown proof that the individual cited has a valid remuneration-exempt identifying placard.
(4)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)
Amended by 2024 Ch. 195,§ 2, eff. 11/1/2024.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 265, § 4, eff. 1/1/2019.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10 - 10 19), ch. 400, p. 1929, § 4, effective 1/1/2011. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1285), ch. 265, p. 1630, § 4, effective 1/1/2019.
2024 Ch. 195, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
For the short title ("The Chris Hinds Act") in HB 18-1285, see section 1 of chapter 265, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 12 - PARKING (§§ 42-4-1201 — 42-4-1213) › Section 42-4-1213 - Parking in electric motor vehicle charging stations - definition

(1)
(a)
For the purposes of this section, "official sign" means a sign identifying a parking space for electric motor vehicle charging that cites this section or the equivalent local ordinance and that clearly displays the penalties for violating this section or the equivalent local ordinance.
(b)
The owner of public or private property may install official signs that identify a parking space as a dedicated charging station. The installation operates as a waiver of any objection the owner may assert concerning enforcement of this section by a peace officer. A peace officer may enforce this section on private property.
(2)
(a)
A person shall not park a motor vehicle within a parking space designated for charging a plug-in electric motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is a plug-in electric motor vehicle.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person shall not park a plug-in electric motor vehicle in a parking space with a dedicated charging connector for the parking space unless the person is parked in the charging station for the purpose of charging the plug-in electric motor vehicle.
(c)
A plug-in electric motor vehicle is rebuttably presumed to not be charging if the motor vehicle is:
(I)
Parked in a charging station parking space with a dedicated charging connector for the space; and
(II)
Not continuously and electrically connected to the charger for longer than thirty minutes.
(3)
(a)
A person may park a plug-in electric motor vehicle at a charging station after the motor vehicle is fully charged in a parking lot:
(I)
That serves a lodging business if the person is a client of the lodging business and has parked the plug-in electric motor vehicle in the lot to charge overnight;
(II)
That serves an airport if the person is a client of the airport and has parked the plug-in electric motor vehicle in the lot to charge when traveling; or
(III)
Between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
(b)
The exception in subsection (3)(a) of this section is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (2) of this section.
(4)
A person who violates this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Added by 2019 Ch. 384,§ 3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1298), ch. 3439, p. 3439, § 3, effective August 2.
Section 5 of chapter 384 (HB 19-1298), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committed on or after August 2, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 13 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1300.3 — 42-4-1308) › Section 42-4-1300.3 - [Repealed]

L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1897, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: (3) amended, p. 781, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section repealed, p. 255, § 26, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 13 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1300.3 — 42-4-1308) › Section 42-4-1301.2 - [Repealed]

L. 2002: Entire section added with relocations, p. 1907, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section repealed, p. 255, § 26, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 13 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1300.3 — 42-4-1308) › Section 42-4-1302 - Stopping of suspect

A law enforcement officer may stop any person who the officer reasonably suspects is committing or has committed a violation of section
42-4-1301 (1) or (2)
and may require the person to give such person's name, address, and an explanation of his or her actions. The stopping shall not constitute an arrest.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2390, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1202.1 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1302 was relocated to §
42-4-1502
.
For provision that the operation of vehicles and the movement of pedestrians pursuant to this section apply upon streets and highways and elsewhere throughout the state, see § 42-4-103(2)(b) .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 13 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1300.3 — 42-4-1308) › Section 42-4-1303 - Records - prima facie proof

Official records of the department of public health and environment relating to certification of breath test instruments, certification of operators and operator instructors of breath test instruments, certification of standard solutions, and certification of laboratories shall be official records of the state, and copies thereof, attested by the executive director of the department of public health and environment or the director's deputy and accompanied by a certificate bearing the official seal for said department that the executive director or the director's deputy has custody of said records, shall be admissible in all courts of record and shall constitute prima facie proof of the information contained therein. The department seal required under this section may also consist of a rubber stamp producing a facsimile of the seal stamped upon the document.
L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2816, § 595, effective July 1; entire title amended with relocations, p. 2390, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-1202.2 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1303 was relocated to §
42-4-1503
.
(2) Amendments to this section by House Bill 94-1029 were harmonized with Senate Bill 94-001.
For provision that the operation of vehicles and the movement of pedestrians pursuant to this section apply upon streets and highways and elsewhere throughout the state, see § 42-4-103(2)(b) .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 13 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1300.3 — 42-4-1308) › Section 42-4-1308 - Study of devices capable of assessing drug impairment of motorists - report - definition - repeal

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "field study" means a research activity that occurs outside of an office or laboratory setting for at least a portion of the study's duration.
(2)
On or before June 1, 2022, the Colorado department of transportation shall issue a request for proposal for a study and report to be conducted and completed not later than June 1, 2023. The Colorado department of transportation shall submit and present a final report at the joint transportation committee's "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing pursuant to section
2-7-203
and to the Colorado task force on drunk and impaired driving created in section
42-4-1306
. The study shall investigate and evaluate the viability of devices that are capable of assessing cognitive and physical impairment of motorists to detect the presence of drugs other than alcohol during roadside sobriety investigations.
(3)
The request for proposal must include, at a minimum:
(a)
The intended study methodology;
(b)
The performance of a field study to examine the viability of the devices;
(c)
The recruitment of at least one hundred participants; and
(d)
A data comparison between blood samples and test results from the devices for each study participant. For the purpose of the comparative analyses, the blood samples must be collected at least three different times during the field study.
(4)
The report submitted to the general assembly pursuant to this section must include legislative recommendations concerning a pilot program to further analyze the devices.
(5)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Added by 2022 Ch. 458,§1, eff. 6/8/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 14 - OTHER OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1401 — 42-4-1416) › Section 42-4-1401 - Reckless driving - penalty

(1)
A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in such a manner as to indicate either a wanton or a willful disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. A person convicted of reckless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter is not subject to section
42-2-127
.
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand 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.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 271, § 11, eff. 5/23/2019.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2392, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 1279, p. 1279, § 57, effective October 1. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1221), ch. 2561, p. 2561, § 11, effective May 23.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1203 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1401 was relocated to §
42-4-1601
.
For operating a vehicle in a reckless manner while eluding a peace officer, see § 18-9-116.5 ; for provision that the operation of vehicles and the movement of pedestrians pursuant to this section apply upon streets and highways and elsewhere throughout the state, see § 42-4-103(2)(b) .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 14 - OTHER OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1401 — 42-4-1416) › Section 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.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 271, § 12, eff. 5/23/2019.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2392, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 1280, p. 1280, § 58, effective October 1. L. 2010: (2) amended, (SB 10-204), ch. 1080, p. 1080, § 2, effective May 21. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1221), ch. 2561, p. 2561, § 12, effective May 23.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1204 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1402 was relocated to §
42-4-1602
.
For provision that the operation of vehicles and the movement of pedestrians pursuant to this section apply upon streets and highways and elsewhere throughout the state, see § 42-4-103(2)(b) .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 14 - OTHER OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1401 — 42-4-1416) › Section 42-4-1402.5 - Vulnerable road user - prohibition - violations and penalties - definition

(1)
Definition.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "vulnerable road user" means:
(a)
A pedestrian;
(b)
A person engaged in work upon a roadway or upon utility facilities along a roadway;
(c)
A person providing emergency services within a right-of-way;
(d)
A peace officer who is outside a motor vehicle and performing the peace officer's duties in a right-of-way;
(e)
A person riding or leading an animal; or
(f)
A person lawfully using any of the following on a public right-of-way, crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway:
(I)
A bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, tricycle, or other pedal-powered vehicle;
(II)
A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for farm use;
(III)
A skateboard;
(IV)
Roller skates;
(V)
In-line skates;
(VI)
A scooter;
(VII)
A moped;
(VIII)
A motorcycle;
(IX)
An off-highway vehicle;
(X)
An animal-drawn, wheeled vehicle;
(XI)
Farm equipment;
(XII)
A sled;
(XIII)
An electric personal assistive mobility device;
(XIV)
A wheelchair;
(XV)
A baby stroller;
(XVI)
A nonmotorized pull wagon; or
(XVII)
An autocycle.
(2)
Prohibition.
A person who drives a motor vehicle in violation of section
42-4-1402
and whose actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury, as defined in section
42-4-1601 (4)(b)
, to a vulnerable road user commits infliction of serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user.
(3)
Violations and penalties.
(a)
Infliction of serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user is a class 1 traffic misdemeanor.
(b)
In addition to the penalties imposed in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(c) of this section, the court may order the violator to:
(I)
Attend a driver improvement course in accordance with section
42-4-1717
; and
(II)
Perform useful public service for a number of hours, which must not exceed three hundred twenty hours, to be determined by the court in accordance with section
18-1.3-507
.
(c)
In addition to the penalties imposed in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section, a person who is convicted of violating this section is subject to:
(I)
License suspension in accordance with section
42-2-127
; and
(II)
An order of restitution under part 6 of article
1.3
of title
18
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 361, § 24, eff. 1/1/2023.
Added by 2019 Ch. 331, § 2, eff. 5/29/2019.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-175), ch. 3070, p. 3070, § 2, effective May 29.
Section 5 of chapter 331 (SB 19-175), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committed on or after May 29, 2019.
2022 Ch. 361, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 14 - OTHER OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1401 — 42-4-1416) › Section 42-4-1403 - Following fire apparatus prohibited

The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2392, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1205 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1403 was relocated to §
42-4-1603
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 14 - OTHER OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1401 — 42-4-1416) › Section 42-4-1404 - Crossing fire hose

No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department used at any fire, alarm of fire, or practice runs or laid down on any street, private driveway, or highway without the consent of the fire department official in command. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2392, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-1206 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1404 was relocated to §
42-4-1604
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 14 - OTHER OFFENSES (§§ 42-4-1401 — 42-4-1416) › Section 42-4-1405 - Riding in trailers

No person shall occupy a trailer while it is being moved upon a public highway. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2393, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-113 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1405 was relocated to §
42-4-1605
.