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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 24 - EVENT DATA RECORDERS (§§ 42-4-2401 — 42-4-2403) › Section 42-4-2403 - Applicability

This part 24 applies to motor vehicles manufactured on or after May 1, 2007.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-6-403 and amended by 2018 Ch. 7,§ 3, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 138, § 3, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 12-6-403 as it existed prior to 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 25 - EDUCATION REGARDING APPROACHING CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS WHILE NOT DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE (§ 42-4-2501) › Section 42-4-2501 - Educational materials - updating of driving manual

(1)
The department of transportation, in collaboration with the departments of education and public safety and appropriate nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups, shall produce for the general public educational materials concerning legal requirements and safe practices for approaching controlled intersections as a pedestrian or while operating a low-speed conveyance, as defined in section
42-4-1412.5(4)(b)
.
(2)
The division of motor vehicles in the department shall include in updates to the "Colorado Driver Handbook" updated information regarding legal requirements and safe practices for approaching controlled intersections that reflects changes to prior law made by House Bill 22-1028, enacted in 2022.
Added by 2022 Ch. 96,§4, eff. 4/13/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-101 - Definitions

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Calendar year" means the twelve calendar months beginning January first and ending December thirty-first of any year.
(2)
"Dealer" means all persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations engaged in the business or vocation of manufacturing, buying, selling, trading, dealing in, destroying, disposing of, or salvaging motor vehicles or in secondhand or used motor vehicle parts, equipment, attachments, accessories, or appurtenances common to or a part of motor vehicles.
(3)
"Driver" means the person operating or driving a motor vehicle.
(4)
"Garage" means any public building or place of business for the storage or repair of motor vehicles.
(5)
"Motor vehicle" means any vehicle of whatever description propelled by any power other than muscular except a vehicle running on rails.
(6)
"Officer" means any duly constituted peace officer of this state, or of any town, city, county, or city and county in this state.
(7)
"Owner" means any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
(8)
"Peace officer" means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
(9)
"Person" includes a partnership, company, corporation, or association.
(10)
"Public highway" means any public street, thoroughfare, roadway, alley, lane, or bridge in any county or city and county in the state.
(11)
"Vehicle identification number" means any identifying number, serial number, engine number, or other distinguishing number or mark, including letters, if any, that is unique to the identity of a given vehicle or component part thereof that was placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the department of revenue pursuant to section
42-12-202
or in accordance with the laws of another state or country.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2439, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: (11) amended, p. 1645, § 34, effective June 1. L. 2011: (11) amended, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 247, § 14, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2014 Ch. 392, § 2, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2440, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1562, § 372, effective October 1. L. 2014: Entire section repealed, (SB 14-176), ch. 392, p. 1983, § 2, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, § 745, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2440, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 98: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 799, § 16, effective July 1; (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 1441, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 1697, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3317, 3331, §§ 745, 803.
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).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-104 - Theft of motor vehicle parts - theft of license plates

(1) to (3)
Repealed.
(4)
(a)
Any person who knowingly and with criminal intent removes, detaches, or takes from a motor vehicle that is the property of another a license plate or who aids, abets, or assists in the commission of such an act or acts is guilty of theft of a license plate.
(b)
Theft of a license plate is a class 2 misdemeanor.
(5)
Repealed.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 746, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2441, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 98: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 1441, § 23, effective July 1; (2)(a), (2)(b), and (3) amended, p. 799, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4) added, p. 2649, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1697, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3318, p. 3318, § 746, effective 3/1/2022; (5) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3318, 3331, §§ 746, 803.
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).
(1) For penalties for class 2 misdemeanors, see § 18-1.3-501 . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending subsections (2) and (3), see section 1 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-106 - Duties of dealers - assembled motor vehicles

It is the duty of every dealer and of every proprietor of a garage to examine, without charge, the engine or vehicle identification number of every motor vehicle bought, taken in trade, repaired, or stored by them. Such dealer shall not be required to examine the engine or vehicle identification number of the same motor vehicle more than once in the same calendar year when such dealer knows that the person in possession of such motor vehicle is the lawful owner thereof. It is the further duty of the dealer, proprietor of a garage, or the dealer or proprietor's agent, promptly and without delay, to report to or notify in person, or by telephone or telegraph, or by special messenger the nearest police station or peace officer if the engine or vehicle identification number of said motor vehicle has been altered, changed, or so obliterated as to make the number indecipherable or if the engine or vehicle identification number or the state registration license number of said motor vehicle does not correspond with the engine or vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle state registration certificate of the driver of said motor vehicle. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-503
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 748, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2442, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1563, § 373, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3319, p. 3319, § 748, effective 3/1/2022.
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).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-107 - Seizure of motor vehicles or component parts by peace officers

All peace officers are authorized to take and hold possession of any motor vehicle or component part if its engine number, vehicle identification number, or manufacturer's serial number has been altered, changed, or obliterated or if such officer has good and sufficient reason to believe that the motor vehicle or component part is not in the rightful possession of the driver or person in charge thereof.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2442, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-108 - Penalty

Any person violating any of the provisions of this part 1, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this part 1, commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-503
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 749, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2443, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1563, § 374, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3319, p. 3319, § 749, effective 3/1/2022.
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).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-109 - Report of stored or parked motor vehicles - when

Whenever any motor vehicle of a type subject to registration in this state has been stored, parked, or left in a garage, a trailer park, or any type of storage or parking lot for a period of over thirty days, the owner of such garage, trailer park, or lot shall report the make, engine number, vehicle identification number, and serial number of such motor vehicle in writing to the Colorado state patrol auto theft section, Denver, Colorado, and the sheriff of the county in which the garage, trailer park, or lot is located. Nothing in this section shall apply where arrangements have been made for continuous storage or parking by the owner of the motor vehicle so parked or stored and where the owner of said motor vehicle so parked or stored is personally known to the owner or operator of such garage, trailer park, or storage or parking lot. Any person who fails to submit the report required under this section at the end of thirty days forfeits all claims for storage of such motor vehicles; and commits a civil infraction; and each day's failure to make such a report as required under this section shall constitute a separate offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 750, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2443, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3319, p. 3319, § 750, effective 3/1/2022.
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).
For penalties for civil infractions, see § 18-1.3-503 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-111 - Proof of authorized possession

(1)
Whenever any motor vehicle or major component part of a motor vehicle is transported, shipped, towed, or hauled by any means in this state, said vehicle or component part shall be accompanied by proper authorization of possession from the legal owner or a law enforcement agency. Such authorization may include, but need not be limited to, bills of lading, shipment invoices, towing requests, or other specific authorization which readily identifies the rightful owner and conveys said owner's authorization of possession to the person transporting the motor vehicle or component part.
(2)
A person who violates this section commits a civil infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 751, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2445, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3320, p. 3320, § 751, effective 3/1/2022.
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).
For penalties for civil infractions, see § 18-1.3-503 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 1 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-113) › Section 42-5-113 - Colorado auto theft prevention cash fund - audit

Beginning in the 2008-09 fiscal year, and every five years thereafter, the state auditor shall cause an audit to be made of the Colorado auto theft prevention cash fund created in section
42-5-112(4)
to include procedures to test distributions from the fund for compliance with program requirements and guidelines. The state auditor shall review a sample of distributions and expenditures from the Colorado auto theft prevention cash fund for the purposes described in section
42-5-112
. The state auditor shall prepare a report of each audit conducted and file the report with the audit committee of the general assembly. Following the release of the audit report, the state auditor shall file the audit report with the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264,§ 113, eff. 5/25/2017.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 284,§ 5, eff. 5/24/2013.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 2098, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-129), ch. 284, p. 1493, § 5, effective May 24. L. 2017: (1)(b)(IV) amended, (SB 17-240), ch.395, p. 2067, § 56, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1416, § 113, effective May 25.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 415, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 2 - VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION (§§ 42-5-201 — 42-5-207) › Section 42-5-202 - Vehicle identification number inspection

(1)
No bonded title vehicle, homemade vehicle, rebuilt vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, or vehicle assembled from a kit shall be sold in the state of Colorado or issued a Colorado certificate of title unless the seller or owner of such vehicle has had its vehicle identification number inspected and recorded by an inspector on the inspection form approved by the department of revenue.
(2)
No bonded title commercial vehicle, homemade commercial vehicle, rebuilt commercial vehicle, reconstructed commercial vehicle, or commercial vehicle assembled from a kit shall be issued a Colorado certificate of title unless an inspector inspects the vehicle identification number and records the number on the inspection form approved by the department of revenue.
(2.5)
The department is authorized to perform a vehicle identification number inspection on any motor vehicle subject to this article that the department determines is necessary or convenient in carrying out its duties pursuant to this article and to charge and receive an inspection fee pursuant to section
42-5-204
for such inspection.
(3)
The inspections required by this section include a physical inspection of the vehicle or commercial vehicle and a computer check of the state and national compilations of wanted and stolen vehicles or commercial vehicles. If the inspector determines that the vehicle identification number has not been removed, changed, altered, or obliterated and that it is not the identification number of a wanted or stolen vehicle or commercial vehicle, the inspection form shall be transmitted to the executive director of the department of revenue, who shall then act upon the application for a Colorado certificate of title for such vehicle or commercial vehicle.
(4)
If the inspector determines that the vehicle identification number has been removed, changed, altered, or obliterated or if the inspector has good and sufficient reason to believe that the vehicle or commercial vehicle is wanted or was stolen in the state of Colorado or another state, the inspector shall proceed according to the provisions of part 1 of this article.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2446, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2001: (2.5) added, p. 591, § 2, effective May 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 2 - VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION (§§ 42-5-201 — 42-5-207) › Section 42-5-203 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2447, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1647, § 37, effective June 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 249, § 22, effective August 10.
This section was relocated to §
42-12-201
in 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 2 - VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION (§§ 42-5-201 — 42-5-207) › Section 42-5-205 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2447, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1647, § 38, effective June 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 249, § 22, effective August 10.
This section was relocated to §
42-12-202
in 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 2 - VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION (§§ 42-5-201 — 42-5-207) › Section 42-5-206 - Certification of inspectors

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, no peace officer shall be an inspector of vehicle identification numbers unless the peace officer has been certified by the peace officers standards and training board pursuant to section
24-31-303 (1)(e)
, C.R.S. In order to be certified, the peace officer must satisfactorily complete a vehicle identification number inspection training course approved by said board and pay a certification fee to the board not to exceed twenty-five dollars. The cost of the training course shall include all necessary and actual expenses but shall not exceed fifty dollars per peace officer.
(2)
In lieu of the requirement for certification in subsection (1) of this section, any peace officer shall be certified as an inspector of vehicle identification numbers if the peace officer is able to demonstrate to the peace officers standards and training board that the peace officer has had sixteen hours or more of vehicle identification number inspection training which is acceptable to the board and which was received between January 1, 1986, and January 1, 1988.
(3)
The sheriff of any county and the police chief of any municipality may certify individuals in addition to peace officers to serve as inspectors in accordance with the provisions of this part 2. Such individuals shall be employees or bona fide representatives of a county or municipality and shall satisfactorily complete fingerprint and background checks. Such individuals must satisfactorily complete a vehicle identification number inspection training course approved by the peace officers standards and training board and pay a fee to the board for the cost of the certification not to exceed twenty-five dollars. The cost of the training course shall include all necessary and actual expenses but shall not exceed fifty dollars per individual.
(4)
A certification to perform vehicle identification number inspections expires three years after it is issued unless the certificate holder applies to have the certification renewed.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 280, § 2, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2448, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 961, § 21, effective May 25. L. 2010: (3) added, (HB 10-1096), ch. 1051, p. 1051, § 2, effective August 11. L. 2019: (4) added, (HB 19-1300), ch. 2624, p. 2624, § 2, effective August 2.
Section 3 of chapter 280 (HB 19-1300), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to fees charged and inspections performed on or after August 2, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Article 5 - AUTOMOBILE THEFT LAW - INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (§§ 42-5-101 — 42-5-207) › Part 2 - VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION (§§ 42-5-201 — 42-5-207) › Section 42-5-207 - Rules

The executive director of the department of revenue may adopt rules necessary to implement this part 2.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2448, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1648, § 39, effective June 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-101 - Short title

This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Certificate of Title Act".
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2448, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-103 - Application

(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this part 1 applies to motor vehicles and off-highway vehicles.
(2)
This part 1 does not apply to an off-highway vehicle that:
(a)
Was first sold or transferred before July 1, 2014, until the off-highway vehicle is sold or transferred to a powersports vehicle dealer after July 1, 2014; or
(b)
Is used exclusively for agricultural purposes on private land.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 4, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2450, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2379, § 4, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-104 - Administration - rules

The director is charged with the duty of administering this part 1. For that purpose the director is vested with the power to make such reasonable rules and require the use of such forms and procedures as are reasonably necessary for the efficient administration of this part 1.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2450, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 809, § 2, effective August 8.
For rule-making procedures, see article 4 of title 24 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2017 Ch. 101, § 24, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2451, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 272, § 26, effective November 15. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 566, § 12, effective July 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 809, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1107), ch. 101, p. 373, § 24, effective August 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-106 - Certificates of registration - plates

(1)
No certificate of registration or license plates shall be issued for a motor vehicle by the director or an authorized agent except in the following cases:
(a)
The applicant exhibits to the director or the authorized agent, or the director or the authorized agent has on file, an official Colorado certificate of title for such vehicle in which it appears that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle sought to be registered and licensed.
(b)
The applicant submits satisfactory evidence to the director or the authorized agent that an official Colorado certificate of title to such motor vehicle has been issued or is on file or from which it otherwise appears that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle sought to be registered and licensed. Any evidence submitted to the director or the authorized agent may be maintained in a paper or electronic version.
(c)
The applicant applies for an official certificate of title for such motor vehicle pursuant to section
42-6-116
.
(d)
A member of the armed forces of the United States has purchased a vehicle in a foreign country and registered such vehicle in accordance with the directives of the department of defense of the United States government and is unable to supply proof of ownership in the form customarily required by this state and evidence of ownership is supplied by submitting an executed document prescribed by the secretary of defense concerning the vehicle and authenticated by an officer of the armed forces who has authority to administer oaths under
10 U.S.C. sec. 936
.
(e)
(I)
The vehicle is a commercial vehicle that is registered as part of a fleet based in Colorado and is leased from the owner of such vehicle;
(II)
The owner of the commercial vehicle is not a resident of Colorado; and
(III)
The applicant applies for apportioned registration pursuant to article
3
of this title and provides the following to the director or authorized agent:
(A)
A copy of a current registration or a copy of a current title for such vehicle from a foreign jurisdiction; and
(B)
A copy of a lease agreement between the owner and the applicant.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2451, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 1656, § 2, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2002: (1)(e) added, p. 3, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 809, § 4, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-108 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2452, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1648, § 40, effective June 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 811, § 6, effective August 8. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 249, § 22, effective August 10.
This section was relocated to §
42-12-203
in 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-108.5 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 950, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 249, §22, effective August 10.
This section was relocated to §
42-12-102
in 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-111 - Sale to dealers - certificate need not issue

(1)
Upon the sale or transfer to a dealer of a motor or off-highway vehicle for which a Colorado certificate of title has been issued, the dealer shall transfer and file the certificate of title to the motor or off-highway vehicle; except that, so long as the vehicle remains in the dealer's possession and at the dealer's place of business for sale and for no other purpose, the dealer need not procure or file a new certificate of title as is otherwise required in this part 1.
(2)
If a motor or off-highway vehicle dealer wishes to obtain a new certificate of title, the dealer may present the old certificate of title to the director with the fee imposed by section
42-6-137 (6)
, whereupon the director shall issue a new certificate of title to the dealer within one working day after application. This subsection (2) does not apply to a motor or off-highway vehicle subject to a lien.
(3)
(a)
A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer who does not buy, sell, or own the motor vehicles transferred at auction shall disclose the identity of the wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, the date of the auction, and the license number of the auction on a form and in a manner prescribed by the executive director. A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer does not become an owner by reason of such disclosure nor as a result solely of the guarantee of title, guarantee of payment, or reservation of a security interest.
(b)
A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer may buy or sell motor vehicles at wholesale in such dealer's own name and, in such instances, shall comply with the provisions of this part 1 applicable to dealers, including licensing.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 8, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2453, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: (1) and (3)(a) amended, p. 1658, § 6, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 812, § 9, effective August 8. L. 2013: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2381, § 8, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-110 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-111 was relocated to §
42-6-113
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-112 - Initial registration of a vehicle - dealer responsibility to timely forward certificate of title to purchaser or holder of a chattel mortgage - penalty

(1)
A dealer of motor or off-highway vehicles shall, within thirty days after the sale, deliver or facilitate the delivery of the certificate of title to a purchaser or the holder of a chattel mortgage on the motor or off-highway vehicle subject to section
42-6-109
.
(2)
A person who violates this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 753, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 9, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2454, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 813, § 10, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 2381, p. 2381, § 9, effective June 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3320, p. 3320, § 753, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-110.5 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-112 was relocated to §
42-6-114
.
(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) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-113 - New vehicles - bill of sale - certificate of title - rental businesses - rules

(1)
Upon the sale or transfer by a dealer of a new motor or off-highway vehicle, the dealer shall, upon delivery, make, execute, and deliver to the purchaser or transferee a sufficient bill of sale and the manufacturer's certificate of origin.
(2)
The bill of sale must:
(a)
Be affirmed by a statement signed by the dealer, 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.;
(b)
Be in such form as the director may require; and
(c)
Contain, in addition to other information that the director may by rule require, the make and model of the motor or off-highway vehicle, the identification number placed upon the vehicle by the manufacturer for identification purposes, the manufacturer's suggested retail price, and the date of the sale or transfer, together with a description of any mortgage or lien on the vehicle that secures any part of the purchase price.
(3)
Upon presentation of the bill of sale and the manufacturer's certificate of origin, the director or an authorized agent shall file a new certificate of title for the vehicle described in the bill of sale. A dealer shall transfer a new motor or off-highway vehicle used by a dealer for demonstration in accordance with this section.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the department may, upon presentation of a manufacturer's invoice, issue a business that rents motor vehicles or special mobile machinery a certificate of title for a new motor vehicle or special mobile machinery if the business submits a signed affidavit or a title application attesting that the motor vehicle or special mobile machinery is new and has not been issued a certificate of title and that the business is entitled to be issued a certificate of title for the motor vehicle or special mobile machinery. Upon request of the department, the business shall make available a scanned image of the front of the manufacturer's certificate of origin for up to one percent of the registered vehicles of the business for any given month.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 297, § 10, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 10, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2454, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1659, § 7, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 813, § 11, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2382, § 10, effective June 5. L. 2018: (4) added, (HB 18-1299), ch. 297, p. 1813, § 10, effective 7/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-111 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-113 was relocated to §
42-6-115
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-114 - Transfers by bequest, descent, or law

Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor or off-highway vehicle by inheritance or by operation of law, as in proceedings in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, attachment, execution, or other judicial sale, or if the vehicle is sold to satisfy storage or repair charges or repossessed to satisfy a secured debt, the director or the authorized agent may issue, upon the surrender of any available certificate of title and presentation of such proof of ownership as the director may reasonably require or a court order, a new certificate of title on behalf of the new owner and dispose of the certificate as in other cases.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 11, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2455, § 1, effective 1/1/1995; entire section amended, p. 1041, § 21, effective 7/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1659, § 8, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 814, § 12, effective August 8. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1513, § 77, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2382, § 11, effective June 5.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-112 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-114 was relocated to §
42-6-116
.
(2) Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 94-043 were harmonized with Senate Bill 94-001.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-117 - Filing of certificate

(1)
The director or the authorized agent shall use reasonable diligence to ascertain whether the facts stated in an application and other documents submitted to the director or the authorized agent are true. In appropriate cases, the director or authorized agent may require the applicant to furnish additional information regarding ownership of the vehicle and the right to file on behalf of the applicant a certificate of title for the vehicle. The director or the authorized agent may refuse to file a certificate of title to such vehicle if the director or the authorized agent determines that the applicant is not entitled to such certificate.
(2)
No certificate of title may be filed for a vehicle required to have its vehicle identification number inspected pursuant to section
42-5-202
unless a vehicle identification number inspection form has been transmitted to the director or the authorized agent showing the number recorded from the vehicle or the number assigned to the vehicle under section
42-12-202
.
(3)
At the request of the title owner, lienholder, or mortgagee, a paper copy of a filed certificate of title may be issued by the director or the authorized agent.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2456, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1661, § 11, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 816, § 15, effective August 8. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 248, § 17, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-115 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-118 - Amended certificate

If the owner of a motor or off-highway vehicle for which a Colorado certificate of title has been issued or filed replaces any part of the motor or off-highway vehicle on which appears the identification number or symbol described in the certificate of title and the identification number or symbol no longer appears on the motor or off-highway vehicle, or incorporates the part containing the identification number or symbol into another motor or off-highway vehicle, the owner shall immediately apply to the director or an authorized agent for an assigned identification number and an amended filing of a certificate of title to the vehicle.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 14, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2457, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1661, § 12, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 816, § 16, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2384, § 14, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-116 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-118 was relocated to §
42-6-119
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-120 - Security interests upon vehicles

(1)
Except as provided in this section and sections
42-6-130
and
42-6-148
, the provisions of the "Uniform Commercial Code", title 4, C.R.S., relating to the filing, recording, releasing, renewal, priority, and extension of chattel mortgages, as defined in section
42-6-102 (9)
, do not apply to motor or off-highway vehicles. A mortgage or refinancing of a mortgage intended by the parties to the mortgage or refinancing to encumber or create a lien on a motor vehicle, or to be perfected as a valid lien against the rights of third persons, purchasers for value without notice, mortgagees, or creditors of the owner, must be filed for public record. The department or authorized agent shall note the fact of filing on the owner's certificate of title or bill of sale substantially in the manner provided in section
42-6-121
.
(2)
This section and section
42-6-121
do not apply to a mortgage or security interest upon a vehicle or motor vehicle held for sale or lease that constitutes inventory as defined in section
4-9-102
, C.R.S. The perfection of mortgages or security interests, and the rights of the parties, are governed by article
9
of title
4
, C.R.S.
(3)
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the case of motor vehicles, off-highway vehicles, or trailers, a lease transaction does not create a sale or security interest solely because it permits or requires the rental price to be adjusted either upward or downward under the agreement by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle, off-highway vehicle, or trailer.
(4)
The rights of a buyer, lessee, or lien creditor that arise after a mortgage attaches to a motor or off-highway vehicle and before perfection under this article are determined by section
4-9-317
, C.R.S.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 16, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2458, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 97: (3) added, p. 333, § 1, effective April 16. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1662, § 14, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2001: (2) amended, p. 1448, § 46, effective July 1. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 817, § 18, effective August 8. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1513, § 78, effective June 1; (1) amended, p. 640, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended and (4) added, (SB 09 -150), ch. 182, p. 802, § 3, effective April 22. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2385, § 16, effective June 5.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-119 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-120 was relocated to §
42-6-121
.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by House Bill 06-1391 and Senate Bill 06-163 were harmonized.