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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 10 - MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTIES (§§ 42-10-101 — 42-10-110) › Section 42-10-107 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Statute of limitations

Any action brought to enforce this article 10 must be commenced within thirty months following the date of the original delivery of a motor vehicle to a consumer; except that the statute of limitations is tolled during the period the consumer has submitted to arbitration under section
42-10-106
or while the motor vehicle is not available for use by reason of repair.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 450,§ 5, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to motor vehicles sold or leased on or after 8/7/2024.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2509, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-12-107 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-10-107 was relocated to §
8-20-807
.
2024 Ch. 450, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 10 - MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTIES (§§ 42-10-101 — 42-10-110) › Section 42-10-108 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Third-party inspection - disclosure

(1)
(a)
A motor vehicle dealer selling a lemon law buyback vehicle to a potential purchaser for purposes other than for resale must either:
(I)
Allow a third-party agent of a potential purchaser to inspect the motor vehicle before selling the motor vehicle; or
(II)
Provide a seven-day free-look period during which the purchaser may return the motor vehicle and receive a refund of all money paid to purchase the motor vehicle, less shipping costs.
(b)
To make the inspection provided in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section, a third-party agent may have reasonable access to conduct the inspection, but the third-party agent must be qualified to use or operate any equipment used to inspect the vehicle and must not interfere with normal business operations of the motor vehicle dealer.
(2)
A motor vehicle dealer selling a lemon law buyback vehicle to a potential purchaser for purposes other than for resale must conspicuously disclose in writing, before the motor vehicle is purchased, to each potential purchaser of the motor vehicle for purposes other than for resale the right described in subsection (1)(a) of this section.
Added by 2024 Ch. 450,§ 6, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to motor vehicles sold or leased on or after 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 450, 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) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 10 - MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTIES (§§ 42-10-101 — 42-10-110) › Section 42-10-109 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Buy back notice

(1)
If the motor vehicle is returned pursuant to section 42-10-103 (1), a manufacturer, a manufacturer's agent, or a manufacturer's authorized dealer shall, before the resale of the motor vehicle in this state:
(a)
Notify the department of revenue that the motor vehicle was returned to the manufacturer, the manufacturer's agent, or the manufacturer's authorized dealer pursuant to section 42-10-103 (1);
(b)
Attach a decal to the motor vehicle that clearly and conspicuously reads "Lemon Law Buyback" on the body post to which the driver's door latches, also known as the driver's door B pillar, on the date the motor vehicle is returned and shall not remove the decal; and
(c)
Apply for a lemon law buyback branded certificate of title pursuant to article 6 of this title 42 in the manufacturer's, the manufacturer's agent's, or the manufacturer's authorized dealer's name.
(2)
A seller of a motor vehicle, including a manufacturer or dealer, who knows or should have known that the motor vehicle is a lemon law buyback vehicle shall clearly and conspicuously disclose that the motor vehicle is a lemon law buyback vehicle before the sale of the motor vehicle.
(3)
The seller of a lemon law buyback vehicle shall not remove a lemon law buyback decal from the lemon law buyback vehicle.
Added by 2024 Ch. 450,§ 6, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to motor vehicles sold or leased on or after 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 450, 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) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 10 - MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTIES (§§ 42-10-101 — 42-10-110) › Section 42-10-110 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Applicability

(1)
this article 10 does not apply to a used motor vehicle; except that sections 42-10-108 and 42-10-109 apply to a used motor vehicle.
(2)
this article 10 does not apply to a used motor vehicle dealer licensed in accordance with article 20 of title 44.
Added by 2024 Ch. 450,§ 6, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to motor vehicles sold or leased on or after 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 450, 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) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-102 - Reimbursement policy required for sale of service contract

A motor vehicle service contract shall not be issued, made, provided, sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the provider of the service contract is insured under a motor vehicle service contract reimbursement insurance policy issued by an insurer or administrator authorized to do business in this state.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2510, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-13-102 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-11-102 was relocated to §
42-9-102
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-103 - Reimbursement policy - required provisions

A motor vehicle service contract reimbursement insurance policy shall not be issued, made, provided, sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the reimbursement insurance policy conspicuously states that the issuer of the policy shall pay on behalf of the provider all sums which the provider is legally obligated to pay for failure to perform according to the provider's contractual obligations under the motor vehicle service contracts issued or sold by the provider.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2510, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-13-103 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-11-103 was relocated to §
42-9-104
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-104 - Service contract - required statements

A motor vehicle service contract shall not be issued, made, provided, sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the contract conspicuously states that the obligations of the provider to the service contract holder are guaranteed under a service contract reimbursement policy, and unless the contract conspicuously states the name and address of the issuer of the reimbursement policy, the applicable policy number, and the means by which a service contract holder may file a claim under the policy.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2510, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-13-104 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-11-104 was relocated to §
42-9-107
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-105 - Manufacturers' express warranties and service contracts excluded

This article does not apply to motor vehicle manufacturers' express warranties and service contracts as defined in section
42-10-101 (3)
. For purposes of this section, the term "manufacturer" includes the manufacturer or distributor of the covered vehicle or a subsidiary or affiliate of a manufacturer or distributor if fifty-one percent or more of the subsidiary or affiliate is owned directly or indirectly by the manufacturer, distributor, or common owner of fifty-one percent or more of the manufacturer or distributor.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 143, § 2, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2510, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1317), ch. 143, p. 425, § 2, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-13-105 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-11-105 was relocated to §
42-9-108
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-106 - Deceptive trade practices prohibited

Failure to comply with the provisions of this article in the course of a business, vocation, or occupation is a deceptive trade practice and is subject to the provisions of the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act", article
1
of title
6
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2510, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-13-106 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-11-106 was relocated to §
42-9-109
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-107 - Enforcement

The attorney general and the district attorneys of the judicial districts of the state are concurrently responsible for the enforcement of this article.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2510, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-13-107 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-11-107 was relocated to §
42-9-110
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-108 - Remedies

The provisions of this article shall be available to any service contract holder in a civil action for any claim against a motor vehicle service contract provider. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party in any civil action brought to enforce the provisions of this article.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2510, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-13-108 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-11-108 was relocated to §
42-9-111
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS (§§ 42-9-101 — 42-11-109) › Article 11 - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT INSURANCE (§§ 42-11-101 — 42-11-109) › Section 42-11-109 - Maintenance agreement excluded

A prepaid agreement that provides only routine maintenance is not a service contract nor a contract of insurance.
Added by 2016 Ch. 143,§ 3, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1317), ch. 143, p. 425, § 3, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-105) › Section 42-12-103 - Furnishing bond for certificates

(1)
If a collector's item, street-rod vehicle, or horseless carriage is twenty-five years old or older, the applicant has had a certified vehicle identification number inspection performed on the vehicle, and the applicant presents a bill of sale within twenty-four months after the sale with the title application, then the applicant need not furnish surety under section
42-6-115 (3)
. To be excepted from the surety requirement, an applicant shall submit to the department a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating that the required documents submitted are true and correct.
(2)
If any person suffers loss or damage by reason of the filing of the certificate of title as provided in this section, the person shall have a right of action against the applicant and the surety on the applicant's bond, against either of whom the person damaged may proceed independently of the other.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 475, § 15, eff. 1/1/2023.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 235, § 1, effective August 10.
The former § 42-12-103 was relocated to §
42-12-402
in 2011.
2022 Ch. 475, 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) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-105) › Section 42-12-104 - Applicability of articles 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6

Except as otherwise provided in this article, articles
1
,
3
,
4
,
5
, and
6
of this title apply to the titling and registration of a motor vehicle.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 236, § 1, effective August 10.
The former § 42-12-104(1) and (3) were relocated to §
42-12-403
, and the former § 42-12-104(2) was relocated to §
42-12-404
, in 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-105) › Section 42-12-105 - Evidence of ownership of parts - copy of nonrepairable title

The director may accept a copy of the nonrepairable title as evidence of ownership of a part when the part is used to restore another vehicle under this article.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1100), ch. 122, p. 438, § 7, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 2 - STREET-ROD VEHICLES (§§ 42-12-201 — 42-12-204) › Section 42-12-201 - Inspections - street-rod vehicles

When an inspector performs a vehicle identification number inspection on a street-rod vehicle, the inspector shall accept the serial number of such street-rod vehicle as the vehicle's identification number or, if the street-rod vehicle has frame and body identification numbers that do not match or is reconstructed from salvage parts, other vehicles, or reproduction parts, the inspector shall accept the special vehicle identification number assigned to such vehicle by the department by section
42-12-202
as the vehicle identification number.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 236, §1, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-5-203 as it existed prior to 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 2 - STREET-ROD VEHICLES (§§ 42-12-201 — 42-12-204) › Section 42-12-202 - Assignment of a special vehicle identification number by the department

The department may assign a special vehicle identification number to any street-rod vehicle whenever required by section
42-12-203
and to any vehicle or commercial vehicle whenever no vehicle identification number is found on the vehicle or whenever a vehicle identification number has been removed, changed, altered, or obliterated. The special number must be affixed to the vehicle or commercial vehicle in the manner and position determined by the department. The special number is the vehicle identification number required to be recorded by an inspector on the inspection form that is transmitted to the department, which shall register and title the motor vehicle using the special vehicle identification number.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 236, §1, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-5-205 as it existed prior to 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 2 - STREET-ROD VEHICLES (§§ 42-12-201 — 42-12-204) › Section 42-12-203 - Identification number - title - street-rod vehicles

(1)
When a person applies for a certificate of title for a street-rod vehicle, the department shall accept the serial number of the street-rod vehicle as its vehicle identification number or the special vehicle identification number assigned to such vehicle by the department under section
42-12-202
.
(2)
A person who applies for a certificate of title for a street-rod vehicle having frame and body identification numbers that do not match the manufacturer's numbering system as being originally mated or that is reconstructed from salvage parts or other motor vehicles or reproduction parts shall furnish evidence of ownership, acceptable to the director, of such salvage parts, other motor vehicles, or reproduction components used in the reconstruction of such vehicle. In addition, the applicant shall furnish an affidavit stating the facts concerning the reconstruction and an affidavit of physical inspection that includes a computer check of the state and national compilations of wanted and stolen vehicles. The department may issue a special vehicle identification number and title the street-rod vehicle as a rebuilt vehicle. The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the certificate of title of a street-rod vehicle are the model year and the year of manufacture that the body of such vehicle resembles.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 236, §1, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-108 as it existed prior to 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 2 - STREET-ROD VEHICLES (§§ 42-12-201 — 42-12-204) › Section 42-12-204 - Signal lamps and devices - street-rod vehicles and custom motor vehicles - definition

(1)
As used in this section, "blue dot tail light" means a red lamp installed in the rear of a motor vehicle containing a blue or purple insert that is not more than one inch in diameter.
(2)
A street-rod vehicle or custom motor vehicle may use blue dot tail lights for stop lamps, rear turning indicator lamps, rear hazard lamps, and rear reflectors if the lamps comply with all requirements of part 2 of article
4
of this title.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 237, §1, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-215.5 as it existed prior to 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 3 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION OF HORSELESS CARRIAGES AND ORIGINAL PLATES (§§ 42-12-301 — 42-12-302) › Section 42-12-302 - Original plates

(1)
In addition to any other registration, the department may approve use of the style of original plates from the vehicle's year of manufacture for motor vehicles valued principally because of the vehicles' early date of manufacture, design, or historical interest or valued as collector's items. Original plates must meet the following criteria in order to qualify for use under this section:
(a)
The plates were made at least thirty years prior to registration under this section;
(b)
The plates are embossed with the year of original issue;
(c)
The plates are legible;
(d)
The plates were issued contemporaneously with the year of manufacture of the vehicle upon which they are displayed, as determined by the department; and
(e)
The plates do not exceed seven characters.
(2)
A person shall not drive the vehicle bearing the original plates except as authorized in section
42-12-301(5)
.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 239, §1, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 4 - COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-401 — 42-12-405) › Section 42-12-402 - Storage

A collector may store one or more motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts on the collector's property if the vehicle, motor vehicle part, and storage area are maintained so as to not constitute a health hazard, a safety hazard, or a fire hazard; are screened from ordinary public view by means of a solid fence, trees, shrubbery, or other appropriate means; and are kept free of weeds, trash, and objectionable items.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 241, §1, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-12-103 as it existed prior to 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 4 - COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-401 — 42-12-405) › Section 42-12-403 - Special equipment or modification

(1)
Unless the presence of special equipment was a prior condition for sale within Colorado at the time an historic or special interest vehicle was manufactured for first use, the presence of such equipment or device is not required as a condition for current legal use.
(2)
Any safety device or safety equipment that was manufactured for and installed on a motor vehicle as original equipment must be in proper operating condition when the vehicle is operated on or for highway purposes.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 242, §1, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-12-104 (1) and (3) as they existed prior to 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 4 - COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-401 — 42-12-405) › Section 42-12-404 - Emissions

(1)
Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a motor vehicle of historic or special interest manufactured prior to the date emission controls were standard equipment on that particular make or model of vehicle is exempted from statutes requiring the inspection and use of such emission controls. A motor vehicle using emission controls as standard equipment at the time of manufacture must have such equipment in proper operating condition at all times when the vehicle is operated on or for highway purposes.
(2)
A certification of emissions control that has been issued for a motor vehicle that is registered as a collector's item before September 1, 2009, and that is of model year 1976 or later is valid until the motor vehicle is sold or transferred.
(3)
Except for a motor vehicle that was registered before September 1, 2009, and meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, to register or reregister a collector's item that is model year 1976 or newer, the owner must have a certificate of emission control issued under part 3 of article
4
of this title.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 242, §1, effective August 10. L. 2013: (1) amended and (3) added, (HB 13-1071), ch. 370, p. 2161, § 2, effective August 7. L. 2014: (3) amended, (HB 14-1056), ch. 23, p. 155, § 3, effective March 7.
This section is similar to former § 42-12-104 (2) as it existed prior to 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › COLLECTORS ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Article 12 - MOTOR VEHICLES AS COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-101 — 42-12-405) › Part 4 - COLLECTOR'S ITEMS (§§ 42-12-401 — 42-12-405) › Section 42-12-405 - Registration penalty

In addition to any other penalties, the department shall cancel the registration of a noncommercial or recreational vehicle, truck, or truck tractor registered as a collector's item pursuant to section
42-12-401
that is used to transport cargo or passengers for profit or hire or in a business or commercial enterprise. The department shall cancel the registration of a truck or truck tractor registered as a collector's item pursuant to section
42-12-401
that is driven for any purpose other than those purposes allowed in section
42-12-401(1)(c)
.
L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 242, §1, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-101 - Scope and effect of article - exception to provisions

This article shall apply to all personal property acquired or held by a law enforcement agency in the course of motor vehicle law enforcement or related highway duties and under circumstances supporting a reasonable belief that such property was abandoned, lost, stolen, or otherwise illegally possessed, including property left in abandoned vehicles or at vehicle accident locations, unclaimed property obtained by a search and seizure, and unclaimed property used as evidence in any criminal trial, except for such other personal property as shall be disposed of in a different manner in accordance with other Colorado statutes.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2513, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-16-101 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-101 was relocated to §
42-11-101
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-102 - Return of property

Any personal property of the type described in section
42-13-101
and believed to be abandoned, lost, stolen, or otherwise illegally possessed shall be retained in custody by the sheriff, chief of police, or chief of the Colorado state patrol or by a designated representative within the law enforcement agency, who shall make reasonable inquiry and effort to identify and notify the owner or person entitled to possession thereof and shall return the property after such owner or person provides reasonable and satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession and reimburses the law enforcement agency for all reasonable expenses of such custody and handling.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2513, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-16-102 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-102 was relocated to §
42-11-102
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-103 - Sale of unclaimed property

If the identity or location of the owner or person entitled to possession of the property has not been ascertained within six months after the law enforcement agency obtains possession of the property described in section
42-13-101
, the sheriff, chief of police, or chief of the Colorado state patrol or a designated representative within the law enforcement agency shall effectuate the sale of such property for cash to the highest bidder at a public auction, notice of which, including time, place, and a brief description of such property, shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county wherein such official has authority or jurisdiction or, in the case of the Colorado state patrol, in the county wherein said public auction is to be held at least ten days prior to such auction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2514, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-16-103 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-103 was relocated to §
42-11-103
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-104 - Deposit of proceeds

Proceeds from the sale of property at public auction, less reimbursement of the law enforcement agency for the reasonable expenses of custody and handling thereof, shall be deposited in the treasury of the county, city and county, city, town, or state of which government the law enforcement agency is a branch.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2514, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-16-104 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-104 was relocated to §
42-11-104
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-105 - Release of impounded vehicles - penalty

Any owner, operator, or employee of any garage or service station or any appointed custodian who releases any vehicle impounded or ordered held by an officer of the Colorado state patrol without a release from an officer of the Colorado state patrol or a bona fide court order commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 770, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2514, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1564, § 380, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3324, p. 3324, § 770, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 24-33.5-213 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-105 was relocated to §
42-11-105
.
(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).
(1) For penalties for petty offenses, see § 18-1.3-503 . (2) 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) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-107 - Recovery of property - limitation

The owner or person entitled to possession of the property described in section
42-13-101
may claim and recover possession of the property at any time before its sale at public auction upon providing reasonable and satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession and after reimbursing the law enforcement agency for all reasonable expenses of custody and handling thereof.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2516, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-16-105 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-107 was relocated to §
42-11-107
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-108 - Damages

No person or agency shall be responsible for consequent damages to another occasioned by an act or omission in compliance with this article.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2516, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-16-106 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-13-108 was relocated to §
42-4-903
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Article 13 - DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 42-13-101 — 42-13-109) › Section 42-13-109 - Local regulations

The provisions of this article may be superseded by ordinance or resolution of a municipality or county which sets forth procedures for disposition of personal property.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2516, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-16-107 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-101 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and determines that the operation of a motor vehicle in commerce has important statewide ramifications for commercial diesel vehicle operators because the transportation of people and property is not confined to one jurisdiction. Therefore, the general assembly hereby declares that idling standards are a matter of statewide concern.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11 -1275), ch. 215, p. 942, § 2, effective July 1.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-101 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and determines that the operation of a motor vehicle in commerce has important statewide ramifications for commercial diesel vehicle operators because the transportation of people and property is not confined to one jurisdiction. Therefore, the general assembly hereby declares that idling standards are a matter of mixed local and statewide concern.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 132,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11 -1275), ch. 215, p. 942, § 2, effective July 1.
2024 Ch. 132, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-102 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Covered vehicle" means a vehicle to which this article applies under section
42-3-104
.
(2)
"Idling" means when the primary propulsion engine of a covered vehicle is running but the vehicle is not in motion.
(3)
"Loading location" means a place where a covered vehicle loads or unloads people or property.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1275), ch. 215, p. 943, §2, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-103 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Uniform standard - local governments

A local authority shall not adopt or enact a resolution, ordinance, or other law concerning idling of a covered vehicle that is more stringent than this article.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11 -1275), ch. 215, p. 943, § 2, effective July 1.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-103 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Uniform standard - local governments

(1)
A local authority may adopt or enact a resolution, ordinance, or other law concerning idling of a covered vehicle that is at least as stringent as, but not less stringent than, the state idling standard set forth in this article 14.
(2)
The exemptions set forth in section 42-14-105 (2) apply to any local resolution, ordinance, or any other law concerning the idling standard in section 42-14-105 (1).
Amended by 2024 Ch. 132,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11 -1275), ch. 215, p. 943, § 2, effective July 1.
2024 Ch. 132, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-104 - Applicability

(1)
This article applies to:
(a)
Commercial diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than fourteen thousand pounds that are designed to operate on highways; and
(b)
Locations where commercial diesel vehicles load or unload if a local authority has adopted or enacted a resolution, ordinance, or other law consistent with this article.
(2)
This article does not supersede an ordinance of a local authority if the authority has an average elevation of over six thousand feet and if the ordinance was in effect on January 1, 2011.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1275), ch. 215, p. 943, §2, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-105 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Idling

(1)
Standard.
The owner or operator of a covered vehicle shall not cause or permit the vehicle to idle for more than five minutes within any sixty-minute period except as authorized by subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
Exemptions.
Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to an idling, covered vehicle:
(a)
When it remains motionless because of highway traffic, an official traffic control device or signal, or at the direction of a law enforcement officer;
(b)
When the driver is operating defrosters, heaters, or air conditioners or is installing equipment only to prevent a safety or health emergency, and not for rest periods;
(c)
In the case of a law enforcement, emergency, public safety, or military vehicle, or any other vehicle used to respond to an emergency, when it is responding to an emergency or being used for training for an emergency, and not for the convenience of the vehicle operator;
(d)
When necessary for required maintenance, servicing, or repair of the vehicle;
(e)
During a local, state, or federal inspection verifying that the equipment is in good working order if required for the inspection;
(f)
During the operation of power take-off equipment if necessary for operating work-related mechanical or electrical equipment;
(g)
In the case of an armored vehicle, when a person is inside the vehicle to guard its contents or during the loading or unloading of the vehicle;
(h)
In the case of a passenger bus, when idling for up to five minutes in any sixty-minute period to maintain passenger comfort while nondriver passengers are on board;
(i)
When used to heat or cool a sleeper berth compartment during a rest or sleep period at a safety rest area as defined under
23 CFR 752.3
, fleet trucking terminal, commercial truck stop, or state-designated location designed to be a driver's rest area;
(j)
When used to heat or cool a sleeper berth compartment during a rest or sleep period at a location where the vehicle is legally permitted to park and that is at least one thousand feet from residential housing, a school, a daycare facility, a hospital, a senior citizen center, or a medical outpatient facility providing primary, specialty, or respiratory care; or
(k)
When idling for up to twenty minutes in any sixty-minute period if the ambient temperature is less then ten degrees.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11 -1275), ch. 215, p. 943, § 2, effective July 1.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-105 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Idling

(1)
Standard.
The owner or operator of a covered vehicle shall not cause or permit the vehicle to idle for more than five minutes within any sixty-minute period except as authorized by subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
Exemptions.
Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to an idling, covered vehicle:
(a)
When it remains motionless because of highway traffic, an official traffic control device or signal, or at the direction of a law enforcement officer;
(b)
When the driver is operating defrosters, heaters, or air conditioners or is installing equipment only to prevent a safety or health emergency, and not for rest periods;
(c)
In the case of a law enforcement, emergency, public safety, or military vehicle, or any other vehicle used to respond to an emergency, when it is responding to an emergency or being used for training for an emergency, and not for the convenience of the vehicle operator;
(d)
When necessary for required maintenance, servicing, or repair of the vehicle;
(e)
During a local, state, or federal inspection verifying that the equipment is in good working order if required for the inspection;
(f)
During the operation of power take-off equipment if necessary for operating work-related mechanical or electrical equipment;
(g)
In the case of an armored vehicle, when a person is inside the vehicle to guard its contents or during the loading or unloading of the vehicle;
(h)
In the case of a passenger bus, when idling for up to five minutes in any sixty-minute period to maintain passenger comfort while nondriver passengers are on board;
(i)
When used to heat or cool a sleeper berth compartment during a rest or sleep period at a safety rest area as defined under
23 CFR 752.3
, fleet trucking terminal, commercial truck stop, or state-designated location designed to be a driver's rest area;
(j)
When used to heat or cool a sleeper berth compartment during a rest or sleep period at a location where the vehicle is legally permitted to park and that is at least one thousand feet from residential housing, a school, a daycare facility, a hospital, a senior citizen center, or a medical outpatient facility providing primary, specialty, or respiratory care;
(k)
When idling for up to twenty minutes in any sixty-minute period if the ambient temperature is less then ten degrees; or
(l)
For a critical service or a utility provider, when performing the functions of the provider's duties.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 132,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11 -1275), ch. 215, p. 943, § 2, effective July 1.
2024 Ch. 132, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Article 14 - STATE IDLING STANDARD (§§ 42-14-101 — 42-14-106) › Section 42-14-106 - Penalties

The owner or operator of a vehicle or the owner of a loading location that violates this article commits a class B traffic infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred fifty dollars for the first offense or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for a second or subsequent offense and by a surcharge of twenty dollars in accordance with section
24-4.1-119
, C.R.S.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1275), ch. 215, p. 944, §2, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 42-20-101 — 42-20-511) › Article 20 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS (§§ 42-20-101 — 42-20-511) › Part 1 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 42-20-101 — 42-20-113) › Section 42-20-101 - Short title

Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this article shall be known and may be cited as the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1987".
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2516, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 43-6-101 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › HIGHWAY SAFETY (§§ 42-20-101 — 42-20-511) › Article 20 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS (§§ 42-20-101 — 42-20-511) › Part 1 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 42-20-101 — 42-20-113) › Section 42-20-102 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly finds that the permitting and routing of motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials is a matter of statewide concern and is affected with a public interest and that the provisions of parts 1, 2, and 3 of this article are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and welfare of the people of this state.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2516, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 43-6-102 as it existed prior to 1994.