2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › DRIVERS LICENSES (§§ 42-2-101 — 42-2-604) › Article 2 - DRIVERS' LICENSES (§§ 42-2-101 — 42-2-604) › Part 1 - DRIVERS' LICENSES (§§ 42-2-101 — 42-2-144) › Section 42-2-132 - Period of suspension or revocation

(1)
The department shall not suspend a driver's or minor driver's license to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways for a period of more than one year, except as permitted under section
42-2-138
and except for noncompliance with the provisions of subsection (4) of this section or section
42-7-406
, or both.
(2)
(a)
(I)
Any person whose license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways has been revoked is not entitled to apply for a probationary license, and, except as provided in sections
42-2-125
,
42-2-126
,
42-2-132.5
,
42-2-138
,
42-2-205
, and
42-7-406
, the person is not entitled to make application for a new license until the expiration of one year from the effective date of the revocation; then the person may make application for a new license as provided by law.
(II)
(A)
Following the period of revocation set forth in this subsection (2), the department shall not issue a new license unless and until it is satisfied that the person has demonstrated knowledge of the laws and driving ability through the appropriate motor vehicle testing process, and that the person whose license was revoked pursuant to section
42-2-125
for a second or subsequent alcohol- or drug-related driving offense has completed not less than a level II alcohol and drug education and treatment program certified by the behavioral health administration in the department of human services pursuant to section
42-4-1301.3
.
(B)
If the person was in violation of section
42-2-126 (3)(a)
and the person had a BAC that was 0.15 or more at the time of driving or within two hours after driving, or if the person's driving record otherwise indicates a designation as a persistent drunk driver as defined in section
42-1-102
(68.5), the department shall require the person to complete a level II alcohol and drug education and treatment program certified by the behavioral health administration in the department of human services pursuant to section
42-4-1301.3
, and, upon the restoration of driving privileges, shall require the person to hold a restricted license requiring the use of an ignition interlock device pursuant to section
42-2-132.5 (1)(a)(II)
.
(C)
If a person seeking reinstatement has not completed the required level II alcohol and drug education and treatment program, the person shall file with the department proof of current enrollment in a level II alcohol and drug education and treatment program certified by the behavioral health administration in the department of human services pursuant to section
42-4-1301.3
, on a form approved by the department.
(III)
In the case of a minor driver whose license has been revoked as a result of one conviction for DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, or UDD, the minor driver, unless otherwise required after an evaluation made pursuant to section
42-4-1301.3
, must complete a level I alcohol and drug education program certified by the behavioral health administration in the department of human services.
(IV)
Any person whose license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways has been revoked under section
42-2-125 (1)(g)(I) or (1)(i)
or
42-2-203
where the revocation was due in part to a DUI, DUI per se, or DWAI conviction shall be required to present an affidavit stating that the person has obtained at the person's own expense a signed lease agreement for the installation and use of an approved ignition interlock device, as defined in section
42-2-132.5 (9)(a)
, in each motor vehicle on which the person's name appears on the registration and any other vehicle that the person may drive during the period of the interlock-restricted license.
(V)
The department shall take into consideration any probationary terms imposed on such person by any court in determining whether any revocation shall be continued.
(b)
Repealed.
(c)
A person whose driving privilege is restored prior to a hearing on the merits of any driving restraint waives the person's right to a hearing on the merits of the driving restraint.
(3)
Any person making false application for a new license before the expiration of the period of suspension or revocation commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The department shall notify the district attorney's office in the county where such violation occurred, in writing, of all violations of this section.
(4)
(a)
(I)
Any person whose license or other privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, canceled, or revoked, pursuant to either this article or article 4 or 7 of this title, shall pay a restoration fee of ninety-five dollars to the executive director of the department prior to the issuance to the person of a new license or the restoration of the license or privilege.
(II)
Notwithstanding the amount specified for the fee in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), the executive director of the department by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of the fee if necessary pursuant to section
24-75-402 (3)
, C.R.S., to reduce the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of the fee is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently reduced, the executive director of the department by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the amount of the fee as provided in section
24-75-402 (4)
, C.R.S.
(b)
The department shall transmit the restoration fees collected under this subsection (4) to the state treasurer, who shall credit:
(I)
(A)
Seventy-three dollars to the driver's license administrative revocation account in the highway users tax fund, which account is hereby created and referred to in this subparagraph (I) as the "account".
(B)
The moneys in the account shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in the administration of driver's license restraints pursuant to either this article or article 4 or article
7
of this title, including, but not limited to, the direct and indirect costs of providing administrative hearings under this title, without the use of moneys from the general fund. At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the account shall be transferred out of the account, credited to the highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as specified in section
43-4-205
(5.5)(c), C.R.S.; and
(II)
(A)
Twenty-two dollars to the first time drunk driving offender account in the highway users tax fund, which account is hereby created and referred to in this subparagraph (II) as the "account".
(B)
The money in the account is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly on and after January 1, 2009, first to the department of revenue to pay its costs associated with the implementation of House Bill 08-1194, as enacted in 2008, and to pay its costs associated with the implementation of House Bill 13-1240, enacted in 2013; second, to the department of revenue to pay a portion of the costs for an ignition interlock device as described by section
42-2-132.5 (4)(a)(II)(C)
for a first time drunk or impaired driving offender who is unable to pay the costs of the device; third, to the department of revenue to pay a portion of the costs for an ignition interlock device for a persistent drunk or impaired driver who is unable to pay the costs of the device and who installs the ignition interlock device on his or her vehicle on or after January 1, 2014. Any money in the account not expended for these purposes may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the account shall be credited to the account. At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the account shall remain in the account and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund, the highway users tax fund, or another fund.
(5)
(a)
In addition to any other fee imposed pursuant to this section, a person whose license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways has been revoked because of a DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, or UDD conviction shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars to the department prior to the issuance to the person of a new license or the restoration of the license or privilege. The department may waive the fee upon a satisfactory showing that the person subject to the fee is indigent.
(b)
The department shall transmit the fee collected pursuant to this subsection (5) to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the first time drunk driving offender account in the highway users tax fund.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 373,§ 4, eff. 6/5/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 222, § 203, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 460, § 14, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 263, § 23, eff. 5/25/2017.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2152, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 98: (4)(a) amended, p. 1353, § 99, effective June 1. L. 99: (2)(a) amended, p. 1162, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2000: (2)(a)(IV) amended, p. 1076, § 3, effective July 1; (1) amended, p. 1357, § 32, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2001: (2)(a)(II) amended, p. 788, § 6, effective June 1; (2)(a)(IV) amended, p. 1284, § 69, effective June 5. L. 2002: (2)(a)(III) amended, p. 1034, § 74, effective June 1; (2)(a)(II) and (2)(a)(III) amended, p. 1922, § 18, effective July 1; (2)(b) amended, p. 1586, § 19, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4)(a)(I) and (4)(b) amended, p. 448, § 1, effective March 5. L. 2005: (4)(b) amended, p. 142, § 7, effective April 5. L. 2006: (2)(a)(II)(B) amended, p. 1368, § 5, effective 1/1/2007. L. 2008: (2)(a)(II)(B), (2)(a)(II)(C), (2)(a)(III), and (2)(a)(IV) amended, p. 248, § 11, effective July 1; (4)(a)(I) and (4)(b) amended, p. 837, § 7, effective September 1; (1), (2)(a)(I), and (2)(a)(II)(A) amended and (2)(c) added, p. 835, § 5, effective 1/1/2009. L. 2009: (2)(b) repealed, (HB 09-1266), ch. 1820, p. 1820, § 14, effective August 5. L. 2011: (2)(a)(II) and (2)(a)(III) amended, (HB 11-1303), ch. 1180, p. 1180, § 104, effective August 10. L. 2012: (2)(a)(IV) and (4)(b)(II)(B) amended, (HB 12-1168), ch. 1483, p. 1483, § 6, effective August 8. L. 2013: (2)(a)(III) and (2)(a)(IV) amended, (HB 13-1325), ch. 1882, p. 1882, § 9, effective May 28; (4)(b)(II)(B) amended, (HB 13-1240), ch. 2114, p. 2114, § 6, effective May 28, and (2)(a)(II)(B) and (4)(b)(II)(B) amended, (HB 13-1240), ch. 2113, p. 2113, § 4, effective 1/1/2014. L. 2014: IP(4)(b), (4)(b)(I)(A), and (4)(b)(II)(A) amended, (SB 14-194), ch. 1547, p. 1547, § 12, effective June 5. L. 2015: (2)(a)(II)(B) amended, (HB 15-1043), ch. 998, p. 998, § 9, effective August 5. L. 2017: (2)(a)(II) and (2)(a)(III) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1258, § 23, effective May 25. L. 2021: (5) added, (HB 21-1314), ch. 3100, p. 3100, § 14, effective 1/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-2-124 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-2-132 was relocated to §
42-2-140
.
(2) Amendments to subsection (2)(a)(III) by Senate Bill 02-159 and Senate Bill 02-057 were harmonized.
(3) Amendments to subsection (4)(b)(II)(B) by sections 4 and 6 of House Bill 13-1240 were harmonized, effective January 1, 2014.
(4) Section 22 of chapter 460 (HB 21-1314), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed and applications submitted on or after January 1, 2022.
(1) For the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense, see § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(II) . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2001 act amending subsection (2)(a)(II), see section 1 of chapter 229, Session Laws of Colorado 2001. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsections (1), (2)(a)(I), and (2)(a)(II)(A) and enacting subsection (2)(c), see section 1 of chapter 221, Session Laws of Colorado 2008. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.