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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 5 - COLORADO ROAD AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT (§§ 42-2-501 — 42-2-511) › Section 42-2-507 - Taxpayer identification number - confidentiality

The department shall keep the applicant's individual taxpayer identification number confidential and shall not place it on the applicant's document; except that this confidentiality requirement does not extend to the state child support enforcement agency, the department, or a court of competent jurisdiction when requesting information in the course of activities authorized under article
13
of title
26
, C.R.S., or article
14
of title
14
, C.R.S.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-251), ch. 402, p. 2354, § 4, effective August 7.
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 5 - COLORADO ROAD AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT (§§ 42-2-501 — 42-2-511) › Section 42-2-508 - Fees - operations - rule

(1)
The department may promulgate a rule imposing an additional fee for issuance of a document issued under this part 5 to cover the direct and indirect cost of implementing this part 5. The department shall set the fee in accordance with section
42-2-114.5(2)
. The department shall transfer the fees to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fees to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section
42-1-211(2)
.
(2)
(a)
Repealed.
(b)
By July 1, 2020, the department shall issue identification documents under this part 5 in an efficient manner at ten or more offices, including offices operating before July 1, 2020, that are geographically distributed throughout the state.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 135,§15, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 298,§1, eff. 5/28/2019.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-251), ch. 2354, p. 2354, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-194), ch. 1551, p. 1551, § 17, effective June 5. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-139), ch. 2757, p. 2757, § 1, effective May 28.
Subsection (2)(a) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(a), effective July 1, 2020. (See L. 2019, p. 2757.)
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 5 - COLORADO ROAD AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT (§§ 42-2-501 — 42-2-511) › Section 42-2-509 - Renewal - duplicate - replacement - rules

(1)
Renewal.
(a)
An identification document issued under this part 5 expires three years after issuance. The holder of the document must apply for renewal in accordance with section
42-2-118
or
42-2-304
, as applicable, to continue to hold a valid identification document; except that the holder:
(I)
Need not demonstrate lawful presence if the identification document was issued under section
42-2-504
;
(II)
Is not permitted to extend the expiration date under section
42-2-118 (1)(b)(I)
; and
(III)
Is not permitted to obtain an identification document using a sworn statement of the person's social security number.
(b)
To renew an identification document issued under section
42-2-504
to a person who is not lawfully present, the holder must present the identification document and provide evidence of current Colorado residency as determined by the department by rule.
(2)
Duplicate permits, minor licenses, and identification cards - replacements.
If an instruction permit, minor driver's license, or identification card issued under this part 5 is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate or replacement in accordance with section
42-2-117
or
42-2-305
, as applicable.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 260, § 3, eff. 1/1/2019.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-251), ch. 402, p. 2354, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-108), ch. 260, p. 1596, § 3, effective 1/1/2019.
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 5 - COLORADO ROAD AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT (§§ 42-2-501 — 42-2-511) › Section 42-2-510 - Peace officers - arrest authority

An immigration status violation is a federal offense. A peace officer is not authorized to arrest an individual merely for possessing an identification document issued under this part 5.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-251), ch. 402, p. 2354, § 4, effective August 7.
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 5 - COLORADO ROAD AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT (§§ 42-2-501 — 42-2-511) › Section 42-2-511 - Driving test - third-party option - definition

(1)
As used in this section, "driving test" means the demonstration of ordinary and reasonable care in the operation of a motor vehicle in accordance with section
42-2-111
.
(2)
To use the procedure set forth in subsection (3) of this section, an applicant for an identification document must fulfill the applicable requirements of this part 5 and part 1 of this article other than the driving test.
(3)
If an applicant for an identification document under this part 5 fails the driving test, the applicant may retake the driving test from a vendor approved by the department to conduct the test. If the applicant passes the driving test within sixty days after failing the driving test, the applicant may reopen the application for a driver's license at any office authorized to issue identification documents to the applicant. To be issued the license under this part 5, the applicant must present evidence of passing the test.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1415), ch. 139, p. 414, § 5, effective May 4.
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 6 - COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS (§§ 42-2-601 — 42-2-604) › Section 42-2-601 - Definitions

As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commercial driving instructor" means an individual who has been employed by a commercial driving school.
(2)
"Commercial driving school" means any business or any person who, for compensation, provides or offers to provide instruction in the operation of a motor vehicle, with the exceptions of secondary schools and institutions of higher education offering programs approved by the department of education and private occupational schools offering programs approved by the private occupational school division. The term shall not include any motorcycle operator safety training program established pursuant to section
43-5-502
.
(3)
"Department" means the department of revenue.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-15-101 and amended by 2017 Ch. 179,§ 1, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-224), ch. 179, p. 657, § 1, effective August 9.
This section is similar to former § 12-15-101 as it existed prior to 2017.
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 6 - COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS (§§ 42-2-601 — 42-2-604) › Section 42-2-602 - Equipment of vehicles

(1)
Every motor vehicle used by a commercial driving school in the conduct of its course of driver training shall be equipped as follows:
(a)
The vehicle shall be equipped as provided in article
4
of this title 42.
(b)
The vehicle shall be equipped with dual controls on the foot brake that will enable the commercial driving instructor to bring the car under control in case of emergency.
(c)
The vehicle shall have an outside rear vision mirror on the commercial driving instructor's side of the vehicle.
(d)
The vehicle shall be equipped with four-way emergency flashers.
(e)
The vehicle shall be equipped with seat belts for the operator of the vehicle and for the commercial driving instructor.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-15-114 and amended by 2017 Ch. 179,§ 1, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-224), ch. 179, p. 658, § 1, effective August 9.
This section is similar to former § 12-15-114 as it existed prior to 2017.
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 6 - COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS (§§ 42-2-601 — 42-2-604) › Section 42-2-603 - Rules

(1)
The department is authorized to promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this part 6.
(2)
Specifically, the department shall have power to adopt rules upon the following matters:
(a)
Prescribe the content of courses of instruction;
(b)
Prescribe the type of equipment to be used in said courses of instruction;
(c)
Prescribe records to be kept by a commercial driving school;
(d)
Prescribe the form of contracts and agreements used by commercial driving schools.
(3)
In adopting the rules, the department shall use the guidelines concerning commercial driving schools promulgated by the United States department of transportation.
(4)
Rules adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with section
24-4-103
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-15-116 and amended by 2017 Ch. 179,§ 1, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-224), ch. 179, p. 658, § 1, effective August 9.
This section is similar to former § 12-15-116 as it existed prior to 2017.
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 6 - COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS (§§ 42-2-601 — 42-2-604) › Section 42-2-604 - Violations - penalty

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part 6 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-15-120 and amended by 2017 Ch. 179,§ 1, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-224), ch. 179, p. 658, § 1, effective August 9.
This section is similar to former § 12-15-120 as it existed prior to 2017.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly declares that its purpose in enacting this article is to implement by law the purpose and intent of section 6 of article X of the state constitution, wherein it is provided that "The general assembly shall enact laws classifying motor vehicles and also wheeled trailers, semitrailers, trailer coaches, and mobile and self-propelled construction equipment, prescribing methods of determining the taxable value of such property, and requiring payment of a graduated annual specific ownership tax thereon, which tax shall be in lieu of all ad valorem taxes upon such property; ...".
(2)
The general assembly further declares that it intends to classify in this article the personal property so specified, to prescribe methods by which the taxable value of such classified property shall be determined, to require payment of a graduated annual specific ownership tax upon each item of such classified personal property, and to provide for the administration and collection of such tax, and for the apportionment and distribution of the revenue derived therefrom.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1071, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-108 - Determination of year model - tax lists

All vehicles of the current year model, as designated by the manufacturer, shall, for the payment of the specific ownership tax, be considered in the first year of service regardless of the date of purchase, and those charged with the collection of annual specific ownership taxes on vehicles subject to specific ownership taxation shall use the year that the model was manufactured or constructed as the basis of computation of the annual specific ownership tax.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1093, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-109 - Tax for registration period

Except as provided in sections
42-3-110
,
42-3-304(10)
, and
42-4-305(5)
, the owner shall pay upon a purchased vehicle subject to registration under this article the prescribed fee for a twelve-month registration. In no event shall the specific ownership tax collected on any classified personal property be less than one dollar and fifty cents.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1093, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-111 - Tax year - disposition

(1)
The annual specific ownership tax shall attach and apply to motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or trailer coaches operated upon the highways of this state for the registration period within which it is levied and collected.
(2)
Payment of an annual specific ownership tax on a trailer coach to the authorized agent of a county of this state in which the situs of the trailer coach is established at the time of registration for all of a registration period shall constitute the entire tax payable on such vehicle.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1094, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-110 as it existed prior to 2005, and the former § 42-3-111 was relocated to §
42-3-112
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-113.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Ch. 297,§5, eff. 7/1/2019.
Renumbered as C.R.S. §
42-1-234
by 2018 Ch. 297,§4, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 302,§47, eff. 5/31/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407,§41, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
Added by 2013 Ch. 380,§3, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1289), ch. 380, p. 2224, § 3, effective June 5; (1), (2)(a), and (2)(c) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2396, § 41, effective June 5. L. 2014: (2)(b) repealed, (HB 14-1363), ch. 302, p. 1276, § 47, effective May 31. L. 2018: (3) added by revision, (HB18-1299), ch. 297, pp. 1811, 1815, §§ 5, 15.
(1) This section was relocated to §
42-1-234
in 2019.
(2) Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2018, pp. 1811, 1815.)
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 380, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-114 - Expiration

Every vehicle registration under this article shall expire on the last day of the month at the end of each twelve-month registration period and shall be renewed, upon application by the owner, the payment of the fees required by law, and in accordance with section
42-3-113(3)
, not later than the last day of the month following the date of expiration. No license plates other than those of the registration period to which they pertain shall be displayed on a motor vehicle operated on the highways of Colorado. A person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1098, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-124 as it existed prior to 2005, and the former § 42-3-114 was relocated to §
42-3-211
.
For the penalty for a class B traffic infraction, see § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-117 - Nonresidents

(1)
A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided in this section, owning a foreign motor vehicle may operate or permit such vehicle to operate within this state without registering such vehicle or paying fees so long as the vehicle is currently registered in the state, country, or other place of which the owner is a resident, and the motor vehicle displays the number plate or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of residence of such owner.
(2)
An owner or operator of a foreign vehicle operated within this state for the transportation of persons or property for compensation or for the transportation of merchandise shall register such vehicle and pay the same fees as required for similar vehicles owned by residents of this state; except that a motor vehicle, truck, semitractor, truck tractor, bus, trailer, or semitrailer registered in a foreign state or country that has a registration reciprocity agreement with Colorado shall be registered in accordance with such agreement.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1101, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-128 as it existed prior to 2005, and portions of the former § 42-3-117 were relocated to §
42-3-218
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-118 - Registration suspended upon theft - recovery - rules

(1)
Repealed.
(2)
(a)
After receiving an application for a motor vehicle registration, the department or its authorized agent shall electronically verify with the department of public safety that the motor vehicle has not been reported stolen. The department or its authorized agent shall not register a motor vehicle reported stolen in the system until the vehicle is recovered by the owner. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth procedures to notify the local law enforcement agency upon discovery that a person is attempting to register a stolen motor vehicle.
(b)
This subsection (2) is effective July 1, 2009.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1102, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1024, § 1, effective August 5.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-3-130 as it existed prior to 2005.
(2) Subsection (1)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (1), effective July 1, 2009. (See L. 2008, p. 1024.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-118.5 - Inoperable vehicle - rules

(1)
An owner of an inoperable vehicle that is not driven on roadways and is undergoing maintenance, repair, restoration, rebuilding, or renovation shall pay the annual specific ownership tax on the vehicle as provided in section
42-3-106
.
(2)
Upon payment of the specific ownership tax for a vehicle described in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall issue to the owner of the vehicle a license plate, sticker, decal, or other evidence of the payment as may be prescribed by the executive director of the department by rule. When the license plate or other evidence of payment is affixed to the vehicle, the owner of that vehicle may store the vehicle on private property for the purposes of maintenance, repair, restoration, rebuilding, or renovation.
Added by 2022 Ch. 475,§5, eff. 1/1/2023.
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) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-119 - No application for registration granted - when

(1)
The department shall not grant an application for the registration of a vehicle in any of the following events:
(a)
When the applicant for registration is not entitled thereto under this article;
(b)
When the applicant has neglected or refused to furnish the department with the information required on the appropriate official form or reasonable additional information required by the department;
(c)
When the registration fees required by law have not been paid;
(d)
When a certification of emissions control is required pursuant to part 4 of article
4
of this title, and such certification has not been obtained.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1102, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-131 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-120 - Department may cancel or deny registration

(1)
The department shall cancel the registration of any vehicle that the department determines is unsafe or unfit to be operated or is not equipped as required by law.
(2)
The department shall cancel the registration of a vehicle whenever the person to whom registration number plates have been issued unlawfully uses or permits the unlawful use of the same.
(3)
(a)
Upon receiving written notice from the Colorado state patrol that a motor carrier has failed to timely pay civil penalties imposed in accordance with section
42-4-235 (2)
or has failed to cooperate with the completion of a safety compliance review pursuant to section
42-4-235 (2)(c)
, the department shall:
(I)
Cancel the registration of any vehicle that is owned by the carrier;
(II)
[Effective 4/30/2024]
Enter both the motor carrier and its vehicles as out-of-service in the federal motor carrier safety administration system of record; and
(III)
Deny the registration of any vehicle that is owned by the carrier until the department receives notice from the Colorado state patrol that the penalty has been paid in full or that the carrier has cooperated with the completion of the safety compliance review, as applicable.
(b)
Repealed.
(4)
(a)
Upon receiving written notice from the public utilities commission that a person has failed to timely pay civil penalties imposed in accordance with section
40-7-113
, the department shall cancel the registration of any vehicle that is owned by the person for which the penalty was assessed and shall deny the registration of any such vehicle until the department receives written notice from the public utilities commission that the penalty has been paid in full.
(b)
On or after August 10, 2011, this subsection (4) applies to all vehicles regardless of when the vehicles were purchased.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 179,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023 (except that (3)(a)(II) is effective 4/30/2024).
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1102, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2007: (3) added, p. 857, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (4) added, (HB 09 -1230), ch. 232, p. 1068, § 6, effective August 5. L. 2011: (3)(a) and (4) amended, (HB 11 - 11 98), ch. 127, p. 424, § 22, effective August 10.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-3-132 as it existed prior to 2005.
(2) Subsection (3)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (3)(b), effective July 1, 2009. (See L. 2007, p. 857.)
2023 Ch. 179, 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) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-122 - Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application

(1)
A person commits perjury on a motor vehicle registration application if such person knowingly makes a materially false statement, other than those prohibited by sections
18-8-502
and
18-8-503
, C.R.S., on a motor vehicle registration application that such person does not believe to be true, under an oath required or authorized by law.
(2)
Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application is a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 721, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1104, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3303, p. 3303, § 721, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-3-140 as it existed prior to 2005, and the former § 42-3-122 was relocated to §
42-3-207
.
(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).
For the penalty for a petty offense, see § 18-1.3-503 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-124 - Violation - penalty

A person who violates a provision of this article for which no other penalty is provided in this article commits a class B traffic infraction and shall be punished as provided in section
42-4-1701(3)(a)
.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1105, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-142 as it existed prior to 2005, and portions of the former § 42-3-124 were relocated to §§
42-3-114
and
42-3-203
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-125 - Fleet operators - registration period certificates - multi-year registrations

(1)
(a)
The department may issue to a fleet operator, upon application of the fleet operator, a registration period certificate. Such registration period certificate shall be presented to the appropriate authorized agent no later than the tenth day of the month in which registration of any motor vehicle is required by this article. When so presented, the twelve-month period stated in the registration period certificate shall govern the date on which registration is required for all fleet vehicles owned or leased by the fleet operator.
(b)
Notwithstanding section
42-3-207(1)(b)
, the department may promulgate rules to establish requirements for a fleet operator to register the operator's fleet vehicles and have them identified by special license plates that do not require an annual validating tab or sticker. Registration fees payable on fleet vehicles under a multi-year agreement shall not be discounted below the otherwise applicable annual registration fees.
(2)
(a)
Vehicles registered by a fleet operator after the issuance of a registration period certificate or the execution of a multi-year agreement shall be subject to section
42-3-109
.
(b)
The annual registration fees prescribed in sections
42-3-304
to
42-3-306
for fleet vehicles shall be reduced by twenty-five percent at the end of each successive quarter of the registration period that has elapsed prior to making application for the balance of the registration period.
(3)
The fees and taxes for vehicles registered prior to the effective date of the registration period certificate or multi-year agreement shall be apportioned in the manner prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.
(4)
This section shall not apply to vehicles registered under reciprocal agreements between the state of Colorado and any foreign country or another state or territory or a possession of the United States.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1105, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-143 as it existed prior to 2005, and the former § 42-3-125 was repealed in House Bill 05-1107.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-126 - Notice - primary body color

(1)
If the primary body color of a motor vehicle is subsequently changed from the primary body color that is identified in the application for registration for the motor vehicle, the owner of the motor vehicle shall notify the department in writing, within thirty days after the color of such motor vehicle is changed, of the new primary body color of the motor vehicle. The primary body color of a motor vehicle shall be identified using the standard color descriptions of the department that are established pursuant to section
42-3-105(1)(e)
.
(2)
Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 650, § 23, effective May 27; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1106, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1511, § 69, effective June 1.
This section, as enacted by Senate Bill 05-047, was originally numbered as § 42-3-145 but was relocated to and harmonized with § 42-3-126 as enacted by House Bill 05-1107.
For the penalty for a class B traffic infraction, see § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION AND TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-127) › Section 42-3-127 - Sale of special mobile machinery

A person who sells special mobile machinery in the ordinary course of business shall notify in writing the buyer of the machinery that the machinery is required to be registered under this article. A person who violates this section commits a class B traffic infraction for each item of special mobile machinery sold without such a notice.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1172), ch. 320, p. 1491, §8, effective October 1.
For the penalty for a class B traffic infraction, see § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-205 - Substitute plates - waiting period for reissuance of identical combination of numbers and letters

(1)
If a number or personalized license plate issued under this article becomes lost, stolen, mutilated, or illegible, the person who is entitled thereto shall immediately apply for a substitute. Such application shall include evidence satisfactory to the department that such plate is lost, stolen, mutilated, or illegible and payment of the required fees. If the plate to be replaced is in the possession of the applicant, the plate shall be surrendered to the department along with the application.
(2)
If an application made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is accompanied by the personalized plate to be replaced, the department shall reissue a substitute plate bearing the identical sequential combination of letters and numbers that appears on the original plate.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1112, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-129 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-206 - Remanufacture of certain license plates

Persons who have been approved to be issued a license plate before July 1, 2003, pursuant to this section as it existed on July 1, 2003, shall be issued such plate, shall be authorized to continue using such plate, and shall not be required to pay additional fees beyond the existing taxes and fees imposed for motor vehicle registration. Such issuance of license plates that contain only two alphabetic figures and up to four numeric figures shall be issued as personalized license plates pursuant to section
42-3-211
, which are a flat-style license plate. If the same alphanumeric combination is issued to multiple vehicles, the department shall compare the last four numbers of the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicles to which such plates are issued and issue such alphanumeric combination only to the vehicle with the lowest last four numbers.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1112, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-113.5 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-209 - Legislative license plates

(1)
Upon the application of the owner of a passenger car, truck, or trailer classified as Class B or Class C personal property, as defined in section
42-3-106
, or the duly authorized agent of such owner showing that such owner is a member of congress from the state of Colorado, the department may assign to such owner registration plates bearing a number together with appropriate words or letters indicating that such owner is a member of the congress of the United States, and a separate number series shall be used to further identify such license plates. Said license plates shall not be issued by the counties but shall be issued directly by the department.
(2)
(a)
(I)
Upon application of an owner of either a passenger car or a truck not over sixteen thousand pounds empty weight showing that the owner is a member of the general assembly of the state of Colorado, the department may specially register the vehicle and assign to the owner registration plates bearing:
(A)
The letter "H" if the member is a representative or the letter "S" if the member is a senator; and
(B)
The number of the senatorial or representative district of the member.
(II)
The letter and number combination in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) is the owner's registration number.
(b)
A member of the general assembly is eligible for special registration and license plates issued under this subsection (2) for the term that the member is elected to serve in office; except that the registration and plates expire when the person leaves office for any reason.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 162,§ 1, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1114, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2014: (2) amended, (HB 14-1284), ch. 162, p. 571, § 1, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former §§ 42-3-112 and 42-3-124 as they existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-210 - Radio and television license plates

(1)
A person who is the holder of a valid renewable amateur radio, standard radio, FM, or television license issued by the federal communications commission shall, upon application and payment of the additional registration fee prescribed in subsection (4) of this section, be entitled to have passenger cars or trucks that do not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight registered under the call sign letters assigned to such station by said commission and shall be furnished license plates bearing such call sign letters in lieu of the distinct registration number specified in section
42-3-113
.
(2)
A holder of an amateur radio license shall not be entitled to purchase more than one set of such special license plates for a registration period. A holder of a standard radio, FM, or television license shall not be entitled to purchase more than ten sets of such special license plates for a registration period.
(3)
Such special registration and license plates shall be valid until the end of the registration period and may be renewed for the same term as any other renewal of registration upon application and payment of the prescribed registration fee so long as the holder of such radio or television license is licensed by the federal communications commission.
(4)
An additional fee of two dollars shall be collected for each vehicle annually registered that is furnished amateur radio call plates, and an additional fee of five dollars shall be collected for each vehicle annually registered that is furnished standard radio, FM, and television call plates.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1115, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-112 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-212 - Issuance of optional plates authorized - retirement

(1)
The department may issue optional license plates for passenger cars or trucks not over sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.
(2)
Optional license plates shall have a background consisting of a graphic design representing the state flag of Colorado and shall consist of numbers or letters approved in accordance with rules of the department.
(3)
An applicant may apply for personalized optional license plates. If the applicant complies with section
42-3-211
, the department may issue such plates upon payment of the additional fee required by section
42-3-211(6)
for personalized license plates. If the applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set of optional license plates for the vehicle upon paying the fee imposed by section
42-3-211(6)(a)
and upon turning in such existing plates to the department as required by the department. A person who has obtained personalized optional license plates under this subsection (3) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section
42-3-211(6)(b)
to renew such plates. The fees imposed by this subsection (3) shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for optional license plates.
(4)
The amount of the taxes and fees for optional license plates shall be the same as the amount of the taxes and fees specified for regular motor vehicle plates plus an additional annual fee of twenty-five dollars. The additional fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section
43-4-205
(5.5)(b), C.R.S.
(5)
All applications for optional license plates shall be made directly to the department.
(6)
The executive director of the department may prepare any special forms and issue any rules necessary to implement this section.
(7)
The optional license plates authorized by this section shall be retired unless such plates have been issued for at least three thousand vehicles by July 1, 2007.
L. 2005: (4)(a) amended, p. 143, § 11, effective April 5; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1117, § 2, effective August 8.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-3-115 as it existed prior to 2005.
(2) Subsection (4) was originally numbered as §
42-3-115(4)(a)
, and the amendments to it in Senate Bill 05-041 were harmonized with § 42-3-212(4) as it appears in House Bill 05-1107.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-215 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 114,§2, eff. 4/8/2013.
L. 2005: (4)(a) amended, p. 144, § 14, effective April 5; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1126, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-081), ch. 114, p. 390, § 2, effective April 8.
This section was similar to former § 42-3-115.8 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-216 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 114,§3, eff. 4/8/2013.
L. 2005: (5)(a) amended, p. 144, § 15, effective April 5; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1127, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2007: (7) amended, p. 1986, § 3, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-081), ch. 114, p. 391, § 3, effective April 8.
This section was similar to former § 42-3-116.5 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-219 - [Repealed]

L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1131, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2006: (1)(a) and (3)(a) amended and (1)(c) added, p. 64, §§ 2, 3, effective August 7. L. 2007: (1)(b)(I) amended, p. 1462, § 1, effective August 3. L. 2008: (10) repealed, p. 229, § 3, effective August 5. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 249, §22, effective August 10.
This section was relocated to §
42-12-301
in 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-220 - Temporary special event license plates

(1)
The department may issue a temporary special event license plate to a person or group of people in connection with a special event for a passenger vehicle or a truck that does not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.
(2)
An applicant for a special event license plate shall submit to the department the name, date or dates, and location of the special event to which the request for the license plate is connected; the dates the license plate is needed; the quantity of license plates requested; a list of vehicle information including the vehicle identification number, make, model, and year of each vehicle; a certified letter stating that insurance coverage will be in place for each vehicle during its use for the period for which the temporary plate is issued; and any other information required by the department.
(3)
The department may determine the amount of an application fee for special event license plates and determine the fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, for the issuance of each temporary special event license plate. Such fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the license plate cash fund, created in section
42-3-301(1)
.
(4)
The executive director of the department may prepare any special forms and issue any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1133, § 2, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-3-117.7 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-221 - Special plates - Denver Broncos

(1)
Beginning January 1, 2007, the department shall issue special license plates to qualified applicants in accordance with this section for motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks, or noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.
(2)
(a)
There is hereby established the Denver Broncos special license plate.
(b)
The Denver Broncos may design the special license plate. The design for the special license plate shall conform with standards established by the department and shall be subject to the department's approval.
(3)
A person may apply for a Denver Broncos special license plate if the person pays the taxes and fees required under this section and provides to the department or an authorized agent a certificate, issued by the Denver Broncos Charities or a successor organization, confirming that such person has donated thirty dollars to the Denver Broncos Charities.
(4)
The amount of the taxes and fees for special license plates under this section is the same as the amount of the taxes and fees specified for regular motor vehicle license plates; except that the department shall collect a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars for issuance or replacement of each such license plate. The department shall transmit the additional one-time fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund created in section
43-4-201
, C.R.S.
(5)
An applicant may apply for personalized Denver Broncos special license plates. Upon payment of the additional fee required by section
42-3-211(6)(a)
for personalized license plates, the department may issue such plates if the applicant complies with section
42-3-211
. If an applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set of Denver Broncos special license plates for the vehicle upon payment of the fee imposed by section
42-3-211(6)
and upon turning in such existing plates to the department. A person who has obtained personalized Denver Broncos special license plates under this subsection (5) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section
42-3-211(6)(b)
for renewal of such personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (5) are in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for personalized Denver Broncos special license plates.
(6)
The Denver Broncos license plate shall be retired if three thousand plates are not issued by July 1, 2009.
L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 2037, § 1, effective August 7.