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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 4 - DIESEL INSPECTION PROGRAM (§§ 42-4-401 — 42-4-414) › Section 42-4-408 - Operation of diesel inspection station

(1)
(a)
A licensed diesel inspection station shall issue a certification of diesel emissions control to a diesel vehicle only upon forms issued by the executive director.
(b)
A certification of diesel emissions control shall be issued by a licensed diesel inspection station to a diesel vehicle only after the licensed diesel emission inspector performing the inspection determines that:
(I)
The smoke opacity levels from the diesel vehicle comply with the applicable smoke opacity limits, in which case a certification of diesel emission compliance shall be issued;
(II)
The smoke opacity levels from the diesel vehicle do not comply with the applicable smoke opacity limits after adjustment or repair required in accordance to commission rules have been performed, in which case a certification of diesel smoke opacity waiver shall be issued.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, no certification of diesel emissions control may be issued to a diesel vehicle of model year 1991 and newer if there is evidence of diesel emissions control system tampering.
(3)
A licensed diesel emissions inspection station shall charge a fee as set by the commission for the inspection of any diesel vehicle pursuant to this section. Such fee shall be intended to encompass all costs related to the inspection, including those costs incurred by the inspection station, the department of revenue, and the department of public health and environment. No fee that is charged pursuant to this section shall exceed the posted hourly shop rate for one hour. Such fee shall be posted by the inspection station pursuant to regulations set by the commission. Personnel within the testing inspection station shall notify the owner of the diesel vehicle to be tested of the fee before commencing any testing activities.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2321, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: (3) amended, p. 1764, § 1, effective 2/1/2001.
This section is similar to former § 25-7-606 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-408 was relocated to §
42-4-509
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 4 - DIESEL INSPECTION PROGRAM (§§ 42-4-401 — 42-4-414) › Section 42-4-409 - Improper representation of a diesel inspection station

(1)
The executive director shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the diesel inspection license and unused certification of diesel emissions control forms held by a licensed inspection station for the following reasons:
(a)
The station is not equipped as required;
(b)
The station is not operating from a location for which licensure was granted;
(c)
The licensed location has been altered so that it no longer qualifies as a diesel inspection station;
(d)
Diesel inspections are not being performed with applicable laws, rules, or regulations of the commission or the executive director.
(2)
The executive director shall also have authority to suspend or revoke the license of a diesel emissions inspector and require surrender of such license when the executive director determines that the inspector is not qualified to perform the diesel inspection or when inspections do not comply with applicable laws and the rules and regulations of the executive director or commission.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2321, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 25-7-607 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-409 was relocated to §
42-4-510
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 4 - DIESEL INSPECTION PROGRAM (§§ 42-4-401 — 42-4-414) › Section 42-4-410 - Inclusion in the diesel inspection program

(1)
(a)
Any home rule city, town, or county shall be included in the diesel inspection program set forth in this part 4 upon request by the governing body of such local government to the department of revenue and the department of public health and environment.
(b)
When such a request is made, the departments and governing body shall agree to a start-up date for the diesel inspection program in such areas. Such a date shall be administratively practical and agreed to by the departments.
(c)
On or after the dates agreed to pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), diesel vehicles which are registered in the area shall be inspected and shall be required to comply with the provisions of this part 4 and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto as if such area was included in the program area.
(2)
The executive directors of the departments of revenue and health and the commission shall perform all functions and exercise all phases related to the diesel emissions inspection program that they are otherwise required to perform under this part 4 in areas included in the program pursuant to this section.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2322, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 25-7-608 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-410 was relocated to §
42-4-106
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 4 - DIESEL INSPECTION PROGRAM (§§ 42-4-401 — 42-4-414) › Section 42-4-411 - Applicability of this part to heavy-duty diesel fleets of nine or more

Diesel-powered motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section
42-4-414
shall not be subject to the diesel emissions inspection program set forth in this part 4 unless the conditions set forth in section
42-4-414 (3)(c)
have been met.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2322, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 25-7-609 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-411 was relocated to §
42-4-512
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-501 - Size and weight violations - penalty

Except as provided in section
42-4-509
, it is a traffic infraction for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in sections
42-4-502
to
42-4-512
or otherwise in violation of said sections or section
42-4-1407
, except as permitted in section
42-4-510
. The maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in said sections shall be lawful throughout this state, and local authorities shall have no power or authority to alter said limitations, except as express authority may be granted in section
42-4-106
.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2326, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1031, § 65, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-401 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-501 was relocated to §
42-4-104
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-502 - Width of vehicles

(1)
The total outside width of any vehicle or the load thereon shall not exceed eight feet six inches, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(2)
(a)
A load of loose hay, including loosely bound, round bales, whether horse drawn or by motor, shall not exceed twelve feet in width.
(b)
A vehicle and trailer may transport a load of rectangular hay bales if such vehicle and load do not exceed ten feet six inches in width.
(3)
It is unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle or a motor vehicle which has attached thereto in any manner any chain, rope, wire, or other equipment which drags, swings, or projects in any manner so as to endanger the person or property of another.
(4)
The total outside width of buses and coaches used for the transportation of passengers shall not exceed eight feet six inches.
(5)
(a)
The total outside width of vehicles as included in this section shall not be construed so as to prohibit the projection beyond such width of clearance lights, rearview mirrors, or other accessories required by federal, state, or city laws or regulations.
(b)
The width requirements imposed by subsection (1) of this section shall not include appurtenances on recreational vehicles, including but not limited to motor homes, travel trailers, fifth wheel trailers, camping trailers, recreational park trailers, multipurpose trailers, and truck campers, all as defined in section
24-32-902
, C.R.S., so long as such recreational vehicle, including such appurtenances, does not exceed a total outside width of nine feet six inches.
(6)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2327, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: (2)(b) and (5) amended, p. 404, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2008: (5)(b) amended, p. 638, § 4, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-402 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-502 was relocated to §
42-4-601
.
For the definition of "multipurpose trailers", see § 42-1-102 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-503 - Projecting loads on passenger vehicles - penalty

Except with regard to the operation of a motorcycle, autocycle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter, a person shall not operate a passenger-type vehicle on any highway with any load carried on the vehicle extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of the vehicle. A person who violates this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 361, § 20, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 271, § 8, eff. 5/23/2019.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2327, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 1277, p. 1277, § 51, effective October 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1221), ch. 2561, p. 2561, § 8, effective May 23.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-403 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-503 was relocated to §
42-4-602
.
2022 Ch. 361, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-506 - Trailers and towed vehicles

(1)
When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby, and said drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen feet from one vehicle to the other, except the connection between any two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered and except connections between vehicles in which the combined lengths of the vehicles and the connection does not exceed an overall length of fifty-five feet and the connection is of rigid construction included as part of the structural design of the towed vehicle.
(2)
When one vehicle is towing another and the connection consists of a chain, rope, or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection a white flag or cloth not less than twelve inches square.
(3)
Whenever one vehicle is towing another, in addition to the drawbar or other connection, except a fifth wheel connection meeting the requirements of the department of transportation, safety chains or cables arranged in such a way that it will be impossible for the vehicle being towed to break loose from the vehicle towing in the event the drawbar or other connection were to be broken, loosened, or otherwise damaged shall be used. This subsection (3) shall apply to all motor vehicles, to all trailers, except semitrailers connected by a proper fifth wheel, and to any dolly used to convert a semitrailer to a full trailer.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2330, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-405 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-506 was relocated to §
42-4-605
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-509 - Vehicles weighed - excess removed

(1)
Any police or peace officer, as described in section
16-2.5-101
, C.R.S., having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same by means of either portable or stationary scales or shall require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public scales in the event such scales are within five miles.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), whenever an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in subsection (1) of this section determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under sections
42-4-501
to
42-4-512
and
42-4-1407
. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator.
(b)
Whenever an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in subsection (1) of this section determines that the weight is unlawful and the load consists solely of either explosives or hazardous materials as defined in section
42-1-102 (32)
, such officer shall permit the driver of such vehicle to proceed to the driver's destination without requiring the driver to unload the excess portion of such load.
(3)
Any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing or who fails or refuses when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2333, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 1628, § 61, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-408 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-509 was relocated to §
42-4-608
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-511 - Permit standards - state and local

(1)
The transportation commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of section
42-4-510
with regard to state permits.
(2)
(a)
Any permits which may be required by local authorities shall be issued in accordance with ordinances and resolutions adopted by the respective local authorities after a public hearing at which testimony is received from affected motor vehicle owners and operators. Notice of such public hearing shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the local authority's jurisdiction. Such notice shall not be less than eight days prior to the date of hearing. The publication shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper in which legal notices or classified advertisements appear. Such notice shall state the purpose of the hearing, the time and place of the hearing, and that the general public, including motor vehicle owners and operators to be affected, may attend and make oral or written comments regarding the proposed ordinance or resolution. Notice of any subsequent hearing shall be published in the same manner as for the original hearing.
(b)
At least thirty days prior to such public hearing, the local authority shall transmit a copy of the proposed ordinance or resolution to the department of transportation for its comments, and said department shall make such comments in writing to the local authority prior to such public hearing.
(c)
A local authority that adopts or has adopted an ordinance or resolution governing permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles or loads shall file a copy of the ordinance or resolution with the department of transportation.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2338, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 96: (2)(c) added, p. 1551, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2012: (2)(c) amended, (HB 12-1019), ch. 135, p. 468, § 11, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-409.1 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-512 - Liability for damage to highway

(1)
No person shall drive, operate, or move upon or over any highway or highway structure any vehicle, object, or contrivance in such a manner so as to cause damage to said highway or highway structure. When the damage sustained to said highway or highway structure is the result of the operating, driving, or moving of such vehicle, object, or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight authorized by sections
42-4-501
to
42-4-512
and
42-4-1407
, it shall be no defense to any action, either civil or criminal, brought against such person that the weight of the vehicle was authorized by special permit issued in accordance with sections
42-4-501
to
42-4-512
and
42-4-1407
.
(2)
Every person violating the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be liable for all damage which said highway or highway structure may sustain as a result thereof. Whenever the driver of such vehicle, object, or contrivance is not the owner thereof but is operating, driving, or moving such vehicle, object, or contrivance with the express or implied consent of the owner thereof, then said owner or driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage. The liability for damage sustained by any such highway or highway structure may be enforced by a civil action by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure. No satisfaction of such civil liability, however, shall be deemed to be a release or satisfaction of any criminal liability for violation of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2339, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-411 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-512 was relocated to §
42-4-610
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 5 - SIZE - WEIGHT - LOAD (§§ 42-4-501 — 42-4-513) › Section 42-4-513 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Overweight and oversize permits in emergencies

(1)
As used in this section, "emergency" means a temporary circumstance in which:
(a)
The public safety or health is threatened;
(b)
Critical infrastructure or homes are not able to maintain heat, power, or light;
(c)
People are unable to secure adequate food, water, or fuel; or
(d)
Agriculture operations or production is threatened with hazard or harm, including hazard or harm to animals.
(2)
subject to subsection (3) of this section, the department of transportation may, on an expedited basis, issue a single-use state permit or local permit to mitigate the effects of an emergency or to provide aid to people affected by an emergency.
(3)
(a)
Before applying for a local permit under this section, the applicant must make a reasonable attempt to contact and obtain the approval of the local authority with jurisdiction over any highway used pursuant to the permit.
(b)
If a permit issued under subsection (2) of this section is a local permit, the executive director of the department of transportation or the designee of the executive director shall, prior to issuing the permit, make a reasonable attempt to contact and obtain the approval of the local authorities with jurisdiction over any highway used pursuant to the permit. If the department of transportation is unable to contact or obtain the approval of the local authority within a reasonable amount of time based on the emergency situation, the department of transportation may issue the local permit.
(c)
To issue a single-use state permit or local permit, the department of transportation must obtain approval from the chief of the Colorado state patrol if a law enforcement escort is needed.
(4)
If a permit issued under subsection (2) of this section is a local permit, the department of transportation shall collect the fee imposed by the local authority under section 42-4-510 (11)(b) and remit the fee to the appropriate local authority.
Added by 2024 Ch. 309,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to offenses committed or applications submitted on or after the applicable effective date.
2024 Ch. 309, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-601 - Department to sign highways, where

(1)
The department of transportation shall place and maintain such traffic control devices, conforming to its manual and specifications, upon state highways as it deems necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this article or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.
(2)
No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation except by the latter's permission.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2340, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-502 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-601 was relocated to §
42-4-701
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-602 - Local traffic control devices

(1)
No local authority shall erect or maintain any stop sign or traffic control signal at any location so as to require the traffic on any state highway to stop before entering or crossing any intersecting highway unless approval in writing has first been obtained from the department of transportation.
(2)
Where practical no local authority shall maintain three traffic control signals located on a roadway so as to be within one minute's driving time (to be determined by the speed limit) from any one of the signals to the other without synchronizing the lights to enhance the flow of traffic and thereby reduce air pollution.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2340, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-503 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-602 was relocated to §
42-4-702
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-603 - Obedience to official traffic control devices

(1)
No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the instructions of any official traffic control device including any official hand signal device placed or displayed in accordance with the provisions of this article unless otherwise directed by a police officer subject to the exceptions in this article granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle.
(2)
No provision of this article for which official traffic control devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official traffic control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
(3)
Whenever official traffic control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this article, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
(4)
Any official traffic control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this article and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this article unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.
(5)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2340, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-504 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-603 was relocated to §
42-4-703
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-605 - Flashing signals

(1)
Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in conjunction with a traffic sign or a traffic signal or as a traffic beacon, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
(a)
When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
(b)
When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed past such signal and through the intersection or other hazardous location only with caution.
(2)
This section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad crossings shall be governed by the provisions of sections
42-4-706
to
42-4-708
.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2343, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-506 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-605 was relocated to §
42-4-705
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-606 - Display of unauthorized signs or devices

(1)
No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the use of motorist services information of a general nature on official highway guide signs if such signs do not indicate the brand, trademark, or name of any private business or commercial enterprise offering the service, nor shall this section be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
(2)
Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public nuisance, and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
(4)
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to informational sites authorized under section
43-1-405
, C.R.S.
(5)
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to specific information signs authorized under section
43-1-420
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-507 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-606 was relocated to §
42-4-706
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-607 - Interference with official devices

(1)
(a)
No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, remove, or interfere with the effective operation of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon or any other part thereof. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a class B traffic infraction.
(b)
No person shall possess or sell, without lawful authority, an electronic device that is designed to cause a traffic light to change. A person who violates any provision of this paragraph (b) commits a class B traffic infraction.
(2)
(a)
No person shall use an electronic device, without lawful authority, that causes a traffic light to change. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), a person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a class A traffic infraction.
(b)
A person who violates any provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) and thereby proximately causes bodily injury to another person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, the court shall impose a fine of one thousand dollars.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 333, § 2, effective August 4. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1711, § 1, effective June 6.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-508 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-608 - Signals by hand or signal device

(1)
Any stop or turn signal when required as provided by section
42-4-903
shall be given either by means of the hand and arm as provided by section
42-4-609
or by signal lamps or signal device of the type approved by the department, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and the required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of such motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four inches or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds fourteen feet. The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle, also to any combination of vehicles.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-509 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-608 was relocated to §
42-4-707
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-609 - Method of giving hand and arm signals

(1)
All signals required to be given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner, and such signals shall indicate as follows:
(a)
Left-turn, hand and arm extended horizontally;
(b)
Right-turn, hand and arm extended upward;
(c)
Stop or decrease speed, hand and arm extended downward.
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2345, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-510 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-609 was relocated to §
42-4-708
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-610 - Unauthorized insignia

No owner shall display upon any part of the owner's vehicle any official designation, sign, or insignia of any public or quasi-public corporation or municipal, state, or national department or governmental subdivision without authority of such agency or any insignia, badge, sign, emblem, or distinctive mark of any organization or society of which the owner is not a bona fide member or otherwise authorized to display such sign or insignia. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2345, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-512 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-610 was relocated to §
42-4-710
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-611 - Paraplegic persons or persons with disabilities - distress flag

(1)
Any paraplegic person or person with a disability when in motor vehicle distress is authorized to display by the side of such person's disabled vehicle a white flag of approximately seven and one-half inches in width and thirteen inches in length, with the letter "D" thereon in red color with an irregular one-half inch red border. Said flag shall be of reflective material so as to be readily discernible under darkened conditions, and said reflective material must be submitted to and approved by the department of transportation before the same is used.
(2)
Any person desiring to use such display shall make application to the department, and the department may in its discretion issue to such person with a disability upon application a card that sets forth the applicant's name, address, and date of birth, the physical apparatus needed to operate a motor vehicle, if any, and any other pertinent facts that the department deems desirable, and in its discretion the department may issue a permit for the use of and issue to such person a display flag. Each such flag shall be numbered, and in the event of loss or destruction, a duplicate may be issued upon the payment of the sum of one dollar by such applicant. The department shall maintain a list of such applicants and persons to whom permits and flags have been issued and furnish a copy thereof to the Colorado state patrol upon request.
(3)
Any person who is not a paraplegic person or a person with a disability who uses such flag as a signal or for any other purpose commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 729, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2345, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: (2) amended, p. 1643, § 29, effective June 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3305, p. 3305, § 729, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-513 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-611 was relocated to §
42-4-711
.
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-612 - When signals are inoperative or malfunctioning - penalty

(1)
(a)
When a driver approaches an intersection and faces a traffic control signal that is inoperative, that remains on steady red or steady yellow during several time cycles, or that does not recognize a motorcycle or autocycle that is operated by the driver, the provisions controlling entrance to a through street or highway from a stop sign or highway, as provided under section
42-4-703
, apply until a police officer assumes control of traffic or until the traffic control signal resumes normal operation.
(b)
If a traffic control signal at a place other than an intersection ceases to operate or malfunctions as specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section, drivers may proceed past the signal only with caution, as if the signal were flashing yellow.
(2)
Whenever a pedestrian faces a pedestrian-control signal as provided in section
42-4-802
which is inoperative or which remains on "Don't Walk" or "Wait" during several time cycles, such pedestrian shall not enter the roadway unless the pedestrian can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 361, § 21, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 126, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2346, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-514 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-612 was relocated to §
42-4-1903
.
2022 Ch. 361, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-613 - Failure to pay toll established by regional transportation authority

Any person who fails to pay a required fee, toll, rate, or charge established by a regional transportation authority created pursuant to part 6 of article
4
of title
43
, C.R.S., for the privilege of traveling on or using any property included in a regional transportation system pursuant to part 6 of article
4
of title
43
, C.R.S., commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 498, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 1069, § 17, effective 1/1/2006.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2005 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 269, Session Laws of Colorado 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-615 - School zones - increase in penalties for moving traffic violations

(1)
Any person who commits a moving traffic violation in a school zone is subject to the increased penalties and surcharges imposed by section
42-4-1701(4)(d)
.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "school zone" means an area that is designated as a school zone and has appropriate signs posted indicating that the penalties and surcharges will be doubled. The state or local government having jurisdiction over the placement of traffic signs and traffic control devices in the school zone area shall designate when the area will be deemed to be a school zone for the purposes of this section. In making such designation, the state or local government shall consider when increased penalties are necessary to protect the safety of school children.
(3)
This section does not apply if the penalty and surcharge for a violation has been doubled pursuant to section
42-4-614
because such violation also occurred within a highway maintenance, repair, or construction zone.
L. 98: Entire section added, p. 588, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Article 4 - REGULATION OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-4-101 — 42-4-2501) › Part 6 - SIGNALS - SIGNS - MARKINGS (§§ 42-4-601 — 42-4-618) › Section 42-4-616 - Wildlife crossing zones - increase in penalties for moving traffic violations

(1)
Except as described by subsection (4) of this section, a person who commits a moving traffic violation in a wildlife crossing zone is subject to the increased penalties and surcharges imposed by section
42-4-1701(4)
(d.5).
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "wildlife crossing zone" means an area on a public highway that:
(a)
Begins at a sign that conforms to the state traffic control manual, was erected by the department of transportation pursuant to section
42-4-118
, and indicates that a person is about to enter a wildlife crossing zone; and
(b)
Extends to:
(I)
A sign that conforms to the state traffic control manual, was erected by the department of transportation pursuant to section
42-4-118
, and indicates that a person is about to leave a wildlife crossing zone; or
(II)
If no sign exists that complies with subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), the distance indicated on the sign indicating the beginning of the wildlife crossing zone; or
(III)
If no sign exists that complies with subparagraph (I) or (II) of this paragraph (b), one-half mile beyond the sign indicating the beginning of the wildlife crossing zone.
(3)
(a)
If the department of transportation erects a sign that indicates that a person is about to enter a wildlife crossing zone pursuant to section
42-4-118
, the department of transportation shall:
(I)
Establish the times of day and the periods of the calendar year during which the area will be deemed to be a wildlife crossing zone for the purposes of this section; and
(II)
Ensure that the sign indicates the times of day and the periods of the calendar year during which the area will be deemed to be a wildlife crossing zone for the purposes of this section.
(b)
In erecting signs as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), the department of transportation, pursuant to section
42-4-118
, shall not erect signs establishing a lower speed limit for more than one hundred miles of the public highways of the state that have been established as wildlife crossing zones.
(4)
This section shall not apply if:
(a)
The person who commits a moving traffic violation in a wildlife crossing zone is already subject to increased penalties and surcharges for said violation pursuant to section
42-4-614
or
42-4-615
;
(b)
The sign indicating that a person is about to enter a wildlife crossing zone does not indicate that increased traffic penalties are in effect in the zone; or
(c)
The person who commits a moving traffic violation in a wildlife crossing zone commits the violation during a time that the area is not deemed by the department of transportation to be a wildlife crossing zone for the purposes of this section.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1238), ch. 393, p. 1868, §2, effective September 1.