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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-122 - Disposition of mortgages by agent - rules

(1)
The authorized agent, upon receipt of the mortgage, shall file the mortgage in the agent's office, appropriately indexed and cross-indexed:
(a)
Under one or more of the following headings in accordance with the rules adopted by the director:
(I)
Make or vehicle identification number of motor or off-highway vehicles mortgaged;
(II)
Names of owners of mortgaged motor or off-highway vehicles as they appear on the certificates of title thereto;
(III)
The numbers of the certificates of title for motor or off-highway vehicles mortgaged;
(IV)
The numbers or other identification marks assigned to registration certificates issued upon the registration of mortgaged vehicles;
(b)
Under the name of the mortgagee, the holder of the mortgage, or the owner of the vehicle; or
(c)
Under such other system as the director may devise and determine to be necessary for the efficient administration of this part 1.
(2)
All records of mortgages affecting motor or off-highway vehicles are public and may be inspected and copied, as is provided by law respecting public records affecting real property. A duly certified copy of the department's electronic record of the mortgage or lien is admissible in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding in this state as evidence of the existence of the mortgage or lien.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 18, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 380, § 4, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2459, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: IP(1) amended, p. 1663, § 16, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2009: IP(1)(a) and (1)(a)(I) amended, (HB 09 -1089), ch. 196, p. 880, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2387, § 18, effective June 5; (2) amended, (HB 13-1289), ch. 380, p. 2225, § 4, effective June 5.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-121 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-122 was relocated to §
42-6-123
.
(2) Amendments to subsection (2) by House Bill 13-1289 and Senate Bill 13-280 were harmonized.
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending subsection (2), 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) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-123 - Disposition after mortgaging

After a mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle has been filed in the authorized agent's office, the authorized agent shall mail, deliver, or electronically transfer to the director the certificate of title or other evidence of ownership satisfactory to the director as specified in rules adopted under section
42-6-104
that the authorized agent has filed in the record. The director shall maintain completed electronic records transferred by the authorized agent. The director shall issue a new certificate of title containing, in addition to the other matters required to be set forth in certificates of title, a description of the mortgage and all information respecting the mortgage and the filing of the mortgage that appear in the certificate of the authorized agent, and the director or the director's authorized agent shall then dispose of the new certificate of title containing the notation as provided in section
42-6-124
. When a motor or off-highway vehicle is subject to an electronic mortgage or lien, the certificate of title for the motor or off-highway vehicle is considered to be physically held by the mortgagee or lienholder for all legal purposes, including compliance with state or federal odometer disclosure requirements.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407,§ 42, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407,§ 19, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 380, § 5, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2459, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1664, § 17, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1289), ch. 380, p. 2225, § 5, effective June 5; entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, pp. 2387, 2397, §§ 19, 42, effective June 5.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-122 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-123 was relocated to §
42-6-124
.
(2) Amendments to this section by sections 19 and 42 of Senate Bill 13-280 were harmonized.
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending 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) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-124 - Disposition of certificates of title

(1)
The director shall dispose of a certificate of title issued by the director or the authorized agent in the following manner:
(a)
If the certificate of title that is filed by the authorized agent is maintained in an electronic format within the director's and the authorized agent's motor and off-highway vehicle databases as required by the standards established pursuant to article
71.3
of title
24
, C.R.S., the certificate of title shall be disposed of in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (1).
(b)
If it appears, from the records in the director's or the authorized agent's office and from an examination of the certificate of title, that the motor or off-highway vehicle described in the certificate of title is not subject to a mortgage filed after August 1, 1949, or if the vehicle is encumbered by a mortgage filed in any county of a state other than Colorado, the director or authorized agent shall deliver the certificate of title to the person who appears to be the owner of the vehicle or mail the certificate to the owner of the vehicle at his or her address as it appears in the application, the certificate of title, or other records in the director's or the authorized agent's office.
(c)
If it appears, from the records in the office of the director or the authorized agent and from the certificate of title, that the motor or off-highway vehicle described in the certificate of title is subject to one or more mortgages filed after August 1, 1949, the director or the authorized agent shall electronically maintain or deliver the certificate of title issued by the director to the mortgagee named in the certificate of title or the holder of the certificate of title whose mortgage was first filed in the office of an authorized agent.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 20, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2460, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1664, § 18, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2002: (1)(a) amended, p. 859, § 10, effective May 30. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2388, § 20, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-123 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-124 was relocated to §
42-6-125
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-128 - Validity of mortgage between parties

Nothing in this part 1 impairs the validity of a mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle between the parties as long as no purchaser for value, mortgagee, or creditor without actual notice of the existence of a mortgage has acquired an interest in the motor or off-highway vehicle described in the mortgage, notwithstanding that the parties to the mortgage have failed to comply with this part 1.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 24, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2462, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2390, § 24, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-127 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-128 was relocated to §
42-6-130
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-130 - Priority of secured interests

The liens or mortgages filed for record or noted on a certificate of title to a motor or off-highway vehicle, as provided in section
42-6-121
, take priority in the same order that they were filed with the authorized agent; except that the priority of a purchase-money security interest, as defined in section
4-9-103
, C.R.S., is determined in accordance with sections
4-9-317 (e)
and
4-9-324 (a)
, C.R.S.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 26, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2463, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1668, § 23, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 818, § 19, effective August 8. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -150), ch. 182, p. 802, § 4, effective April 22. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2391, § 26, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-128 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-130 was relocated to §
42-6-132
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-131 - Mechanic's, warehouse, and other liens

Nothing in this part 1 impairs the rights of lien claimants arising under a mechanic's lien or the lien of a warehouse or other person claimed for repairs on or storage of a motor or off-highway vehicle when a mechanic's lien or storage lien originated prior to a mortgage or lien on the motor or off-highway vehicle being filed for record and the vehicle has remained continuously in the possession of the person claiming the mechanic's lien or lien for storage.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 27, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2463, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 818, § 20, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2391, § 27, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-129 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-131 was relocated to §
42-6-133
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-132 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2464, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 818, § 21, effective August 8. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (HB 09 -1089), ch. 196, p. 883, § 6, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-133 - Foreign mortgages and liens

A mortgage or lien on a motor or off-highway vehicle filed for record in a state other than Colorado is not valid and enforceable against the rights of subsequent purchasers for value, creditors, lienholders, or mortgagees having no actual notice of the existence of the mortgage or lien. If the certificate of title for the vehicle bears any notation adequate to apprise a purchaser, creditor, lienholder, or mortgagee of the existence of a mortgage or lien at the time a third party acquires a right in the motor vehicle, the mortgage or lien and the rights of the holder of the mortgage or lien are enforceable in this state as though the mortgage were filed in Colorado and noted on the certificate of title or noted in the record of the authorized agent for the vehicle under section
42-6-121
.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 28, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2464, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1668, § 24, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 818, § 22, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2392, § 28, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-131 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-133 was relocated to §
42-6-135
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-134 - Where application for certificates of title made

Except as otherwise provided in this part 1, a person shall apply for recording of a certificate of title upon the sale or transfer of a motor or off-highway vehicle with the authorized agent of the county where the vehicle will be registered for operation. If the certificate of title application is made through a third-party provider, the applicant need not be physically present in the county where the vehicle will be registered if the third-party provider applies for a certificate of title in the county where the vehicle will be registered.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 297, § 12, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 29, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2464, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1668, § 25, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 819, § 23, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2392, § 29, effective June 5. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1299), ch. 297, p. 1814, § 12, effective 7/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-132 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-134 was relocated to §
42-6-136
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-135 - Lost certificates of title

(1)
If data is lost transmitting an application for a certificate of title and accompanying documentation, which may be transmitted by the authorized agent to the director and upon an appropriate application of the owner or other person entitled to such certificate of title, such certificate of title may be reissued or recorded bearing such notations respecting existing unreleased mortgages or liens on the vehicle as indicated by the director's or authorized agent's records. Such certificate of title shall be issued without charge.
(2)
If the title owner, lienholder, or mortgagee of a certificate of title loses, misplaces, or accidentally destroys a certificate of title to a motor or off-highway vehicle that the person holds as described in the certificate of title, upon application, the director or the authorized agent may issue a duplicate copy of the recorded certificate of title as in other cases.
(3)
(a)
Upon the issuance of a copy of the recorded certificate of title as provided for in this section, the director or the authorized agent shall note on the copy every mortgage shown to be unreleased and the lien that is in effect as disclosed by the records of the director or authorized agent and shall dispose of such certificate as in other cases.
(b)
Upon the payment or discharge of the debt secured by a mortgage on a motor vehicle that has been filed for record in the manner prescribed in section
42-6-121
, the lienholder shall notify the authorized agent of the satisfaction and release of the mortgage, setting forth any facts concerning the right of the holder to release the mortgage as the director may require. The satisfaction and release shall be affirmed by a statement signed by the lienholder noted in the certificate of title and shall contain or be accompanied by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury in the second degree, as defined in section
18-8-503
, C.R.S. Upon receiving a valid satisfaction and release, the director or authorized agent shall note the release of the lien and shall issue a certificate of title for the motor vehicle, omitting all reference to the mortgage.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 30, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2464, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1668, § 26, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 819, § 24, effective August 8. L. 2009: (3) amended, (HB 09 -1089), ch. 196, p. 883, § 7, effective October 1. L. 2013: (2) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2392, § 30, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-133 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-135 was relocated to §
42-6-137
.
For payment of bond for issuance of certificate, see § 42-6-115 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-140 - Registration upon becoming resident

Within ninety days after becoming a resident of Colorado, the owner of a motor vehicle shall apply for a Colorado certificate of title, a license, and registration for the vehicle that is registered, that is licensed, or for which a certificate of title is issued in another state. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to the penalties provided in sections
42-6-139
and
43-4-804 (1)(d)
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2467, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1003, § 8, effective August 6. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 824, § 29, effective August 8. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -108), ch. 5, p. 52, § 12, effective March 2.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-138 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-140 was relocated to §
42-6-142
.
For registration requirements and exemptions, see § 42-3-103 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-141 - Director's records to be public

Records in the director's office pertaining to the title to a motor or off-highway vehicle are public records subject to section
42-1-206
. This includes records regarding ownership of and mortgages or liens on a vehicle for which a Colorado certificate of title has been issued.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 35, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 824, § 30, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2395, § 35, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-139 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-141 was relocated to §
42-6-143
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-142 - Penalties

(1)
A person shall not sell, transfer, or in any manner dispose of a motor or off-highway vehicle in this state without complying with this part 1.
(2)
A person who violates subsection (1) of this section for which no other penalty is expressly provided commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 757, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 36, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 824, § 31, effective August 8. L. 2013: (1) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 2395, p. 2395, § 36, effective June 5. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3321, p. 3321, § 757, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-140 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-142 was relocated to §
42-6-145
.
(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 penalties for petty offenses, see § 18-1.3-503 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-143 - Altering or using altered certificate

A person who causes to be altered or forged a certificate of title issued by the director pursuant to this part 1, or a written transfer of a title, or any other notation placed on the title by the director or under the director's authority concerning a mortgage or lien or who uses or attempts to use any such certificate to transfer the vehicle, knowing it to be altered or forged, commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-401
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1563, § 376, effective October 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 825, § 32, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-141 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-143 was relocated to §
42-6-146
.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-144 - False oath

A person who applies for a certificate of title, written transfer of a title, satisfaction and release, oath, affirmation, affidavit, statement, report, or deposition required to be made or taken under any of the provisions of this article, and who, upon such application, transfer, satisfaction and release, oath, affirmation, affidavit, statement, report, or deposition, swears or affirms willfully and falsely in a matter material to any issue, point, or subject matter in question, in addition to any other penalties provided in this article, is guilty of perjury in the second degree, as defined in section
18-8-503
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 825, § 33, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-141.5 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-145 - Use of vehicle identification numbers in applications - rules

(1)
(a)
A person required to apply for a certificate of title or registration of a motor vehicle shall use the identification number placed upon the motor vehicle by the manufacturer or the special vehicle identification number assigned to the motor vehicle by the department pursuant to section
42-12-202
. The department shall not issue a certificate of title or registration card unless it uses the identification number of the motor vehicle.
(b)
A person required to apply for a certificate of title for an off-highway vehicle shall use the identification number placed upon the vehicle by the manufacturer or the special vehicle identification number assigned to the off-highway vehicle by the department. The department shall not issue a certificate of title unless it uses the identification number of the off-highway vehicle; except that, if the vehicle does not have a conforming identification number or is a duplicate, the department shall assign a special identification number for the certificate of title and require the owner to place the number on the vehicle.
(2)
The identification number provided for in this section shall be accepted in lieu of any motor number or serial number provided for in this title.
(3)
(a)
After receiving an application for a certificate of title, 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 shall not register a motor vehicle reported stolen in the system until the vehicle is recovered by the owner.
(b)
The department shall promulgate rules setting forth procedures to notify the local law enforcement agency upon discovery that a person is attempting to obtain a certificate of title for a stolen motor vehicle.
(c)
This subsection (3) is effective July 1, 2009.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 37, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2468, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1648, § 41, effective June 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 825, § 34, effective August 8. L. 2008: (3) added, p. 1025, § 3, effective August 5. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 248, § 18, effective August 10. L. 2013: (1) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2395, § 37, effective June 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-142 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-146 - Repossession of motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle - owner must notify law enforcement agency - definition - penalty

(1)
If a mortgagee, lienholder, or the mortgagee's or lienholder's assignee or the agent of either repossesses a motor or off-highway vehicle because of default in the terms of a secured debt, the repossessor shall notify, either orally or in writing, a law enforcement agency, as provided in this section, of the repossession, the name of the owner, the name of the repossessor, and the name of the mortgagee, lienholder, or assignee. The notification must be made at least one hour before, if possible, and in any event no later than one hour after, the repossession occurs. If the repossession takes place in an incorporated city or town, the repossessor shall notify the police department, town marshal, or other local law enforcement agency of the city or town. If the repossession takes place in the unincorporated area of a county, the repossessor shall notify the county sheriff.
(2)
A repossessor who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a petty offense.
(3)
If a motor or off-highway vehicle being repossessed is subject to the "Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions", article
9
of title
4
, C.R.S., the repossession is governed by section
4-9-629
, C.R.S.
(4)
As used in this section, the term "repossessor" means the party who physically takes possession of the motor or off-highway vehicle and drives, tows, or transports the vehicle for delivery to the mortgagee, lienholder, or assignee or the agent of the mortgagee, lienholder, or assignee.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 758, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 38, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2469, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2001: (3) amended, p. 1448, § 47, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1564, § 377, effective October 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 825, § 35, effective August 8. L. 2013: (1), (3), and (4) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 2395, p. 2395, § 38, effective June 5. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3321, p. 3321, § 758, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-143 as it existed prior to 1994.
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
(1) For penalties for petty offenses, see § 18-1.3-503 . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-148) › Section 42-6-147 - Central registry - rules

(1)
The director shall maintain a central registry of electronic files for all certificates of title, mortgages, liens, releases of liens or mortgages, and extensions. The authorized agents shall transmit all electronic filing information to the director for maintenance of the registry. The director shall promulgate rules:
(a)
To determine when an electronic signature is acceptable for the purposes of filing certificate of title documents; and
(b)
As may be necessary for the administration of electronic filing of certificates of title and all related documents.
(2)
The director shall develop a plan to implement electronic filing on a statewide basis. The director shall encourage participation by the counties in an electronic filing system. The director shall begin the implementation of the electronic filing system no later than July 1, 2001, and shall complete the statewide implementation of electronic filing no later than July 1, 2006. The director may grant an exclusion from participation in the electronic filing system upon application by an individual county that demonstrates reasonable cause why electronic filing would be burdensome to the county.
L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 1671, § 30, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 826, § 36, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 2 - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-201 — 42-6-206) › Section 42-6-202 - Prohibited acts - penalty

(1)
It is unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install or to have installed any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For purposes of this section, the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.
(2)
It is unlawful for any person or the person's agent to disconnect, reset, or alter the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to change the number of miles indicated thereon.
(3)
It is unlawful for any person, with the intent to defraud, to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.
(4)
Nothing in this part 2 shall prevent the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, if the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. When the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero, and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or the owner's agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. Any removal or alteration of such notice so affixed is unlawful.
(5)
It is unlawful for any transferor to fail to comply with
49 U.S.C. sec. 32705
and any rule concerning odometer disclosure requirements or to knowingly give a false statement to a transferee in making any disclosure required by such law.
(6)
(a)
A person who violates subsection (1), (2), or (5) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(b)
A person who violates subsection (3) of this section commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 759, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2470, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: (5) amended, p. 826, § 37, effective August 8. L. 2021: (6) added, (SB 21-271), ch. 3321, p. 3321, § 759, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-206 as it existed prior to 1994.
(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 penalties for misdemeanors, see § 18-1.3-501 ; for penalties for petty offenses, see § 18-1.3-503 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 2 - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-201 — 42-6-206) › Section 42-6-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, § 760, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2471, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2021: (2) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3321, 3331, §§ 760, 803.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-207 as it existed prior to 1994.
(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 class 1 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 2 - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-201 — 42-6-206) › Section 42-6-204 - Private civil action

(1)
Any person who, with intent to defraud, violates any requirement imposed under this part 2 shall be liable in an amount equal to the sum of:
(a)
Three times the amount of actual damages sustained or three thousand dollars, whichever is greater; and
(b)
In the case of any successful action to enforce said liability, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
(2)
An action to enforce any liability created under subsection (1) of this section must be brought within the time period prescribed in section
13-80-102
, C.R.S.
(3)
There shall be no liability under this section if a judgment has been entered in federal court pursuant to section 409 of the "Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act", Public Law 92-513.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2471, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-208 as it existed prior to 1994.
For current provisions relating to section 409 of the "Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act", see 49 U.S.C. sec. 32710 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Article 6 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-101 — 42-6-206) › Part 2 - USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (§§ 42-6-201 — 42-6-206) › Section 42-6-205 - Consumer protection

All provisions of section
6-1-708
, C.R.S., concerning deceptive trade practices in the sale of motor vehicles shall apply to the sale of used motor vehicles.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2471, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 655, § 13, effective May 18.
This section is similar to former § 42-6-209 as it existed prior to 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Article 7 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-103) › Section 42-7-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act".
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2473, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Article 7 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 42-7-201 — 42-7-202) › Section 42-7-201 - Director to administer article

(1)
The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this article and may make rules and regulations in writing necessary for the administration of this article.
(2)
(a)
The director shall provide for a hearing upon request of any person affected by an order or act of the director under the provisions of this article. Such hearing need not be a matter of record.
(b)
A request for a hearing, made within the twenty-day period prescribed in section
42-7-301 (3) and (4)
, shall operate during the pendency of such hearing to postpone the effective date of any order or act of the director pursuant to this article.
(c)
If the person, for the protection of the public interest and safety, files or has filed with the director evidence of current liability insurance in the driver's name, or has made a deposit as provided in section
42-7-418
, the request for hearing shall also postpone the date on which the affected person's license or nonresident's operating privilege would otherwise be suspended.
(d)
The decision as rendered by the director upon a hearing, or an order or act of the director when no hearing is requested, shall be final unless the affected person seeks judicial review.
(e)
In any action for judicial review of the action of the director, the court, upon application for a hearing on the question of irreparable injury with three days' notice to the director of such hearing and upon a finding by the court at such hearing that irreparable injury to the affected person would otherwise result, may order that the filing of the action shall operate to postpone the effective date of the director's order or act, in which event the court may also impose the condition, for the protection of the public interest and safety, that the person bringing the action shall obtain and maintain during the pendency of the action an automobile liability policy or bond or deposit of security as provided in section
42-7-418
. The procedure in all other respects upon review shall be in accordance with the applicable provision of section
24-4-106
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2474, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 96: (2)(c) amended, p. 1209, § 4, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Article 7 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 42-7-201 — 42-7-202) › Section 42-7-202 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2475, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 96: (1) and (3) amended, p. 1209, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2003: (5) amended, p. 1575, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section repealed, p. 462, § 1, effective August 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Article 7 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Part 3 - SECURITY AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENTS (§§ 42-7-301 — 42-7-304) › Section 42-7-301.5 - Proof of financial responsibility

(1)
Any person who presents an altered or counterfeit letter or altered or counterfeit insurance identification card from an insurer or agent for the purpose of proving financial responsibility for purposes of this article 7 shall be in violation of section
18-5-104
, and the minimum fine shall be one thousand dollars.
(2)
Any person who alters or creates a counterfeit letter or insurance identification card for another violates section
18-5-104
and shall be punished by a minimum fine of one thousand dollars.
(3)
It shall be an affirmative defense that the person did not know or could not have known that the presented document was altered or counterfeit.
(4)
Repealed.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 762, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1446, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2001: (4) amended, p. 525, § 14, effective May 22. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 2649, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1) and (2) amended, p. 794, § 5, effective 1/1/2005. L. 2006: (4) repealed, p. 1010, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3322, p. 3322, § 762, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Article 7 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Part 3 - SECURITY AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENTS (§§ 42-7-301 — 42-7-304) › Section 42-7-302 - Exemptions from requirement of filing security and proof of financial responsibility for the future

(1)
The requirement of filing security and proof of financial responsibility for the future pursuant to section
42-7-301
shall not apply:
(a)
To any person who qualifies as a self-insurer under section
42-7-501
or who operates a motor vehicle for a self-insurer under section
42-7-501
;
(b)
To any person who has been released from liability, or finally adjudicated not liable, prior to the date the director would otherwise suspend a license or a nonresident's operating privilege under section
42-7-301 (4)
;
(c)
To the state of Colorado or any political subdivision thereof or any municipality therein;
(d)
To the operation by any employee of the federal government of any motor vehicle while acting within the scope of such employment;
(e)
Repealed.
(f)
To the operator or owner if such owner had in effect at the time of such accident an automobile liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle involved in such accident;
(g)
To the operator, if not the owner of such motor vehicle, if there was in effect at the time of such accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the operation of motor vehicles not owned by that person;
(h)
To the operator or owner if the liability of such operator or owner for damages resulting from such accident is, in the judgment of the director, covered by any other form of liability insurance policy or bond or deposit as provided in section
42-7-418
;
(i)
To the owner of a motor vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated without the owner's express or implied permission, or was parked by a person who had been operating such motor vehicle without such permission.
(2)
In determining whether any person is exempt from the requirements of section
42-7-301
, the director shall rely upon reports or other information submitted and, when requested by any person affected by an accident to make a finding of fact, shall consider the report of the investigating officer, if any, the accident reports, and any affidavits of persons having knowledge of the facts.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2477, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 96: (1)(e) repealed, p. 1210, § 7, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Article 7 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 42-7-101 — 42-7-609) › Part 3 - SECURITY AND PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENTS (§§ 42-7-301 — 42-7-304) › Section 42-7-303 - Duration of suspension

(1)
The license or nonresident's operating privilege suspended under section
42-7-301
shall remain so suspended and not be renewed, nor shall any such license be issued to such person, unless there is filed with the director evidence satisfactory to the director that such person has been released from liability, has entered into a contract used as security pursuant to section
42-7-301 (7)
, or has been finally adjudicated not liable, or until:
(a)
Such person deposits and files or there has been deposited and filed on behalf of such person the security and proof of financial responsibility for the future required under section
42-7-301
; or
(b)
Three years have elapsed following the date of such accident and evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with the director that during such period no action for damages arising out of such accident has been instituted, and such person has filed or then files and maintains proof of financial responsibility for the future as provided in section
42-7-408
; except that a contract used as security pursuant to section
42-7-301 (7)
may provide for a different period of time; or
(c)
Three years have elapsed since the failure to timely cure any default, after notice, under a contract used as security pursuant to section
42-7-301 (7)
and evidence satisfactory to the director has been filed with the department showing that no civil action to enforce the contract has been filed during such period.
(2)
If the director determines that the driver is not responsible for any damages to any other party as a result of the accident, the driver may:
(a)
Prevent a suspension from occurring by filing future proof of liability insurance pursuant to section
42-7-408
; or
(b)
Reinstate a license, if a suspension has already occurred, by filing future proof of liability insurance pursuant to section
42-7-408
and paying the reinstatement fee.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2478, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 95: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended and (1)(c) added, p. 1216, § 3, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) added, p. 1210, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1)(c) amended, p. 1648, § 42, effective June 1. L. 2004: IP(1) amended, p. 464, § 5, effective August 4.