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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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-216 - Multiple-beam road lights - penalty

(1)
Except as provided in this article 4, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination of lamps on motor vehicles, other than motorcycles, autocycles, or low-power scooters, shall be arranged so that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and the lamps may, in addition, be arranged so that the selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:
(a)
There shall be an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading.
(b)
There shall be a lowermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one hundred feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading, none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.
(1.5)
Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not supplemented by auxiliary driving lamps shall be permitted for low-speed electric vehicles in lieu of multiple-beam, road-lighting equipment specified in this section if the single distribution of light complies with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section.
(2)
A new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, autocycle, or low-power scooter, that has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use and shall not otherwise be lighted. The indicator shall be designed and located so that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 361, § 16, eff. 1/1/2023.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2252, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 97: (1.5) added, p. 393, § 4, effective August 6. L. 2009: (1.5) amended, (SB 09 -075), ch. 418, p. 2323, § 10, effective August 5; IP(1) and (2) amended, (HB 09 -1026), ch. 281, p. 1274, § 43, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-214 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-216 was relocated to §
42-4-218
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-217 - Use of multiple-beam lights

(1)
Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in section
42-4-204
, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
(a)
Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light or composite beam specified in section
42-4-216 (1)(b)
shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.
(b)
Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within two hundred feet to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, such driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this title other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in section
42-4-216 (1)(a)
.
(c)
A low-speed electric vehicle may use the distribution of light authorized in section
42-4-216
(1.5).
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2253, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: (1)(c) added, (SB 09 -075), ch. 418, p. 2324, § 11, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-215 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-217 was relocated to §
42-4-219
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-218 - Single-beam road-lighting equipment

(1)
Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not supplemented by auxiliary driving lamps shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to July 15, 1936, in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment specified in section
42-4-216
if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:
(a)
The head lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall, at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead, project higher than a level of five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes and in no case higher than forty-two inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five feet ahead.
(b)
The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least two hundred feet.
(2)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2253, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-216 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-218 was relocated to §
42-4-220
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-219 - Number of lamps permitted

Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as required in this article is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2253, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-217 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-219 was relocated to §
42-4-222
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-222 - Volunteer firefighters - volunteer ambulance attendants - special lights and alarm systems

(1)
(a)
All members of volunteer fire departments regularly attached to the fire departments organized within incorporated towns, counties, cities, and fire protection districts and all members of a volunteer ambulance service regularly attached to a volunteer ambulance service within an area that the ambulance service would be reasonably expected to serve may have their private automobiles equipped with a signal lamp or a combination of signal lamps capable of displaying flashing, oscillating, or rotating red lights visible to the front and rear at five hundred feet in normal sunlight. In addition to the red light, flashing, oscillating, or rotating signal lights may be used that emit white or white in combination with red lights. At least one of such signal lamps or combination of signal lamps shall be mounted on the top of the automobile. Said automobiles may be equipped with audible signal systems such as sirens, whistles, or bells. Said lights, together with any signal systems authorized by this subsection (1), may be used only as authorized by subsection (3) of this section or when a member of a fire department is responding to or attending a fire alarm or other emergency or when a member of an ambulance service is responding to an emergency requiring the member's services. Except as authorized in subsection (3) of this section, neither such lights nor such signals shall be used for any other purpose than those set forth in this subsection (1). If used for any other purpose, such use shall constitute a violation of this subsection (1), and the violator commits a class B traffic infraction.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), a member of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance service may equip his or her private automobile with the equipment described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) only after receiving a permit for the equipment from the fire chief of the fire department or chief executive officer of the ambulance service through which the volunteer serves.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 957, § 3, effective July 1, 1996.)
(3)
A fire engine collector or member of a fire department may use the signal system authorized by subsection (1) of this section in a funeral, parade, or for other special purposes if the circumstances would not lead a reasonable person to believe that such vehicle is responding to an actual emergency.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2257, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 96: (1) and (2) amended, p. 957, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1081, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2005: (1)(a) amended and (3) added, p. 195, § 2, 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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-225 - Mufflers - prevention of noise

(1)
Every motor vehicle subject to registration and operated on a highway shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise, and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-off, bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of this section.
(1.5)
Any commercial vehicle, as defined in section
42-4-235 (1)(a)
, subject to registration and operated on a highway, that is equipped with an engine compression brake device is required to have a muffler.
(2)
A muffler is a device consisting of a series of chamber or baffle plates or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and effective in reducing noise.
(3)
Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class B traffic infraction. Any person who violates subsection (1.5) of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars. Fifty percent of any fine for a violation of subsection (1.5) of this section occurring within the corporate limits of a city or town, or within the unincorporated area of a county, shall be transmitted to the treasurer or chief financial officer of said city, town, or county, and the remaining fifty percent shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, credited to the highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as specified in section
43-4-205
(5.5)(a), C.R.S.
(4)
This section shall not apply to electric motor vehicles.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2260, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 97: (4) added, p. 393, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2000: (1.5) added and (3) amended, p. 1100, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 149, § 26, effective April 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-222 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-225 was relocated to §
42-4-228
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-226 - Mirrors - exterior placements

(1)
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror or mirrors so located and so constructed as to reflect to the driver a free and unobstructed view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle.
(2)
Whenever any motor vehicle is not equipped with a rear window and rear side windows or has a rear window and rear side windows composed of, covered by, or treated with any material or component that, when viewed from the position of the driver, obstructs the rear view of the driver or makes such window or windows nontransparent, or whenever any motor vehicle is towing another vehicle or trailer or carrying any load or cargo or object that obstructs the rear view of the driver, such vehicle shall be equipped with an exterior mirror on each side so located with respect to the position of the driver as to comply with the visual requirement of subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2261, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 393, § 5, effective August 6. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09 -075), ch. 418, p. 2324, § 12, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-223 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-226 was relocated to §
42-4-229
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-229 - Safety glazing material in motor vehicles

(1)
No person shall sell any new motor vehicle, nor shall any new motor vehicle be registered, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material of a type approved by the department for any required front windshield and wherever glazing material is used in doors and windows of said motor vehicle. This section shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school vehicles, but, in respect to camper coaches and trucks, including truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply only to all glazing material used in required front windshields and that used in doors and windows in the drivers' compartments and such other compartments as are lawfully occupied by passengers in said vehicles.
(2)
The term "safety glazing materials" means such glazing materials as will reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from exterior sources or by these safety glazing materials when they may be cracked or broken.
(3)
The department shall compile and publish a list of types of glazing material by name approved by it as meeting the requirements of this section, and the department shall not, after January 1, 1958, register any motor vehicle which is subject to the provisions of this section unless it is equipped with an approved type of safety glazing material, and the department shall suspend the registration of any motor vehicle subject to this section which is found to be not so equipped until it is made to conform to the requirements of this section.
(4)
A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is equipped with a front windshield as provided in this section, except as provided in section
42-4-232 (1)
and except for motor vehicles registered as collector's items under section
42-12-301
or
42-12-302
.
(5)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2264, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2005: (4) amended, p. 1173, § 10, effective August 8. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10 -1232), ch. 163, p. 573, § 12, effective April 28. L. 2011: (4) amended, (SB 11 -031), ch. 86, p. 245, § 7, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-226 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-229 was relocated to §
42-4-231
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-231 - Parking lights

When lighted lamps are required by section
42-4-204
, no vehicle shall be driven upon a highway with the parking lights lighted except when the lights are being used as signal lamps and except when the head lamps are lighted at the same time. Parking lights are those lights permitted by section
42-4-215
and any other lights mounted on the front of the vehicle, designed to be displayed primarily when the vehicle is parked. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2266, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-229 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-231 was relocated to §
42-4-232
.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-232 - Minimum safety standards for motorcycles, autocycles, and low-power scooters

(1)
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a person shall not drive a motorcycle, autocycle, or low-power scooter on a public highway unless the person and any passenger in or on the motorcycle, autocycle, or low-power scooter is wearing goggles or eyeglasses with lenses made of safety glass or plastic; except that this subsection (1) does not apply to a person wearing a helmet containing eye protection made of safety glass or plastic.
(b)
A person driving or riding an autocycle need not wear eye protection if the autocycle has:
(I)
Three wheels;
(II)
A maximum design speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less;
(III)
A windshield; and
(IV)
Seat belts.
(2)
The department shall adopt standards and specifications for the design of goggles and eyeglasses.
(3)
Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passengers.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 361, § 3, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 330, § 2, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2266, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09 -1026), ch. 281, p. 1276, § 48, effective October 1. L. 2015: (1) amended, (HB 15-1345), ch. 330, p. 1347, § 2, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-231 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-232 was relocated to §
42-4-233
.
2022 Ch. 361, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For regulation of motorcycles generally, see part 15 of this article.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-233 - Alteration of suspension system

(1)
No person shall operate a motor vehicle of a type required to be registered under the laws of this state upon a public highway with either the rear or front suspension system altered or changed from the manufacturer's original design except in accordance with specifications permitting such alteration established by the department. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the installation of manufactured heavy-duty equipment to include shock absorbers and overload springs, nor shall anything contained in this section prevent a person from operating a motor vehicle on a public highway with normal wear of the suspension system if normal wear shall not affect the control of the vehicle.
(2)
This section shall not apply to motor vehicles designed or modified primarily for off-highway racing purposes, and such motor vehicles may be lawfully towed on the highways of this state.
(3)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2267, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-232 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-233 was relocated to §
42-4-234
.
For the penalty for class 2 misdemeanor traffic offenses, see § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(II) .
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-234 - Slow-moving vehicles - display of emblem

(1)
(a)
All machinery, equipment, and vehicles, except bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, and other human-powered vehicles, designed to operate or normally operated at a speed of less than twenty-five miles per hour on a public highway must display a triangular slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear.
(b)
The department shall set standards for a triangular slow-moving emblem for use on low-speed electric vehicles.
(c)
Bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, and other human-powered vehicles may, but need not, display the emblem specified in this subsection (1).
(2)
The executive director of the department shall adopt standards and specifications for such emblem, position of the mounting thereof, and requirements for certification of conformance with the standards and specifications adopted by the American society of agricultural engineers concerning such emblems. The requirements of such emblem shall be in addition to any lighting device required by law.
(3)
The use of the emblem required under this section shall be restricted to the use specified in subsection (1) of this section, and its use on any other type of vehicle or stationary object shall be prohibited.
(4)
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 271, § 7, eff. 5/23/2019.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2267, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 393, § 6, effective August 6. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-075), ch. 2324, p. 2324, § 14, effective August 5; (1) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 1276, p. 1276, § 49, effective October 1. L. 2019: (1)(a) and (1)(c) amended, (HB 19-1221), ch. 2560, p. 2560, § 7, effective May 23.
(1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-233 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-234 was relocated to §
42-4-235
.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 09-075 and House Bill 09-1026 were harmonized.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-238 - Blue and red lights - illegal use or possession

(1)
A person shall not be in actual physical control of a vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in section
42-1-102 (6)
, that the person knows contains a lamp or device that is designed to display, or that is capable of displaying if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light visible directly in front of the center of the vehicle.
(2)
It shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was:
(a)
A peace officer as described in section
16-2.5-101
, C.R.S.; or
(b)
In actual physical control of a vehicle expressly authorized by a chief of police or sheriff to contain a lamp or device that is designed to display, or that is capable of displaying if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light visible from directly in front of the center of the vehicle; or
(c)
A member of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance service who possesses a permit from the fire chief of the fire department or chief executive officer of the ambulance service through which the volunteer serves to operate a vehicle pursuant to section
42-4-222 (1)(b)
; or
(d)
A vendor who exhibits, sells, or offers for sale a lamp or device designed to display, or that is capable of displaying, if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light; or
(e)
A collector of fire engines, fire suppression vehicles, or ambulances and the vehicle to which the red or blue lamps were affixed is valued for the vehicle's historical interest or as a collector's item.
(3)
A violation of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 724, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1080, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2005: (2)(e) added, p. 195, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3304, p. 3304, § 724, 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).
For penalties for class 2 misdemeanors, see § 18-3-501 .
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-240 - Low-speed electric vehicle equipment requirements

A low-speed electric vehicle shall conform with applicable federal manufacturing equipment standards. Any person who operates a low-speed electric vehicle in violation of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-075), ch. 418, p. 2325, §15, effective August 5.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-241 - Unlawful removal of tow-truck signage - unlawful usage of tow-truck signage - definition

(1)
(a)
A person, other than a towing carrier or peace officer as described in section
16-2.5-101
, C.R.S., commits the crime of unlawful removal of tow-truck signage if:
(I)
A towing carrier has placed a tow-truck warning sign on the driver-side window of a vehicle to be towed or, if window placement is impracticable, in another location on the driver-side of the vehicle; and
(II)
The vehicle to be towed is within fifty feet of the towing carrier vehicle; and
(III)
The person removes the tow-truck warning sign from the vehicle before the tow is completed.
(b)
A person commits the crime of unlawful usage of tow-truck signage if the person places a tow-truck warning sign on a vehicle when the vehicle is not in the process of being towed or when the vehicle is occupied.
(c)
A towing carrier may permit an owner of the vehicle to be towed to retrieve any personal items from the vehicle before the vehicle is towed.
(2)
A person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
(3)
For purposes of this section, "tow-truck warning sign" means a sign that is at least eight inches by eight inches, is either yellow or orange, and states the following:
WARNING: This vehicle is in tow. Attempting to operate or operating this vehicle may result in criminal prosecution and may lead to injury or death to you or another person.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 725, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 2011: Entire section added, (SB 11-260), ch. 1433, p. 1433, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3304, p. 3304, § 725, 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).
In 2011, this section was added by the "Allen Rose Tow-truck Safety Act". For the short title, see section 1 of chapter 298, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
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 2 - EQUIPMENT (§§ 42-4-201 — 42-4-242) › Section 42-4-242 - Automated driving systems - safe harbor

(1)
A person may use an automated driving system to drive a motor vehicle or to control a function of a motor vehicle if the system is capable of complying with every state and federal law that applies to the function that the system is operating.
(2)
Any provision in articles
1
to
3
of this title 42 and this article 4 that by its nature regulates a human driver, including section
42-2-101
, does not apply to an automated driving system, except for laws regulating the physical driving of a vehicle.
(3)
(a)
If an automated driving system is not capable of complying with every state and federal law that applies to the function the system is operating, a person shall not test the system unless approved by the Colorado state patrol and the Colorado department of transportation, in accordance with a process overseen by the Colorado state patrol and the Colorado department of transportation.
(b)
A person who violates this subsection (3) commits a class B traffic infraction. Upon determining that there is probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle was used to violate this subsection (3), a peace officer of the state patrol may impound or immobilize the motor vehicle until the person who violated this section has obtained the required approval in accordance with subsection (3)(a) of this section or signed an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating the person's intention to cease using the automated driving system in Colorado without the required approval.
(4)
The Colorado department of transportation shall report to the transportation legislation review committee by September 1 of each year, concerning the testing of automated driving systems in Colorado. The first report is due by September 1, 2018. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
24-1-136
, the reporting requirement contained in this subsection (4) continues indefinitely.
(5)
Liability for a crash involving an automated driving system driving a motor vehicle that is not under human control is determined in accordance with applicable state law, federal law, or common law.
Added by 2017 Ch. 277,§ 4, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (SB 17-213), ch. 277, p. 1518, § 4, effective August 9.
For the legislative declaration in SB 17-213, see section 1 of chapter 277, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
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 3 - EMISSIONS INSPECTION (§§ 42-4-301 — 42-4-317) › Section 42-4-302 - Commencement of basic emissions program - authority of commission

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections
42-4-301
to
42-4-316
, if the commission is unable to implement the basic emissions program by January 1, 1994, the commission by rule and regulation shall establish the date for the commencement of said program as soon as practicable after January 1, 1994, and the provisions of sections
42-4-301
to
42-4-316
applicable to the basic emissions program shall be effective on and after the date determined by the commission by rule and regulation. Until such date, emission inspection activity in El Paso, Larimer, and Weld counties shall comply with the requirements applicable to inspection and readjustment stations in sections
42-4-301
to
42-4-316
, and El Paso, Larimer, and Weld counties shall be deemed to continue to be included in the inspection and readjustment program until implementation of the basic emissions program by the commission pursuant to this section.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2273, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-306.6 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 3 - EMISSIONS INSPECTION (§§ 42-4-301 — 42-4-317) › Section 42-4-303 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2273, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1996. (See L. 94, p. 2273.)
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 3 - EMISSIONS INSPECTION (§§ 42-4-301 — 42-4-317) › Section 42-4-307.7 - Vehicle emissions testing - remote sensing

(1) and (2)
Repealed.
(3)
The Colorado department of transportation shall work with the department of public health and environment to identify locations that may accommodate unmanned remote sensing devices without causing a safety hazard.
(4)
The commission shall evaluate options for increasing the number of vehicles passing a test under the clean screen program, including, but not limited to:
(a)
The reduction of the number of remote sensing measurements per vehicle;
(b)
Additional remote sensing devices and sites;
(c)
Expanded hours of operation; and
(d)
Additional staffing.
(5)
The department of public health and environment shall work with the contractor to minimize false test results and shall track and report to the commission its progress in minimizing false test results on or before March 31 of each year.
(6)
The commission shall determine the criteria used for the measurement of vehicle emissions needed to comply with the clean screen program, which criteria shall include, but are not limited to, the pollutants measured, acceptable levels of the measured pollutants, and failure rates. Criteria adopted by the commission for the clean screen program shall meet environmental protection agency requirements.
(7) to (11)
Repealed.
(12)
Photographs of a vehicle taken by a remote sensing device in order to capture an image of a vehicle's license plate shall be limited to the rear of the vehicle. No attempts shall be made by a remote sensing device to photograph a vehicle's driver.
(13)
Repealed.
L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1026, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2009: (13) added, (SB 09-003), ch. 322, p. 1717, §2, effective June 1. L. 2012: (1), (2), and (7) to (11) repealed and (6) amended, (SB 12-034), ch. 107, p. 364, § 4, effective August 8.
Subsection (13)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (13), effective December 31, 2009. (See L. 2009, p. 1717.)
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 225, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
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 3 - EMISSIONS INSPECTION (§§ 42-4-301 — 42-4-317) › Section 42-4-315 - Warranties

No provision of sections
42-4-301
to
42-4-316
shall be deemed to prevent, or interpreted so as to hinder, the enforcement of any applicable motor vehicle part or emissions control systems performance warranty.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2311, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
This section is similar to former § 42-4-315.5 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-315 was relocated to §
42-4-313
.
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 3 - EMISSIONS INSPECTION (§§ 42-4-301 — 42-4-317) › Section 42-4-316 - AIR program - demonstration of compliance with ambient air quality standards and transportation conformity

(1)
If the commission and the lead air quality planning agency of any portion of the program area agree that it has been demonstrated that any portion of the program meets ambient air quality standards and transportation conformity requirements, in compliance with federal acts, the commission may specify that the AIR program will no longer apply in that portion of the program area.
(2)
The legislative audit committee shall cause to be conducted performance audits of the program, including the clean screen program. The audits must be completed not later than January 1, 2018, and January 1 of each fifth year thereafter. Upon completion of the audit report, the legislative audit committee shall hold a public hearing to review the report.
(3)
(a)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 1022, § 9, effective June 5, 2001.)
(b)
In such audits, the determination as to whether an ongoing public need for the program has been demonstrated shall take into consideration the following factors, among others:
(I)
The demonstrable effect on ambient air quality of the program;
(II)
The cost to the public of the program;
(III)
The cost-effectiveness of the program relative to other air pollution control programs;
(IV)
The need, if any, for further reduction of air pollution caused by mobile sources to attain or maintain compliance with national ambient air quality standards;
(V)
The application of the program to assure compliance with legally required warranties covering air pollution control equipment.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 135, § 1, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 94: (3)(a) amended, p. 2813, § 591, effective July 1; entire title amended with relocations, p. 2311, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 98: (1), (2), and (3)(a) amended, p. 894, § 6, effective May 26. L. 2001: (2), (3)(a), and IP(3)(b) amended, p. 1022, § 9, effective June 5. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 871, § 7, effective August 7. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1029, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2014: (2) amended, (HB 14-1176), ch. 135, p. 466, § 1, effective August 6.
Amendments to subsection (3)(a) by House Bill 94-1029 were harmonized with Senate Bill 94-001.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2001 act amending subsections (2) and (3)(a) and the introductory portion to subsection (3)(b), see section 1 of chapter 278, Session Laws of Colorado 2001. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 225, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
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 3 - EMISSIONS INSPECTION (§§ 42-4-301 — 42-4-317) › Section 42-4-316.5 - Termination of vehicle emissions testing program

The commission shall have the authority to eliminate all requirements for regularly scheduled basic or enhanced emissions inspections of motor vehicles if the commission finds that this action does not violate federal air quality standards.
L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1029, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (SB 12-034), ch. 107, p. 365, § 7, effective August 8.
As of publication date, the air quality control commission has made no determination as to whether the elimination of all requirements for regularly scheduled basic or enhanced emissions inspections of motor vehicles violates federal air quality standards.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 225, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.
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 3 - EMISSIONS INSPECTION (§§ 42-4-301 — 42-4-317) › Section 42-4-317 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2312, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.
Subsection (9) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1995. (See L. 94, p. 2312.)
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 42-4-402 - Administration of inspection program

The department shall have responsibility for administering the diesel inspection program in accordance with the authority exercised by the executive director under the provisions of this part 4.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2316, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1643, § 28, effective June 1.
This section is similar to former § 25-7-601.5 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-402 was relocated to §
42-4-502
.
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 42-4-405 - Powers and duties of executive director

(1)
The executive director is authorized to issue, deny, cancel, suspend, or revoke licensure for, and shall furnish instructions and all necessary forms to, diesel emissions inspection stations and inspectors. Fees for such licenses shall be established by regulations promulgated by the executive director.
(2)
The executive director shall supervise the activities of licensed diesel emissions inspection stations and inspectors and shall cause inspections to be made of such stations and records and such inspectors for compliance with licensure requirements. The accuracy of a licensed station's smoke opacity meters shall be inspected not less than once every sixty days.
(3)
The executive director shall require the surrender of any license which has been issued upon the cancellation, suspension, or revocation of the license for a violation of any of the provisions or of any of the regulations of the diesel emissions inspection program established pursuant to this part 4.
(4)
The executive director shall adopt regulations for the administration and operation of diesel emissions inspection stations and for the issuance, identification, and use of certifications of emissions control and shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to improve the effectiveness of the diesel emissions inspection program.
(5)
(a)
On and after January 1, 1991, the executive director shall hold hearings annually concerning the maximum inspection fee in order to ascertain whether such fee provides fair compensation for performing diesel emission-opacity inspections and represents an equitable charge to the consumer for such inspection.
(b)
Repealed.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2319, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2002: (5)(b) repealed, p. 871, § 8, effective August 7.
This section is similar to former § 25-7-603 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-405 was relocated to §
42-4-506
.
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 42-4-407 - Requirements for a diesel emission-opacity inspection - licensure as diesel emissions inspection station - licensure as emissions inspector

(1)
Unless a diesel emissions inspector performs an inspection at a licensed diesel inspection station or self-certification fleet station, as described in section
42-4-414
, a diesel emission-opacity inspection shall not be performed and a certification of diesel emissions control shall not be issued; except that a certification of diesel emissions control may be issued for a heavy-duty fleet vehicle maintained in compliance with any rules the commission promulgates under section
42-4-414 (2)
(b.5).
(2)
No station shall be licensed as a diesel emissions inspection station unless the executive director finds that:
(a)
The facilities of the station are of adequate size and the station is properly equipped. Such equipment shall include:
(I)
A smoke opacity meter which may be owned or leased and which has been approved as being in good working order by the executive director and has been registered with the department of public health and environment;
(II)
Any other equipment or testing devices which are required by rule or regulation of the commission;
(b)
The owner or operator of the station has one or more licensed diesel emission inspectors employed or under contract and such inspectors are responsible for all diesel emission-opacity inspections and the issuance of all certifications of emissions control;
(c)
Inspection procedures shall be properly conducted and shall include a smoke opacity inspection. For model years 1991 and newer, inspection procedures shall include evaluation of applicable emissions control systems.
(3)
Applications for licensure as a diesel inspection station shall be made on forms prescribed by the executive director.
(4)
No person shall be licensed as a diesel emissions inspector unless the person has demonstrated necessary skills and competence in the performance of diesel inspection by passing a qualification test developed and administered by the executive director of the department of public health and environment.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 94, § 2, eff. 1/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2320, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1709, § 139, effective August 7; (1) amended, (HB 13-1091), ch. 94, p. 301, § 2, effective 1/1/2014.
This section is similar to former § 25-7-605 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-407 was relocated to §
42-4-508
.