Any person who alters or forges or causes to be altered or forged any certificate of title issued by the director pursuant to the provisions of this article, or any written transfer thereof, or any other notation placed thereon by the director or under his or her authority respecting the mortgaging of the manufactured home therein described or who uses or attempts to use any such certificate for the transfer thereof, knowing the same to have been altered or forged, commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1455, � 1, effective June 15. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 851, � 139, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1554, � 340, effective October 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
38-29-122. Substitute manufactured home identification numbers - inspection. (1) Any person required to make an application for a certificate of title to a manufactured home shall use the identification number placed upon the home by the manufacturer thereof or an identification number assigned to the home by the department. The certificate of title issued by the department shall use the identification number assigned to the manufactured home.
(2) On and after February 25, 1954, the identification number provided for in this section shall be accepted in lieu of any serial number provided for by law prior to said date.
(3) (a) The department may designate a manufactured home identification inspector to physically inspect a manufactured home in order to verify the following information: The identification number, the make of the manufactured home, the year of manufacture of the manufactured home, and such other information as may be required by the department. A manufactured home identification inspector may charge a fee for the inspection; except that such fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs related to the inspection. A manufactured home identification inspector shall notify the owner of the amount of the fee before commencing any verification activities. If the manufactured home identification inspector determines that the manufactured home identification number has been removed, changed, altered, or obliterated, the owner shall request that the department assign a distinguishing number to the manufactured home pursuant to section 38-29-123.
(b) The department may designate one or more of the following persons to be a manufactured home identification inspector charged with the functions set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3):
(I) An authorized agent as defined in section 38-29-102 (1) or a person designated by such agent;
(II) A Colorado law enforcement officer;
(III) A person registered to sell manufactured homes pursuant to section 24-32-3323, C.R.S.; or
(IV) A county assessor.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1455, � 1, effective June 15. L. 2009: (3) added, (SB 09-040), ch. 9, p. 65, � 5, effective July 1.
38-29-123. Assignment of a special manufactured home identification number by the department of revenue. The department is authorized to assign a distinguishing number to any manufactured home whenever there is no identifying number thereon or such number has been destroyed, obliterated, or mutilated. In such cases, the department shall provide a form on which the distinguishing number has been assigned to the manufactured home. The distinguishing number shall be affixed to the manufactured home in the door frame or fuse box or as determined by the department. The distinguishing number shall then be the manufactured home identification number. Such manufactured home shall be titled under such distinguishing number in lieu of the former number or absence thereof, or in the event that the manufactured home is affixed to the ground so that it is no longer capable of being drawn over the public highways, the owner shall file the form provided by the department on which the distinguishing number has been assigned with the clerk and recorder for the county or city and county in which the manufactured home is located. The clerk and recorder shall file and record such form in his or her office.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1456, � 1, effective June 15. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-040), ch. 9, p. 66, � 6, effective July 1.