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Title 42, Vehicles and Traffic

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1610 Reports by interested parties confidential
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All crash reports and supplemental reports required by law to be made by any driver, owner, or person involved in any crash are without prejudice to the individual so reporting and are for the confidential use of the department; except that the department may disclose the identit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1611 Tabulation and analysis of reports
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The department shall tabulate and may analyze all crash reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic crashes and in such a way that the information may be of value to the depar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1612 Crashes in state highway work areas - definition
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(1) Repealed. (2) For purposes of this section, "state highway work area" includes any area where an employee of the department of transportation is working at the time a fatal crash occurs. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department of transportatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1701 Traffic offenses and infractions classified - penalties - penalty and surcharge schedule - repeal

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(1) It is a traffic infraction for any person to violate any of the provisions of articles 1 to 3 of this title 42 and parts 1 to 3 and 5 to 19 of this article 4 unless such violation is, by articles 1 to 3 of this title 42 and parts 1 to 3 and 5 to 19 of this article 4 or by any…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1702 Alcohol- or drug-related traffic offenses - collateral attack

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(1) No person against whom a judgment has been entered for DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, or UDD shall collaterally attack the validity of that judgment unless such attack is commenced within six months after the date of entry of the judgment. (2) In recognition of the difficulties atten…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1703 Parties to a crime

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Every person who commits, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared in this article and part 1 of article 2 of this title to be a crime or traffic infraction, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as principal, a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1704 Offenses by persons controlling vehicles

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It is unlawful for the owner or any other person employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1705 Person arrested to be taken before the proper court

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(1) Whenever a person is arrested for any violation of this article 4 punishable as a misdemeanor, the arrested person must be taken without unnecessary delay before a county judge who has jurisdiction of such offense as provided by law, in any of the following cases: (a) When a …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1706 Juveniles - convicted - arrested and incarcerated - provisions for confinement

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child, as defined in section 19-1-103, convicted of a misdemeanor traffic offense pursuant to this article 4, violating the conditions of probation imposed pursuant to this article 4, or found in contempt of court in connection wi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1707 Summons and complaint or penalty assessment notice for misdemeanors, petty offenses, and misdemeanor traffic offenses - release - registration

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(1) (a) Whenever a person commits a violation of this title punishable as a misdemeanor, petty offense, or misdemeanor traffic offense, other than a violation for which a penalty assessment notice may be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 42-4-1701 (5)(a), and su…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1708 Traffic infractions - proper court for hearing, burden of proof - appeal - collateral attack

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(1) Every hearing in county court for the adjudication of a traffic infraction, as provided by this article, shall be held before a county court magistrate appointed pursuant to part 5 of article 6 of title 13, C.R.S., or before a county judge acting as a magistrate; except that,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1709 Penalty assessment notice for traffic infractions - violations of provisions by officer - driver's license - definition

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(1) Whenever a penalty assessment notice for a traffic infraction is issued pursuant to section 42-4-1701 (5)(a), the penalty assessment notice that the peace officer serves upon the defendant must contain the name and address of the defendant, the license number of the vehicle i…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1710 Failure to pay penalty for traffic infractions - failure of parent or guardian to sign penalty assessment notice - procedures - repeal

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(1) (a) Unless a person who has been cited for a traffic infraction pays the penalty assessment as provided in this article and surcharge thereon pursuant to sections 24-4.1-119 (1)(f) and 24-4.2-104 (1), C.R.S., the person shall appear at a hearing on the date and time specified…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1711 Compliance with appearance

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A defendant may comply with a requirement to appear in court through an appearance by counsel. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2425, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1150), ch. 53, p. 252, § 4, effective August 10.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1712 Procedure prescribed not exclusive

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The foregoing provisions of this article shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant or issuing citations for violations of this article, for offenses or infractions committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed in this article shall not other…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1713 Conviction record inadmissible in civil action

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Except as provided in sections 42-2-201 to 42-2-208, no record of the conviction of any person for any violation of this article shall be admissible as evidence in any court in any civil action. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2425, § 1, effective January…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1714 Traffic violation not to affect credibility of witness

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The conviction of a person upon a charge of violating any provision of this article or other traffic regulation less than a felony shall not affect or impair the credibility of such person as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1715 Convictions, judgments, and charges recorded - public inspection

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(1) (a) Every judge of a court not of record and every clerk of a court of record shall keep a full record of every case in which a person is charged with any violation of this article or any other law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways. (b) (I) Upon application by …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1716 Notice to appear or pay fine - failure to appear - penalty - definition

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(1) For the purposes of this part 17, tender by an arresting officer of the summons or penalty assessment notice shall constitute notice to the violator to appear in court at the time specified on such summons or to pay the required fine and surcharge thereon. (2) A person commit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1717 Conviction - attendance at driver improvement school - rules

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, if a person has been convicted of violating this article 4 or any other law regulating the operation of motor vehicles other than a violation of section 42-4-1301, the court may require the defendant, at the defe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1718 Electronic transmission of data - standards

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(1) The department, the judicial department, and the department of public safety shall jointly develop standards for the electronic transmission of any penalty assessment notice or summons and complaint issued pursuant to the provisions of this article or issued pursuant to any c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1719 Violations - commercial driver's license - compliance with federal regulation

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As to a holder of a commercial driver's license as defined in section 42-2-402 or the operator of a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 42-2-402, a court shall not defer imposition of judgment or allow a person to enter into a diversion program that would prevent a dri…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1720 Registration violations - dismissal upon compliance - notice required

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(1) A court may dismiss a violation for failing to register a vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or motor vehicle in violation of section 42-3-103 (1) or (4), 42-3-114, 42-3-115, or 42-6-140 or of the rules of the department implementing section 42-3-102 if: (a) The vehicle, trailer,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1801 Legislative declaration

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The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 18 is to provide procedures for the removal, storage, and disposal of motor vehicles that are abandoned on public property. Source: L. 2002: Entire part amended with relocations, p. 468, § 1, effective July 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1802 Definitions

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As used in this part 18, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means: (a) Any motor vehicle left unattended on public property, including any portion of a highway right-of-way, outside the limits of any incorporated town or city for a period of fort…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1803 Abandonment of motor vehicles - public property

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(1) (a) No person shall abandon any motor vehicle upon public property. Any sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, marshal, Colorado state patrol officer, or agent of the Colorado bureau of investigation who finds a motor vehicle that such officer has reasonable g…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1804 Report of abandoned motor vehicles - owner's opportunity to request hearing

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(1) (a) Upon having an abandoned motor vehicle towed, the responsible law enforcement agency shall ascertain, if possible, whether or not the motor vehicle has been reported stolen, and, if so reported, such agency shall recover and secure the motor vehicle and notify its rightfu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1805 Appraisal of abandoned motor vehicles - sale

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(1) (a) Abandoned motor vehicles or motor vehicles abandoned in an impound lot subsequent to a tow from public property shall be appraised by a law enforcement officer or an independent motor vehicle dealer and sold by the responsible law enforcement agency at a public or private…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1806 Liens upon towed motor vehicles

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(1) Whenever an operator who is registered with the department in accordance with subsection (2) of this section recovers, removes, or stores a motor vehicle upon instructions from any duly authorized law enforcement agency or peace officer who has determined that such motor vehi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1807 Perfection of lien

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The lien provided for in section 42-4-1806 shall be perfected by taking physical possession of the motor vehicle and its attached accessories or equipment and by sending to the department within ten working days after the time possession was taken a notice containing the informat…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1808 Foreclosure of lien

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Any motor vehicle and its attached accessories and equipment or personal property within or attached to such vehicle that are not redeemed by the last-known owner of record or lienholder after such owner or lienholder has been sent notice of such lien by the operator or responsib…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1809 Proceeds of sale

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(1) If the sale of any motor vehicle, personal property, and its attached accessories or equipment under the provisions of section 42-4-1805 produces an amount less than or equal to the sum of all charges of the operator who has perfected his or her lien, then the operator shall …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1810 Transfer and purge of certificates of title

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(1) Whenever any motor vehicle is abandoned and removed and sold in accordance with the procedures set forth in this part 18, the department shall transfer the certificate of title or issue a new certificate of title or shall purge such certificate of title in either of the follo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1811 Penalty

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Unless otherwise specified in this part 18, any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this part 18 commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503. Source: L. 2002: Entire part amended with relocations, p. 476, § 1, effective July …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1812 Exemptions

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(1) Nothing in this part 18 shall be construed to include or apply to the driver of any disabled motor vehicle who temporarily leaves such vehicle on the paved or improved and main-traveled portion of a highway, subject, when applicable, to the emergency lighting requirements set…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1813 Local regulations

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(1) The state or any county, municipality as defined in section 31-1-101 (6), C.R.S., or other governmental entity of the state may execute a contract or contracts for the removal, storage, or disposal of abandoned motor vehicles within the area of its authority to effectuate the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1814 Violation of motor vehicle registration or inspection laws - separate statutory provision

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Owners of motor vehicles impounded by the Colorado state patrol for violation of motor vehicle registration or inspection laws shall receive notice and the opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of section 42-13-106. If such a motor vehicle is found to be abandoned …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1901 School buses - equipped with supplementary brake retarders - mountainous terrain - definition

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(1) (a) On and after July 1, 1991, except as provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, passengers of any school bus being used on mountainous terrain by any school district of the state shall not occupy the front row of seats and any seats located next to the e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1902 School vehicle drivers - special training required

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On and after July 1, 1992, the driver of a school vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102 (88.5) owned or operated by or for a school district in this state shall have successfully completed training concerning driving on mountainous terrain, as defined in section 42-4-1901 (3)(a)…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1903 School buses - stops - signs - passing - penalty - definition

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(1) (a) The driver of a motor vehicle upon any highway, road, or street, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus that has stopped, shall stop the vehicle at least twenty feet before reaching the school bus if visual signal lights as specified in subsection…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1904 Regulations for school buses - regulations on discharge of passengers - penalty - exception - definition

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(1) The state board of education, by and with the advice of the executive director of the department, shall adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with this article to govern the operation of all school buses used for the transportation of schoolchildren and to govern the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2001 Maximum hours of service - ready-mix concrete truck operators

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(1) Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce for the purpose of transporting wet, ready-mix concrete need not comply with 49 CFR 395.3 (b). No such person shall drive for any period after: (a) Having been on duty seventy hours in any seven …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-201 Obstruction of view or driving mechanism - hazardous situation

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(1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-202 Unsafe vehicles - penalty - identification plates

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(1) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is no…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-203 Unsafe vehicles - spot inspections

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(1) Uniformed police officers, at any time upon reasonable cause, may require the driver of a vehicle to stop and submit such vehicle and its equipment to an inspection and such test with reference thereto as may be appropriate. The fact that a vehicle is an older model vehicle s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-204 When lighted lamps are required

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(1) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state, between sunset and sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of one thousand feet ahead, sh…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-205 Head lamps on motor vehicles - penalty

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(1) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or autocycle, shall be equipped with at least two head lamps, with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. The head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in sections 42-4-202 and 42…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-206 Tail lamps and reflectors - penalty

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(1) To be operated on a road, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer and any other vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles must be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in section 42-4-…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-207 Clearance and identification

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(1) Every vehicle designed or used for the transportation of property or for the transportation of persons shall display lighted lamps at the times mentioned in section 42-4-204 when and as required in this section. (2) Clearance lamps. (a) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-208 Stop lamps and turn signals - penalty

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(1) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped with a stop light in good working order at all times and shall meet the requirements of section 42-4-215 (1). (2) A person shall not sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle registered in …