Title 42, Vehicles and Traffic
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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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-209 Lamp or flag on projecting load
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Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the time specified in section 42-4-204, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-210 Lamps on parked vehicles
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(1) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a highway during the hours between sunset and sunrise and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of one thousand feet upon such highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked ve…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2101 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 21 is to provide procedures for the removal, storage, and disposal of motor vehicles that are abandoned on private property. Source: L. 2002: Entire part added with relocated provisions, p. 477, � 2, effective Jul…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2102 Definitions
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As used in this part 21, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Abandoned motor vehicle, except as otherwise defined in section 38-20-116 (2.5)(b)(I), C.R.S., for purposes of section 38-20-116 (2.5), C.R.S., means: (a) Any motor vehicle left unattended on private property for…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2104 Appraisal of abandoned motor vehicles - sale
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(1) (a) To sell a motor vehicle that was abandoned on private property, the operator must sell the motor vehicle in a commercially reasonable manner at a public or private sale held not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days after the postmarked date the notice was mailed…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2105 Liens upon towed motor vehicles
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(1) (a) In accordance with the attachment schedule in subsection (1)(b) of this section, 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 the owner of record or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2106 Perfection of lien
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The lien provided for in section 42-4-2105 is perfected by taking physical possession of the motor vehicle and by sending to the department, within ten working days after the time possession was taken, a notice containing the information required in the report to be made under se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2107 Sale of abandoned vehicle
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(1) An operator may sell any motor vehicle and its attached accessories and equipment or personal property within or attached to the vehicle that are not redeemed by the last-known owner of record or lienholder after the notice was sent in accordance with section 42-4-2104 (1). (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2108 Proceeds of sale
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(1) (a) If the sale of any motor vehicle, personal property, and attached accessories or equipment under the provisions of section 42-4-2104 produces an amount less than or equal to the sum of all charges of the operator, then the operator has a valid claim against the owner for …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2109 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 21, 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. § 42-4-211 Lamps on farm equipment and other vehicles and equipment
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(1) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of no…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2110 Penalty
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Unless otherwise specified in this part 21, any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this part 21 commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503. Source: L. 2002: Entire part added with relocated provisions, p. 484, � 2, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-212 Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps
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(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two spot lamps, and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-213 Audible and visual signals on emergency vehicles
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in section 42-4-222 in the case of volunteer fire vehicles and volunteer ambulances, every authorized emergency vehicle shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this article, be equipped as …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-214 Visual signals on service vehicles - rules - definition
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every authorized service vehicle must, in addition to any other equipment required by this article 4, be equipped with one or more warning lamps mounted as high as practicable, which must be capable of displaying in all directions…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-215 Signal lamps and devices - additional lighting equipment
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(1) To be operated on a road, any motor vehicle may be equipped, and when required under this article must be equipped, with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle that, except as provided in section 42-12-204, display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-216 Multiple-beam road lights - penalty
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(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 betwe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-217 Use of multiple-beam lights
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(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 vehicle…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-218 Single-beam road-lighting equipment
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(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 s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-219 Number of lamps permitted
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2201 Definitions
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As used in this part 22, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Auto parts recycler means any person that purchases motor vehicles for the purpose of dismantling and selling the components thereof and that complies with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. (2) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2202 Transfer for recycling
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(1) No person who is not a licensed motor vehicle dealer shall purchase or otherwise receive a motor vehicle to recycle the vehicle, unless: (a) The seller or transferor is the owner on the certificate of title, an operator, or a licensed motor vehicle dealer; (b) The seller or t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2203 Vehicle verification system - fees - rules
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(1) The Colorado motor vehicle verification system is hereby created within the Colorado bureau of investigation. The system shall be a database system that uses a motor vehicle's vehicle identification number to ascertain whether the motor vehicle has been stolen. The system sha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2204 Theft discovered - duties - liability
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(1) If a motor vehicle is identified as stolen by the system, the person submitting the inquiry shall report the incident to the nearest law enforcement agency with jurisdiction within one business day. (2) A person who, acting in good faith, recycles a motor vehicle or reports a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-223 Brakes - penalty
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(1) Brake equipment required: (a) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or autocycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-224 Horns or warning devices - definition
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(1) Every motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonab…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-226 Mirrors - exterior placements
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-228 Restrictions on tire equipment
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(1) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. (2) No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having any metal t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-229 Safety glazing material in motor vehicles
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(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 wi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-230 Emergency lighting equipment - who must carry
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(1) No motor vehicle carrying a truck license and weighing six thousand pounds or more and no passenger bus shall be operated over the highways of this state at any time without carrying in an accessible place inside or on the outside of the vehicle three bidirectional emergency …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2301 Comprehensive education
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(1) The department of transportation, in collaboration with the departments of education and public safety and appropriate nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups, shall notify schools of the availability of and make available to schools existing educational curriculum for in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-231 Parking lights
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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 permit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-233 Alteration of suspension system
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(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 p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-234 Slow-moving vehicles - display of emblem - penalty
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(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 trian…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-238 Blue and red lights - illegal use or possession
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(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 th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-239 Use of a mobile electronic device - definitions - penalty
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Emergency means a circumstance in which an individual: (I) Has reason to fear for the individual's life or safety or believes that a criminal act may be perpetrated against the individual or another individua…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-240 Low-speed electric vehicle equipment requirements
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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. Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-075), ch. 41…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2401 Definitions
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As used in this part 24, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Event data means records of one or more of the following categories of information concerning a motor vehicle, which records are captured by an event data recorder: (a) Whether the vehicle's airbag deployed; (b) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2402 Event data recorders
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(1) A manufacturer of a motor vehicle that is sold or leased in Colorado with an event data recorder shall in bold-faced type disclose, in the owner's manual, that the vehicle is so equipped and, if so, the type of data recorded. A disclosure made by means of an insert into the o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2403 Applicability
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This part 24 applies to motor vehicles manufactured on or after May 1, 2007. Source: L. 2018: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 138, � 3, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-6-403 as it existed prior to 2018.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-241 Unlawful removal of tow-truck signage - unlawful usage of tow-truck signage - definition
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-242 Automated driving systems - safe harbor
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-2501 Educational materials - updating of driving manual
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(1) The department of transportation, in collaboration with the departments of education and public safety and appropriate nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups, shall produce for the general public educational materials concerning legal requirements and safe practices for …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-303 Sunrise review of registration of repair facilities. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2273, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor's note: Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1996. (See L. 94, p. 2273.) 42-4-304. Definitions relating to motor vehicle inspection and readj…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-307.5 Clean screen authority - enterprise - revenue bonds
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(1) If the commission determines pursuant to section 42-4-306 (23)(b) to implement an expanded clean screen program in the enhanced emissions program area, there shall be created a clean screen authority consisting of the executive director of the department of public health and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-307.7 Vehicle emissions testing - remote sensing
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(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 option…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-313 Penalties
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(1) (a) No person shall make, issue, or knowingly use any imitation or deceptively similar or counterfeit certification of emissions control form. (b) No person shall possess a certification of emissions control if such person knows the same is fictitious, or was issued for anoth…