Title 42, Vehicles and Traffic
0 chapters · 632 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-101 Short title
0.2K chars
Articles 1 to 4 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Motor Vehicle Law. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2094, � 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-102 Definitions
58.2K chars
As used in articles 1 to 4 of this title 42, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Acceleration lane means a speed-change lane, including tapered areas, for the purpose of enabling a vehicle entering a roadway to increase its speed to a rate at which it can more safely merge…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-201 Administration - supervisor
0.4K chars
The executive director of the department is empowered to administer and enforce the provisions of articles 1 to 4 of this title. There shall be at least one supervisor who shall be employed under section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. Source: L. 94: Entire title ame…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-202 Have charge of all divisions
1.6K chars
The supervisor shall have charge of all divisions as provided in articles 1 to 4 of this title to carry out the purposes of said articles. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2106, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. 42-1-203. Executive director to cooperate with…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-204 Uniform rules and regulations
0.3K chars
The executive director of the department has the power to make uniform rules and regulations not inconsistent with articles 1 to 4 of this title and to enforce the same. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2107, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. Cross reference…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-205 Record of official acts - seal
0.9K chars
The executive director of the department shall keep a record of all the executive director's official acts and shall preserve a copy of all decisions, rules, and orders made by the executive director, and the executive director shall adopt an official seal for the department. Cop…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-206 Records open to inspection - furnishing of copies - rules
10.7K chars
(1) (a) Except as provided in part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S., and subsection (6) of this section, all records made public records by any provision of this title and kept in the office of the department shall be open to inspection by the public during business hours unde…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-207 No supplies for private purposes - penalty
0.5K chars
An officer or employee shall not, at any time, use for private or pleasure purposes any of the equipment or supplies furnished for the discharge of such officer or employee's duties. The use of equipment for private or personal use is a civil infraction punishable by both fine an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-208 Information on accidents - published
0.5K chars
The department shall receive accident reports required to be made by law and shall tabulate and analyze such reports and publish annually, or at more frequent intervals, statistical information based thereon as to the number, cause, and location of highway accidents. The statisti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-209 Copies of law published. (Repealed)
0.2K chars
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2108, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2007: Entire section repealed, p. 30, � 3, effective August 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-210 Authorized agents - legislative declaration - fee
18.3K chars
(1) (a) (I) Authorized agents are hereby designated as the authorized agents of the department, under direction of the executive director of the department, for the administration of articles 1, 3, 4, 6, and 12 of this title and rules adopted under those articles relating to the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-213 Commission of authorized agents
1.1K chars
Authorized agents may retain fifty cents out of the money collected by them on each transaction in which specific ownership tax is collected, which fifty cents is the only remuneration an authorized agent is allowed to retain for collecting specific ownership taxes and issuing re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-214 Duties of authorized agents
1.8K chars
(1) Every authorized agent, on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month, shall transmit to the department all fees and money collected by the agent under articles 1 to 4 (except part 3 of article 2) of this title 42 during the preceding calendar month, except such sums …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-215 Oaths
0.5K chars
The executive director of the department, the deputy director of the department, the supervisor, and the authorized agents of the department are empowered to administer oaths or affirmations as provided in articles 1 to 4 of this title. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-216 Destruction of obsolete records
0.5K chars
The department is empowered to destroy or otherwise dispose of all obsolete motor and other vehicle records, number plates, and badges after the same have been in its possession for twelve calendar months; but all records of accidents must be preserved by the department for a per…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-217 Disposition of fines and surcharges
6.4K chars
(1) All judges, clerks of a court of record, or other officers imposing or receiving fines, penalties, or forfeitures, except those moneys received pursuant to sections 42-4-313 (3), 42-4-413, 42-4-1409, 42-4-1701 (5)(a), 42-8-105, and 42-8-106, collected pursuant to or as a resu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-218 Revocations and suspensions of licenses published. (Repealed)
0.2K chars
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2113, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2007: Entire section repealed, p. 30, � 4, effective August 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-218.5 Electronic hearings
1.1K chars
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, at the discretion of the department, any hearing held by the department pursuant to this title may be conducted in whole or in part, in real time, by telephone or other electronic means. (2) The general assemb…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-219 Appropriations for administration of title
0.3K chars
The general assembly shall make appropriations for the expenses of administration of this title. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2113, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 42-1-218 as it existed prior to 1994.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-220 Identification security fund - repeal. (Repealed)
0.7K chars
Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 940, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 535, � 1, effective May 24. L. 2006: (2) and (3) amended, p. 656, � 2, effective April 24. L. 2009: (3) amended, (SB 09-025), ch. 266, p. 1215, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2014: (1) amend…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-222 Motor vehicle investigations unit
2.0K chars
(1) The department shall establish a motor vehicle investigations unit to investigate and prevent fraud concerning the use of official documents, as defined in section 18-5-121 (1)(b), issued by the department or the department's agents. The unit shall also assist victims of iden…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-224 Record check
2.4K chars
(1) The department may submit fingerprints of an employee or prospective employee to the Colorado bureau of investigation to obtain a fingerprint-based criminal history record check if the employee's duties do or will provide them with access to Colorado driver's licenses and ide…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-225 Commercial vehicle enterprise tax fund - creation - repeal
4.2K chars
(1) (a) The commercial vehicle enterprise tax fund is hereby created in the state treasury. (b) (I) Prior to July 1, 2025, the fund consists of money collected and transmitted to the fund pursuant to section 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(II). The general assembly shall annually appropriate th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-227 Disabled parking education program
2.7K chars
(1) Subject to the availability of money appropriated to the department of labor and employment, pursuant to section 42-1-226, the Colorado disability funding committee, created in section 8-88-202: (a) May make grants or develop, implement, or deliver education programs for the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-229 Report - repeal. (Repealed)
0.3K chars
Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-087), ch. 306, p. 1297, � 1, effective August 6. L. 2017: (2) added, (HB 17-1137), ch. 45, p. 135, � 7, effective August 9. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 2, 2018. (See L. 2017, p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-230 Exceptions processing - rules
0.6K chars
Beginning September 1, 2014, the department of revenue shall provide the opportunity for exceptions processing in person at a minimum of four regional offices that are actually operated by the department of revenue and that issue driver's licenses. The department shall promulgate…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-231 Kiosk program
3.5K chars
(1) An authorized agent may conduct a kiosk program using a private provider to provide services concerning any function the authorized agent performs under article 2, 3, or 6 of this title 42, not including part 5 of article 2 of this title 42. The kiosk program may include mobi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-232 Third-party VIN inspection program - rules - definitions
16.1K chars
(1) For the purposes of this section: (a) Chief means the chief of the Colorado state patrol. (b) Convicted means a conviction of, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a violation of the law. (c) Permit means authority for an organization to employ people to verify informati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-235 Electronic records, documents, and signatures
4.0K chars
A record covered by article 3 of this title 42, including a signature on the record or document, may not be denied legal effect, validity, or enforceability solely because it is in the form of an electronic record, document, or signature. Except as otherwise provided in article 3…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-101 Licenses for drivers required - penalty - definition
4.2K chars
(1) Except as otherwise provided in part 4 of this article for commercial drivers, no person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless such person has been issued a currently valid driver's or minor driver's license or an instruction permit by the departme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-102 Persons exempt from license
5.7K chars
(1) The following persons need not obtain a Colorado driver's license: (a) Any person who operates a federally owned military motor vehicle while serving in the armed forces of the United States; (b) Any person who temporarily drives or operates any road machine, farm tractor, or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-104 Licenses issued - denied
8.5K chars
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the department may license the following persons in the manner prescribed in this article: (a) Any person twenty-one years of age or older, as a driver; (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 1348, � 11, effective July 1, 2001.) (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-105 Special restrictions on certain drivers
52.7K chars
(1) A person under the age of eighteen years shall not drive any motor vehicle used to transport explosives or inflammable material or any motor vehicle used as a school vehicle for the transportation of pupils to or from school. A person under the age of eighteen years shall not…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-108 Application of minors - rules
11.0K chars
(1) (a) (I) The application of any person under eighteen years of age for an instruction permit or minor driver's license must be accompanied by either: (A) An affidavit of liability signed and verified by the parent, stepparent, foster parent, grandparent with power of attorney,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-109 Release from liability
1.0K chars
(1) Any person who has signed the affidavit of liability which accompanied the application of a minor for a minor driver's license or permit may thereafter file with the department a verified written request that the license of said minor be canceled. Upon receipt of such request…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-110 Revocation upon death of signer for minor
0.9K chars
(1) The department, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the affidavit of liability which accompanied the application for a license of such minor, shall cancel such license, unless the minor has already reached the age of eighteen years, and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-111 Examination of applicants and drivers - when required
3.5K chars
(1) (a) The department shall examine every applicant for a driver's or minor driver's license. The executive director of the department, in the director's discretion, may conduct the examination in any county convenient for the applicant. The examination shall include a test of t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-112 Medical advice - use by department - provider immunity - rules
3.7K chars
(1) In order to determine whether a licensed driver or an applicant for a driver's license is physically or mentally able to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways of this state, the department is authorized, upon the adoption of rules concerning medical criteria for dr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-113 License examiners appointed
28.2K chars
The department may appoint license examiners for any county in this state to conduct local examinations for all types of drivers' licenses. The officers of the department shall conduct the examination as prescribed by law for all drivers in the county and collect the fees as prov…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-116 Restricted license
3.2K chars
(1) The department, upon issuing a driver's or minor driver's license or an instruction permit, has authority, whenever good cause appears, to impose restrictions, limitations, or conditions which are suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of special …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-117 Duplicate permits and minor licenses - replacement licenses
20.3K chars
(1) If an instruction permit or a minor driver's license issued under this article is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued, upon request and the payment of a fee to the department, may obtain a duplicate or substitute upon furnishing satisfactory proof to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-118.1 Driver restoration and payment incentive program
0.7K chars
Beginning January 1, 2022, an outstanding judgement or warrant described in section 42-4-1709 (7) shall not serve as a basis for the department to deny an application for issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of a driver's license. The department shall not issue a license to a pers…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-119 Notices - change of address or name
3.4K chars
(1) (a) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a driver's license or identification card, moves from the address named in such application or in the license or identification card issued to such person or when the name of the licensee is changed, such person shall, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-120 Methods of service
25.8K chars
(1) Any notice or order required to be served under this article 2 may be served in any manner reasonably designed to notify the person to be served of the material provisions of the notice or order. A person has been served with a notice or order when the person has knowledge of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-124 When court to report convictions
4.6K chars
(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided, whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which this article makes mandatory the revocation or suspension of the driver's or minor driver's license of such person by the department, the court in which such conviction is had shall re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-125 Mandatory revocation of license and permit
13.1K chars
(1) The department shall immediately revoke the license or permit of any driver or minor driver upon receiving a record showing that the driver has: (a) Been convicted of vehicular homicide or vehicular assault as described in sections 18-3-106 and 18-3-205, C.R.S., or of crimina…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-126 Revocation of license based on administrative determination
35.1K chars
(1) Legislative declaration. The purposes of this section are: (a) To provide safety for all persons using the highways of this state by quickly revoking the driver's license of any person who has shown himself or herself to be a safety hazard by driving with an excessive amount …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-126.3 Tampering with an ignition interlock device. (Repealed)
35.4K chars
Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1304, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1079, � 9, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1284, � 68, effective June 5. L. 2002: (3) amended, p. 1560, � 362, effective October 1. L. 2012: Entire section rep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-127.5 Authority to suspend license - violation of child support order
38.4K chars
(1) The department shall suspend the license of any driver who is not in compliance with a child support order pursuant to the provisions of this section. (2) Upon receipt of a notice of failure to comply from the state child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 26-13-1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-128 Vehicular homicide - revocation of license
3.9K chars
The department shall revoke the driver's license of any person convicted of vehicular homicide, including the driver's license of any juvenile who has been adjudicated a delinquent upon conduct which would establish the crime of vehicular homicide if committed by an adult. Source…