(I.5) The department shall not require a physical inspection as a condition for registration of a vehicle if:
(A) The applicant for a new registration for the vehicle presents either a copy of a manufacturer's certificate of origin or a purchase receipt from the dealer or the out-of-state seller from whom the applicant purchased the vehicle and either document indicates that the applicant purchased the vehicle as new; or
(B) At the time of application, the vehicle is currently registered in another county of the state.
(II) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(d)(II) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who knowingly provides fraudulent information or documents pursuant to subsection (1)(d)(I) of this section to obtain registration of a motor vehicle or low-power scooter commits a class 2 misdemeanor and is subject to the civil penalties provided under section 42-6-139 (4).
Source: L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1076, § 2, effective August 8; (1)(a) amended, p. 693, § 1, effective January 1, 2007. L. 2006: (1)(a)(II) and (1)(d)(I) amended, pp. 1509, 1510, §§ 65, 66, 67, effective June 1; (1)(d)(I) amended, p. 1015, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1)(a)(VIII) amended, p. 496, § 2, effective August 3. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 1917, § 142, effective August 5. L. 2009: (1)(d) and (2) amended and (4) added, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1266, § 27, effective July 1, 2010. L. 2014: (2) amended, (SB 14-131), ch. 388, p. 1941, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2017: IP(1)(c)(I) amended and (1)(c)(I.5) added, (HB 17-1105), ch. 44, p. 129, § 1, effective March 16; (1)(c)(II) amended, (HB 17-1107), ch. 101, p. 367, § 11, effective August 9. L. 2018: (1)(c)(I)(G) amended and (1)(c)(I)(H) repealed, (SB 18-102), ch. 77, p. 661, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2021: (3.5) added, (SB 21-249), ch. 273, p. 1589, § 6, effective September 7; (1)(d)(II) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3303, § 719, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-102, see section 1 of chapter 77, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic
Article 3 - Registration, Taxation, and License Plates
Part 1 - Registration and Taxation
§ 42-3-101. Legislative Declaration
§ 42-3-102. Periodic Registration - Rules
§ 42-3-103. Registration Required - Exemptions - Repeal
§ 42-3-105. Application for Registration - Tax - Definitions
§ 42-3-106. Tax Imposed - Classification - Taxable Value
§ 42-3-108. Determination of Year Model - Tax Lists
§ 42-3-109. Tax for Registration Period
§ 42-3-110. Payment of Motor Vehicle Registration Fees and Specific Ownership Taxes in Installments
§ 42-3-111. Tax Year - Disposition
§ 42-3-112. Failure to Pay Tax - Penalty - Rules
§ 42-3-113. Records of Application and Registration - Disability of a Driver - Rules - Definitions
§ 42-3-115. Registration Upon Transfer
§ 42-3-116. Manufacturers or Dealers - Fees - Rules - Definition
§ 42-3-118. Registration Suspended Upon Theft - Recovery - Rules
§ 42-3-119. No Application for Registration Granted - When
§ 42-3-120. Department May Cancel or Deny Registration
§ 42-3-121. Violation of Registration Provisions - Penalty
§ 42-3-122. Perjury on a Motor Vehicle Registration Application
§ 42-3-123. Dishonored Payment - Recovery of Taxes, Fees, and Plates
§ 42-3-124. Violation - Penalty
§ 42-3-125. Fleet Operators - Registration Period Certificates - Multi-Year Registrations