(2.5) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the department shall print one registration card without the owner's address and issue the card to the owner; except that, if the motor vehicle is a commercial vehicle, the department shall print both registration cards issued to the owner with the owner's address. The department shall print the following statement on each registration card that is printed without an address:
Thieves have been known to use the address from a registration card to steal from the vehicle's owner. For added security, you are encouraged to keep only this registration card in your vehicle. It does not contain your address.
Source: L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 395, § 2, effective July 1; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1095, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2010: (7) amended, (HB 10-1045), ch. 317, p. 1480, § 5, effective July 1, 2011. L. 2012: (11) added, (HB 12-1038), ch. 276, p. 1456, § 4, effective June 8. L. 2013: (2)(d)(III) and (2)(d)(IV) repealed, (2)(d.5) added, and (2)(e) and (3) amended, (SB 13-081), ch. 114, p. 389, § 1, effective April 8. L. 2014: IP(2), (2)(h), (5), (7), and (8)(a)(I) amended, (2)(d)(V) repealed, and (2.5) added, (SB 14-131), ch. 388, p. 1942, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2017: IP(1) and (1)(a) amended, (HB 17-1107), ch. 101, p. 368, § 14, effective August 9. L. 2021: (9.5) added, (HB 21-1014), ch. 406, p. 2697, § 4, effective July 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act adding subsection (11), see section 1 of chapter 276, Session Laws of Colorado 2012. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1014, see section 1 of chapter 406, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
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