Colorado § 33-14.5-113 Notice of accident

Colorado Statutes

§ 33-14.5-113 — Notice of accident

Colorado § 33-14.5-113

Title 33Parks and

Art.Off-highway Vehicles

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-14.5-113 (2026).

Text

(1)The operator of an off-highway vehicle involved in an accident resulting in property damage of fifteen hundred dollars or more or injuries resulting in hospitalization or death, or some person acting for the operator, or the owner of the off-highway vehicle having knowledge of the accident shall immediately, by the quickest available means of communication, notify an officer of the Colorado state patrol, the sheriff's office of the county wherein the accident occurred, or the office of the police department of the municipality wherein the accident occurred.

(2)Any law enforcement agency receiving a report of accident under this section shall forward a copy thereof to the division, which shall compile statistics annually based upon such reports.

(3)Within forty-eight hours

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(1) The operator of an off-highway vehicle
involved in an accident resulting in property damage of fifteen hundred dollars or
more or injuries resulting in hospitalization or death, or some person acting for the
operator, or the owner of the off-highway vehicle having knowledge of the accident
shall immediately, by the quickest available means of communication, notify an
officer of the Colorado state patrol, the sheriff's office of the county wherein the
accident occurred, or the office of the police department of the municipality
wherein the accident occurred.

(2) Any law enforcement agency receiving a report of accident under this
section shall forward a copy thereof to the division, which shall compile statistics
annually based upon such reports.

(3) Within forty-eight hours after an accident involving an off-highway
vehicle, the accident shall be reported to the Denver office of the division. The
report shall be made on forms furnished by the division and shall be made by the
owner or operator of the vehicle or someone acting for the owner or operator.

(4) Any person who violates subsection (1) or (3) of this section commits a
civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of seventy-five
dollars.

Legislative History

Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 341, � 10, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 1952, � 41, effective May 22. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3271, � 594, effective March 1, 2022.