As used in this article 7, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) Accident means a motor vehicle accident occurring on public or private
property within this state.
(2) Automobile liability policy or bond means a liability policy or bond
subject, if the accident has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of
interest and costs, of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily
injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to said limit for one
person, to a limit of not less than fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to
or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and, if the accident has
resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to a limit of not less than fifteen
thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one
accident.
(3) Conviction means conviction in any court of record or municipal court,
and such conviction shall include a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere
accepted by the court, the forfeiture of any bail or collateral deposited to secure a
defendant's appearance in court which forfeiture has not been vacated, and the
acceptance and payment of a penalty assessment under the provisions of section
42-4-1701 or under the similar provisions of any town or city ordinance.
(4) Department means the department of revenue acting directly or
through its duly authorized officers and agents.
(5) Director means the executive director of the department of revenue.
(6) Driver means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor
vehicle upon a highway.
(6.5) (a) Evidence of insurance means proof given by the insured in person
to the department that the insured has a complying policy in full force and effect.
Proof may be made through presentation of a copy of such complying policy or a
card issued to the insured as evidence that a complying policy is in full force and
effect. A card issued to the insured as evidence that a complying policy is in full
force and effect may be produced in either paper or electronic format. Acceptable
electronic formats include display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any
other type of portable electronic device.
(b) For purposes of this subsection (6.5), complying policy means a policy
of insurance as required by part 6 of article 4 of title 10, C.R.S.
(7) License means any license, temporary instruction permit, or temporary
license issued under laws of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to
operate motor vehicles, or, with respect to any person not licensed, the term means
any operating privilege or privileges to apply for such license.
(8) (a) Motor vehicle means a vehicle that is self-propelled, including
trailers and semitrailers designed for use with such vehicles and every vehicle that
is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not
operated upon rails.
(b) Motor vehicle does not include an electric scooter, as defined in section
42-1-102.
(9) Motor vehicle liability policy, operators' policy of liability insurance, or
financial responsibility bond means a policy or bond certified as proof of financial
responsibility for the future.
(10) Nonresident means every person who is not a resident of this state.
(11) Nonresident's operating privilege means the privilege conferred upon a
nonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation by the nonresident
of a motor vehicle.
(12) Owner means a person who holds the legal title of the vehicle; or in the
event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease
thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the
agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession,
then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for
the purpose of this article.
(13) Person means every natural person, firm, partnership, association, or
corporation.
(14) (a) Proof of financial responsibility for the future, also referred to in
this article as proof of financial responsibility, means proof of ability to respond in
damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring after the effective date of
said proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle, in
the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of
one person in any one accident, and, subject to said limit for one person, in the
amount of fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more
persons in any one accident, and in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars because
of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.
(b) For purposes of this title, the form known as the SR-22 furnished to the
department may be used as proof of financial responsibility in compliance with this
article.
(15) State means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia,
or any province of Canada.
(16) (a) Transportation contract means a contract, agreement, or
understanding, whether written or oral, express or implied, between a motor carrier
and another party regarding:
(I) The transportation of property by motor vehicle for compensation or hire;
(II) Entrance on property for the purpose of loading, unloading, or
transporting property by motor vehicle for compensation or hire; or
(III) Access or services incidental or related to an activity described in
subparagraph (I) or (II) of this paragraph (a).
(b) Transportation contract does not include:
(I) A contract, subcontract, or agreement that concerns or affects
transportation involving a railroad;
(II) The uniform intermodal interchange and facilities access agreement
administered by the intermodal association of North America; or
(III) Any other agreement providing for the interchange, use, or possession of
an intermodal chassis or container or other intermodal equipment.