Colorado § 42-12-404 Emissions

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-12-404 — Emissions

Colorado § 42-12-404

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Motor Vehicles as Collector's Items

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-12-404 (2026).

Text

(1)Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a motor vehicle of historic or special interest manufactured prior to the date emission controls were standard equipment on that particular make or model of vehicle is exempted from statutes requiring the inspection and use of such emission controls. A motor vehicle using emission controls as standard equipment at the time of manufacture must have such equipment in proper operating condition at all times when the vehicle is operated on or for highway purposes.

(2)A certification of emissions control that has been issued for a motor vehicle that is registered as a collector's item before September 1, 2009, and that is of model year 1976 or later is valid until the motor vehicle is sold or transferred.

(3)Except for a moto

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this
section, a motor vehicle of historic or special interest manufactured prior to the
date emission controls were standard equipment on that particular make or model
of vehicle is exempted from statutes requiring the inspection and use of such
emission controls. A motor vehicle using emission controls as standard equipment
at the time of manufacture must have such equipment in proper operating condition
at all times when the vehicle is operated on or for highway purposes.

(2) A certification of emissions control that has been issued for a motor
vehicle that is registered as a collector's item before September 1, 2009, and that is
of model year 1976 or later is valid until the motor vehicle is sold or transferred.

(3) Except for a motor vehicle that was registered before September 1, 2009,
and meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, to register or
reregister a collector's item that is model year 1976 or newer, the owner must have
a certificate of emission control issued under part 3 of article 4 of this title.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2011: Entire article amended with relocations, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 242, � 1, effective August 10. L. 2013: (1) amended and (3) added, (HB 13-1071), ch. 370, p. 2161, � 2, effective August 7. L. 2014: (3) amended, (HB 14-1056), ch. 23, p. 155, � 3, effective March 7.