Colorado § 42-2-116 Restricted license

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-2-116 — Restricted license

Colorado § 42-2-116

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Drivers' Licenses

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-116 (2026).

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(1)The department, upon issuing a driver's or minor driver's license or an instruction permit, has authority, whenever good cause appears, to impose restrictions, limitations, or conditions which are suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of special mechanical control device required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or which limit the right of the licensee to drive a motor vehicle except when such licensee is required to drive to and from the licensee's place of employment or to perform duties within the course of employment or to impose such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.

(2)The department either may iss

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(1) The department, upon issuing a driver's or
minor driver's license or an instruction permit, has authority, whenever good cause
appears, to impose restrictions, limitations, or conditions which are suitable to the
licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of special mechanical control
device required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or which limit
the right of the licensee to drive a motor vehicle except when such licensee is
required to drive to and from the licensee's place of employment or to perform
duties within the course of employment or to impose such other restrictions
applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be appropriate to
assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.

(2) The department either may issue a special restricted license or must set
forth such restrictions, limitations, or conditions upon the usual license form issued
to the applicant.

(3) The department, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of
the restrictions, limitations, or conditions of such license, may cancel or suspend
such restricted license, but the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing as upon a
suspension or revocation under this article.

(4) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or elsewhere
within this state in any manner in violation of the restrictions, limitations, or
conditions imposed in a special restricted license, in a driver's or minor driver's
license, or in an instruction permit issued to such person by the department or by
another state or country.

(5) The department is authorized after examination to issue a restricted
license to a person with a behavioral or mental health disorder or an intellectual
and developmental disability, containing such restrictions as may be imposed upon
said person by a court pursuant to part 3 or part 4 of article 14 of title 15 or section
27-65-110 (4) or 27-65-127.

(6) (a) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A
traffic infraction.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2012.)

(7) and (8) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2124, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 96: (6) amended, p. 1357, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2000: (6) amended and (7) and (8) added, p. 1078, � 8, effective July 1; (1) and (4) amended, p. 1351, � 21, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2006: (5) amended, p. 1409, � 79, effective August 7; (6)(b) and (8) amended, p. 1368, � 4, effective January 1, 2007. L. 2010: (5) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 807, � 84, effective April 29. L. 2012: (6) amended and (7) and (8) repealed, (HB 12-1168), ch. 278, p. 1482, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2017: (5) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1380, � 306, effective May 25. L. 2022: (5) amended, (HB 22-1256), ch. 451, p. 3238, � 50, effective August 10.