§ 42-2-141 — Renting or loaning a motor vehicle to another

Colorado § 42-2-141

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 42: Vehicles and
• Art.: Drivers' Licenses

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(1) Except as
provided in subsection (4) of this section, no person shall rent or loan a motor
vehicle to any other person unless the latter person is then duly licensed under this
article or, in the case of a nonresident, duly licensed under the laws of the state or
country of that person's residence except a nonresident whose home state or
country does not require that an operator be licensed.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a person shall not
rent a motor vehicle to another person without first inspecting the driver's license
of the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented and verifying that the license is
unexpired. The inspection required by this subsection (2) may be performed through
the use of an electronic device.

(3) A person who rents a motor vehicle to another person shall keep a record
of the registration number of the motor vehicle, the name and address of the person
to whom the vehicle is rented, the number of the driver's license of the person to
whom the vehicle is rented or any authorized driver under subsection (4) of this
section, and the place where the license was issued. The person who rents the
motor vehicle may maintain the record in an electronic format and shall make the
record available for inspection by any police officer or officer or employee of the
department.

(4) A person may rent a motor vehicle to a person who is blind, as defined in
section 26-2-103 (3), subject to all of the following conditions:

(a) The blind person is accompanied by at least one person with a valid
license issued under this article or, in the case of a nonresident, a valid license
issued under the laws of the state or country of such person's residence.

(b) The person renting the motor vehicle to a blind person:

(I) Inspects the driver's license of each person who accompanies the blind
person and wishes to be authorized to drive the motor vehicle, which inspection may
be performed through the use of an electronic device; and

(II) Verifies that the driver's license is unexpired.

(c) Only persons whose driver's licenses have been verified by the person
renting the motor vehicle to the blind person are authorized to drive the motor
vehicle, and the names of such persons must be listed in the rental agreement.

(d) The renter and the driver of the motor vehicle pursuant to this subsection
(4) shall have the same financial or insurance responsibilities under Colorado law as
other renters of motor vehicles.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2157, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 136, � 1, effective April 2. L. 2019: (2), (3), IP(4), (4)(b), and (4)(c) amended, (HB 19-1321), ch. 385, p. 3442, � 1, effective August 2.