Colorado Statutes
§ 42-4-1013 — Passing lane - definitions - penalty
Colorado § 42-4-1013
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1013 (2026).
Text
(1)A person shall not drive a
motor vehicle in the passing lane of a highway if the speed limit is sixty-five miles
per hour or more unless such person is passing other motor vehicles that are in a
nonpassing lane or turning left, or unless the volume of traffic does not permit the
motor vehicle to safely merge into a nonpassing lane.
(2)For the purposes of this section:
(a)Nonpassing lane means any lane that is to the right of the passing lane
if there are two or more adjacent lanes of traffic moving in the same direction in one
roadway.
(b)Passing lane means the farthest to the left lane if there are two or more
adjacent lanes of traffic moving in the same direction in one roadway; except that, if
such left lane is restricted to high occupancy vehicle use or is designed fo
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Legislative History
Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 124, � 1, effective July 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1-101
Short title§ 42-1-102
Definitions§ 42-1-201
Administration - supervisor§ 42-1-202
Have charge of all divisions§ 42-1-204
Uniform rules and regulations§ 42-1-205
Record of official acts - seal§ 42-1-208
Information on accidents - published§ 42-1-213
Commission of authorized agents§ 42-1-214
Duties of authorized agents§ 42-1-215
Oaths§ 42-1-216
Destruction of obsolete records§ 42-1-217
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