Colorado § 42-4-1402 Careless driving - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-4-1402 — Careless driving - penalty

Colorado § 42-4-1402

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1402 (2026).

Text

(1)A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in a careless and imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances, is guilty of careless driving. A person convicted of careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter is not subject to section 42-2-127.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this section, a person who violates this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(b)If the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury to an individual, the person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(c)(I) I

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(1) A person who drives a motor
vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in
a careless and imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves,
corners, traffic, and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant
circumstances, is guilty of careless driving. A person convicted of careless driving
of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter is not subject to section
42-2-127.

(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this
section, a person who violates this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic
offense.

(b) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury to an
individual, the person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(c) (I) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury,
as defined in section 18-1-901, or death to an individual, the person commits a class
1 misdemeanor traffic offense.

(II) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury, as
defined in section 18-1-901, or death to more than one individual, each individual
injured or killed is a separate violation of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2392, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1280, � 58, effective October 1. L. 2010: (2) amended, (SB 10-204), ch. 243, p. 1080, � 2, effective May 21. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1221), ch. 271, p. 2561, � 12, effective May 23. L. 2025: (2) amended, (SB 25-281), ch. 346, p. 1871, � 1, effective June 2.