Colorado § 42-4-1810 Transfer and purge of certificates of title

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-4-1810 — Transfer and purge of certificates of title

Colorado § 42-4-1810

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1810 (2026).

Text

(1)Whenever any motor vehicle is abandoned and removed and sold in accordance with the procedures set forth in this part 18, the department shall transfer the certificate of title or issue a new certificate of title or shall purge such certificate of title in either of the following cases:

(a)Upon a person's submission to the department of the necessary documents indicating the abandonment, removal, and subsequent sale or transfer of a motor vehicle, the department shall transfer the certificate of title or issue a new certificate of title for such abandoned motor vehicle.

(b)Upon a person's submission of documents indicating the abandonment, removal, and subsequent wrecking or dismantling of a motor vehicle, including all sales of abandoned motor vehicles with an appraised v

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(1) Whenever any
motor vehicle is abandoned and removed and sold in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this part 18, the department shall transfer the certificate of
title or issue a new certificate of title or shall purge such certificate of title in either
of the following cases:

(a) Upon a person's submission to the department of the necessary
documents indicating the abandonment, removal, and subsequent sale or transfer
of a motor vehicle, the department shall transfer the certificate of title or issue a
new certificate of title for such abandoned motor vehicle.

(b) Upon a person's submission of documents indicating the abandonment,
removal, and subsequent wrecking or dismantling of a motor vehicle, including all
sales of abandoned motor vehicles with an appraised value under three hundred
fifty dollars that are conducted pursuant to section 42-4-1805 (2), the department
shall keep the records for one year and then purge the records for such abandoned
motor vehicle; except that the department shall not be required to wait before
purging the records if the purchaser is a licensed motor vehicle dealer.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2002: Entire part amended with relocations, p. 475, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1)(b) amended, p. 204, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(b) amended, (HB 09-1279), ch. 170, p. 766, � 5, effective August 5.