Colorado § 42-4-208 Stop lamps and turn signals - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-4-208 — Stop lamps and turn signals - penalty

Colorado § 42-4-208

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-208 (2026).

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(1)Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped with a stop light in good working order at all times and shall meet the requirements of section 42-4-215 (1).

(2)A person shall not sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1958, unless it is equipped with at least two stop lamps meeting the requirements of section 42-4-215 (1); except that a motorcycle or autocycle manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1958, must be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of section 42-4-215 (1).

(3)A person shall not sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in this state and manufactured or a

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(1) Every motor vehicle or
motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped with a stop light in good working order at all
times and shall meet the requirements of section 42-4-215 (1).

(2) A person shall not sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any
motor vehicle registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January
1, 1958, unless it is equipped with at least two stop lamps meeting the requirements
of section 42-4-215 (1); except that a motorcycle or autocycle manufactured or
assembled after January 1, 1958, must be equipped with at least one stop lamp
meeting the requirements of section 42-4-215 (1).

(3) A person shall not sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any
motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in this state and manufactured or
assembled after January 1, 1958, and a person shall not operate any motor vehicle,
trailer, or semitrailer on the highways when the distance from the center of the top
of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of the motor
vehicle exceeds twenty-four inches, unless it is equipped with electrical turn
signals meeting the requirements of section 42-4-215 (2). This subsection (3) does
not apply to any motorcycle, autocycle, or low-power scooter.

(4) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B
traffic infraction.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2246, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2009: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1273, � 40, effective October 1. L. 2022: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 22-1043), ch. 361, p. 2584, � 15, effective January 1, 2023.