Colorado § 42-4-238 Blue and red lights - illegal use or possession

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-4-238 — Blue and red lights - illegal use or possession

Colorado·Title 42 Vehicles and·Art. Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

(1)A person shall not be in actual physical control of a vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102 (6), that the person knows contains a lamp or device that is designed to display, or that is capable of displaying if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light visible directly in front of the center of the vehicle.

(2)It shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was:

(a)A peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S.; or

(b)In actual physical control of a vehicle expressly authorized by a chief of police or sheriff to contain a lamp or device that is designed to display, or that is capable of displaying if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light visible from directly in front of the center o

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(1) A person shall
not be in actual physical control of a vehicle, except an authorized emergency
vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102 (6), that the person knows contains a lamp or
device that is designed to display, or that is capable of displaying if affixed or
attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light visible directly in front of the center of
the vehicle.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was:

(a) A peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S.; or

(b) In actual physical control of a vehicle expressly authorized by a chief of
police or sheriff to contain a lamp or device that is designed to display, or that is
capable of displaying if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light visible
from directly in front of the center of the vehicle; or

(c) A member of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance
service who possesses a permit from the fire chief of the fire department or chief
executive officer of the ambulance service through which the volunteer serves to
operate a vehicle pursuant to section 42-4-222 (1)(b); or

(d) A vendor who exhibits, sells, or offers for sale a lamp or device designed
to display, or that is capable of displaying, if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a
red or blue light; or

(e) A collector of fire engines, fire suppression vehicles, or ambulances and
the vehicle to which the red or blue lamps were affixed is valued for the vehicle's
historical interest or as a collector's item.

(3) A violation of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1080, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2005: (2)(e) added, p. 195, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3304, � 724, effective March 1, 2022.