Colorado § 42-5-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-5-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 42-5-101

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Automobile Theft Law - Inspection of

This text of Colorado § 42-5-101 (Definitions) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-5-101 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Calendar year means the twelve calendar months beginning January first and ending December thirty-first of any year.

(2)Dealer means all persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations engaged in the business or vocation of manufacturing, buying, selling, trading, dealing in, destroying, disposing of, or salvaging motor vehicles or in secondhand or used motor vehicle parts, equipment, attachments, accessories, or appurtenances common to or a part of motor vehicles.

(3)Driver means the person operating or driving a motor vehicle.

(4)Garage means any public building or place of business for the storage or repair of motor vehicles.

(5)Motor vehicle means any vehicle of whatever description propelled

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Calendar year means the twelve calendar months beginning January
first and ending December thirty-first of any year.

(2) Dealer means all persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or
corporations engaged in the business or vocation of manufacturing, buying, selling,
trading, dealing in, destroying, disposing of, or salvaging motor vehicles or in
secondhand or used motor vehicle parts, equipment, attachments, accessories, or
appurtenances common to or a part of motor vehicles.

(3) Driver means the person operating or driving a motor vehicle.

(4) Garage means any public building or place of business for the storage
or repair of motor vehicles.

(5) Motor vehicle means any vehicle of whatever description propelled by
any power other than muscular except a vehicle running on rails.

(6) Officer means any duly constituted peace officer of this state, or of any
town, city, county, or city and county in this state.

(7) Owner means any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

(8) Peace officer means every officer authorized to direct or regulate
traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

(9) Person includes a partnership, company, corporation, or association.

(10) Public highway means any public street, thoroughfare, roadway, alley,
lane, or bridge in any county or city and county in the state.

(11) Vehicle identification number means any identifying number, serial
number, engine number, or other distinguishing number or mark, including letters, if
any, that is unique to the identity of a given vehicle or component part thereof that
was placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the
department of revenue pursuant to section 42-12-202 or in accordance with the
laws of another state or country.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2439, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: (11) amended, p. 1645, � 34, effective June 1. L. 2011: (11) amended, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 247, � 14, effective August 10.