Colorado § 42-5-105 Daily record

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§ 42-5-105 — Daily record

Colorado § 42-5-105

Title 42Vehicles and

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-5-105 (2026).

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(1)(a) It is the duty of every dealer, and of the proprietor of every garage, to keep and maintain in such person's place of business an easily accessible and permanent daily record of all secondhand or used motor vehicle equipment, attachments, accessories, and appurtenances bought, sold, traded, exchanged, dealt in, repaired, or received or disposed of in any manner or way by or through the dealer or proprietor. The record may be created, recorded, stored, or reproduced physically or electronically.

(b)The record shall be kept in a good businesslike manner in the form of invoices or in a book by the dealer or proprietor and shall contain the following:

(I)A description of any and all such articles of property of every class or kind sufficient for the ready identification the

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(1) (a) It is the duty of every dealer, and of the
proprietor of every garage, to keep and maintain in such person's place of business
an easily accessible and permanent daily record of all secondhand or used motor
vehicle equipment, attachments, accessories, and appurtenances bought, sold,
traded, exchanged, dealt in, repaired, or received or disposed of in any manner or
way by or through the dealer or proprietor. The record may be created, recorded,
stored, or reproduced physically or electronically.

(b) The record shall be kept in a good businesslike manner in the form of
invoices or in a book by the dealer or proprietor and shall contain the following:

(I) A description of any and all such articles of property of every class or kind
sufficient for the ready identification thereof by a peace officer;

(II) The name and address, legibly written, of the owner, vendor, and vendee;

(III) The time and date of such transactions;

(IV) The name, address, and a copy of the identification document of the
driver and the owner of a motor vehicle received for any purpose; except that a
licensed motor vehicle dealer or used motor vehicle dealer is not required to obtain
or retain a copy of an identification document if the dealer complies with part 1 of
article 20 of title 44;

(V) The model year, make and style, and engine or vehicle identification
number and state registration license number of such motor vehicle if registered;
and

(VI) The purpose the motor vehicle was received and the disposition made
thereof.

(c) The record shall be open and the motor vehicle shall be available at all
times during regular business hours to the inspection by the department of revenue
or any peace officer and available for use as evidence.

(2) It is the duty of every person offering to a dealer, or to the proprietor of a
garage, for any purpose, a motor vehicle or secondhand or used motor vehicle
equipment, attachment, accessory, or appurtenance to:

(a) Write or register, as legibly as possible, the full and true name and
address of the person and the name and address of the owner in the record kept by
such dealer or proprietor of a garage as provided for in this section; and

(b) Present a valid identification document verifiable by federal or state law
enforcement. The following documents, without limitation, shall be deemed to
comply with this paragraph (b):

(I) An identification document issued by the state of Colorado;

(II) An identification document issued by any other state;

(III) An identification document issued by the United States government;

(IV) A passport issued by the United States government or another
jurisdiction.

(3) It is the duty of every driver, upon taking a motor vehicle to any dealer's
place of business or to any garage for storage, repair, sale, trade, or any other
purpose, to write or register, as legibly as possible, with ink or indelible pencil, the
full and true name and address of the driver and the name and address of the owner
of such motor vehicle in the record provided for in this section. Such driver shall not
be required, however, to so register the same motor vehicle more than once in the
same garage in any calendar year when the driver is personally known to the dealer
or the proprietor of the garage to be in the rightful and lawful possession of such
motor vehicle. Such driver, on request or demand of such dealer or proprietor of a
garage, or his or her agent, shall produce for examination the motor vehicle state
registration license certificate issued to such driver or to the owner of such motor
vehicle.

(4) Any person violating any provision of this section commits a civil
infraction.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2441, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2007: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1628, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1)(b)(IV) amended, (SB 17-240), ch. 395, p. 2067, � 56, effective July 1. L. 2018: (1)(b)(IV) amended, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 143, � 23, effective October 1. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3319, � 747, effective March 1, 2022.