§ 42-6-117 — Filing of certificate

Colorado § 42-6-117

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 42: Vehicles and
• Art.: Certificates of Title -

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(1) The director or the authorized agent shall
use reasonable diligence to ascertain whether the facts stated in an application and
other documents submitted to the director or the authorized agent are true. In
appropriate cases, the director or authorized agent may require the applicant to
furnish additional information regarding ownership of the vehicle and the right to
file on behalf of the applicant a certificate of title for the vehicle. The director or the
authorized agent may refuse to file a certificate of title to such vehicle if the
director or the authorized agent determines that the applicant is not entitled to
such certificate.

(2) No certificate of title may be filed for a vehicle required to have its
vehicle identification number inspected pursuant to section 42-5-202 unless a
vehicle identification number inspection form has been transmitted to the director
or the authorized agent showing the number recorded from the vehicle or the
number assigned to the vehicle under section 42-12-202.

(3) At the request of the title owner, lienholder, or mortgagee, a paper copy
of a filed certificate of title may be issued by the director or the authorized agent.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2456, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1661, � 11, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 816, � 15, effective August 8. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 248, � 17, effective August 10.