Colorado § 42-6-202 Prohibited acts - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-6-202 — Prohibited acts - penalty

Colorado § 42-6-202

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-6-202 (2026).

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(1)It is unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install or to have installed any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For purposes of this section, the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.

(2)It is unlawful for any person or the person's agent to disconnect, reset, or alter the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to change the number of miles indicated thereon.

(3)It is unlawful for any person, with the intent to defraud, to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.

(4)Nothing in this part 2 shall preve

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(1) It is unlawful for any person to
advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install or to have installed any device which
causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For
purposes of this section, the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the
vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed
tolerance.

(2) It is unlawful for any person or the person's agent to disconnect, reset, or
alter the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to change the number of
miles indicated thereon.

(3) It is unlawful for any person, with the intent to defraud, to operate a
motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle
is disconnected or nonfunctional.

(4) Nothing in this part 2 shall prevent the service, repair, or replacement of
an odometer, if the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the
service, repair, or replacement. When the odometer is incapable of registering the
same mileage as before such service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be
adjusted to read zero, and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door
frame of the vehicle by the owner or the owner's agent specifying the mileage prior
to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or
replaced. Any removal or alteration of such notice so affixed is unlawful.

(5) It is unlawful for any transferor to fail to comply with 49 U.S.C. sec.
32705 and any rule concerning odometer disclosure requirements or to knowingly
give a false statement to a transferee in making any disclosure required by such
law.

(6) (a) A person who violates subsection (1), (2), or (5) of this section commits
a class 2 misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates subsection (3) of this section commits a petty
offense.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2470, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2005: (5) amended, p. 826, � 37, effective August 8. L. 2021: (6) added, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3321, � 759, effective March 1, 2022.