Colorado § 42-7-301.5 Proof of financial responsibility

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-7-301.5 — Proof of financial responsibility

Colorado § 42-7-301.5

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-7-301.5 (2026).

Text

(1)Any person who presents an altered or counterfeit letter or altered or counterfeit insurance identification card from an insurer or agent for the purpose of proving financial responsibility for purposes of this article 7 shall be in violation of section 18-5-104, and the minimum fine shall be one thousand dollars.

(2)Any person who alters or creates a counterfeit letter or insurance identification card for another violates section 18-5-104 and shall be punished by a minimum fine of one thousand dollars.

(3)It shall be an affirmative defense that the person did not know or could not have known that the presented document was altered or counterfeit.

(4)Repealed.

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(1) Any person who presents
an altered or counterfeit letter or altered or counterfeit insurance identification
card from an insurer or agent for the purpose of proving financial responsibility for
purposes of this article 7 shall be in violation of section 18-5-104, and the minimum
fine shall be one thousand dollars.

(2) Any person who alters or creates a counterfeit letter or insurance
identification card for another violates section 18-5-104 and shall be punished by a
minimum fine of one thousand dollars.

(3) It shall be an affirmative defense that the person did not know or could
not have known that the presented document was altered or counterfeit.

(4) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1446, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2001: (4) amended, p. 525, � 14, effective May 22. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 2649, � 10, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1) and (2) amended, p. 794, � 5, effective January 1, 2005. L. 2006: (4) repealed, p. 1010, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3322, � 762, effective March 1, 2022.