Colorado § 42-8-104 Powers and duties - rules

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-8-104 — Powers and duties - rules

Colorado § 42-8-104

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Port of Entry Weigh Stations

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-8-104 (2026).

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(1)The chief of the Colorado state patrol shall issue such rules as the chief deems necessary to implement this article and carry out its purposes. All permanent port of entry weigh stations established under the authority of this article shall be operated at times determined by the chief so as to reasonably allow owners and operators of motor vehicles subject to fees, licenses, or taxes or to rules imposed by the state of Colorado to comply with all such laws and rules by clearance at a port of entry weigh station. All port of entry weigh stations, either permanent or mobile, shall be equipped with weighing equipment approved as to accuracy by the division of inspection and consumer services of the department of agriculture.

(2)A port of entry officer, during the time that the

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(1) The chief of the Colorado state
patrol shall issue such rules as the chief deems necessary to implement this article
and carry out its purposes. All permanent port of entry weigh stations established
under the authority of this article shall be operated at times determined by the
chief so as to reasonably allow owners and operators of motor vehicles subject to
fees, licenses, or taxes or to rules imposed by the state of Colorado to comply with
all such laws and rules by clearance at a port of entry weigh station. All port of
entry weigh stations, either permanent or mobile, shall be equipped with weighing
equipment approved as to accuracy by the division of inspection and consumer
services of the department of agriculture.

(2) A port of entry officer, during the time that the officer is actually
engaged in performing the officer's duties as such and while acting under proper
orders or rules issued by the chief of the Colorado state patrol, shall exercise all
the powers invested in peace officers in connection with directing traffic and in the
enforcement of the provisions of this article 8; articles 2, 3, and 20 of this title 42;
part 5 of article 4 of this title 42; and sections 42-4-106 (5), 42-4-209, 42-4-225
(1.5), 42-4-235, 42-4-1407, 42-4-1409, and 42-4-1414; except that an officer does
not have the power to serve civil writs and process and, in the exercise of the
officer's duties, an officer has the authority to restrain and detain persons or
vehicles and may impound any vehicle until any tax or license fee imposed by law is
paid or until compliance is had with any tax or regulatory law or rule issued
thereunder.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2493, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: (2) amended, p. 1102, � 3, effective August 2; (2) amended, p. 1454, � 2, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 1514, � 80, effective June 1. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10-1167), ch. 125, p. 418, � 9, effective April 15; (2) amended, (HB 10-1113), ch. 244, p. 1083, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1019), ch. 135, p. 469, � 14, effective July 1. L. 2020: (2) amended, (HB 20-1027), ch. 41, p. 139, � 1, effective March 20. L. 2024: (2) amended, (SB 24-100), ch. 207, p. 1278, � 5, effective August 7.