C.R.S. Section 39-26-113
Collection of sales tax

  • motor vehicles
  • off-highway vehicles
  • exemption
  • process for motor vehicles sold at auction
  • exception
  • definition

(1)

The department of revenue or its authorized agent shall not register a motor or other vehicle for which registration is required or issue a certificate of title for a motor vehicle, off-highway vehicle as defined in section 42-6-102, C.R.S., or manufactured home as defined in section 38-29-106, C.R.S., until any tax due on the sale and purchase of the vehicle under section 29-2-106, C.R.S., or section 39-26-106 or imposed by ordinance of any home rule city has been paid.

(2)

If an applicant for registration and certificate of title for any motor or other vehicle or for a certificate of title for a mobile home fails to show payment of the sales taxes applicable to the sale and purchase thereof by means of proper receipts therefor, the department of revenue or its authorized agent shall collect all such applicable taxes at the time such application is made.

(3)

Revenues due the state and collected pursuant to this section shall be distributed as are other revenues under this part 1, and revenues due any county, city, or town so collected shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of section 29-2-106, C.R.S., or as specified by contract entered into with the department of revenue pursuant to section 24-35-110, C.R.S.

(4)

To facilitate collection of sales taxes as provided in this section, the governing body of each city or town which has imposed a sales tax shall certify to the department of revenue and to the county clerk of the county in which such city or town is located a true copy of its current sales tax ordinances, and shall likewise certify any subsequent changes therein.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The sale of a new or used automobile to a purchaser who is a nonresident of Colorado and who purchases such automobile for use outside this state is exempt from all sales taxes, the collection of which is provided for by this section.

(b)

The executive director of the department of revenue shall attempt to negotiate agreements of reciprocity concerning the collection of sales taxes on motor vehicles with adjacent states.

(c)

Repealed.

(5.5)

The sale of personal property on which a specific ownership tax has been paid or is payable is exempt from the sales tax imposed by any special district or authority authorized to levy a sales tax pursuant to title 24, 25, 29, 30, 32, 37, or 43, when the sale meets both of the following conditions:

(a)

The purchaser is a nonresident of, or has his or her principal place of business outside of, the district or authority; and

(b)

The personal property is registered or required to be registered outside the limits of the district or authority under the laws of this state.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

In a seller-financed sale in which the seller has added the sales tax due on the sale to the financed sales price of the motor or off-highway vehicle and the purchaser has failed to make payments due to the seller, the seller may deduct all portions of the unreceived payments that are attributable to the sales tax due on the sale from the next sales tax return made by the seller under this article. If the amount to be so deducted exceeds the amount of sales tax to be remitted by the seller for the next reporting period, the seller may carry forward the remaining amount of the deduction to future sales tax returns. This subsection (6) does not create a right to a refund or any other payment by the department of revenue to the seller.

(b)

For purposes of this subsection (6), “seller-financed sale” means a retail sale of a motor or off-highway vehicle by a seller licensed under article 20 of title 44 in which the seller, or a wholly-owned affiliate or subsidiary of the seller, collects all or part of the total consideration paid for the vehicle in periodic payments and retains a lien on the vehicle until all payments have been received. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6)(b), “seller-financed sale” does not include a retail sale of a vehicle in which a person other than the seller provides the consideration for the sale and retains a lien on the vehicle until all payments have been made.

(c)

The department of revenue may promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this subsection (6).

(7)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for any motor vehicle sold through an auction sale, unless paragraph (b) of this subsection (7) applies, all sales tax due for the purchase of the motor vehicle shall not be collected by the auctioneer, but shall be collected by the county clerk or other authorized agent of the county or city and county in which the motor vehicle is to be registered.

(b)

The method of sales tax collection specified by subsection (7)(a) of this section does not apply to the sale of a motor vehicle at auction sale if the auctioneer is also an automobile dealer licensed under part 1 of article 20 of title 44.

(8)

Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the sale or transfer of off-highway vehicles before July 1, 2014. For an off-highway vehicle that was first purchased or transferred before July 1, 2014, and is being issued its first certificate of title for the first time after this date, the department shall not verify that the person paid any tax due on the vehicle.

Source: Section 39-26-113 — Collection of sales tax - motor vehicles - off-highway vehicles - exemption - process for motor vehicles sold at auction - exception - definition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-39.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

39‑26‑101
Short title
39‑26‑102
Definitions
39‑26‑102.5
Change of references from “Internal Revenue Code of 1954” to “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”
39‑26‑103
Licenses - fee - revocation - definition
39‑26‑103.5
Qualified purchaser - direct payment permit number - qualifications
39‑26‑104
Property and services taxed - definitions
39‑26‑105
Vendor liable for tax - definitions - repeal
39‑26‑105.2
Remittance of tax - GIS - vendor held harmless - requirements of GIS database - rules - definition
39‑26‑105.3
Remittance of tax - electronic database - vendor held harmless - repeal
39‑26‑105.4
Remittance of tax - determination of address - dealer held harmless
39‑26‑105.5
Remittance of sales taxes - electronic funds transfers
39‑26‑106
Schedule of sales tax
39‑26‑107
Rules and regulations
39‑26‑108
Tax cannot be absorbed
39‑26‑109
Reports of vendor
39‑26‑111
Credit sales
39‑26‑112
Excess tax - remittance - repeal
39‑26‑113
Collection of sales tax - motor vehicles - off-highway vehicles - exemption - process for motor vehicles sold at auction - exception - definition
39‑26‑113.5
Refund of state sales taxes for vehicles used in interstate commerce - fund
39‑26‑115
Deficiency due to negligence
39‑26‑116
Record of sales
39‑26‑117
Tax lien - exemption from lien
39‑26‑118
Recovery of taxes, penalty, and interest - repeal
39‑26‑119
License and tax additional
39‑26‑120
False or fraudulent return, statement - penalty
39‑26‑121
Penalty
39‑26‑122
Administration
39‑26‑122.5
Collection of sales tax - enhanced efficiencies - intergovernmental agreements with local governments - legislative declaration
39‑26‑123
Receipts - disposition - transfers of general fund surplus - sales tax holding fund - creation - definitions
39‑26‑124
Applicability to banks
39‑26‑125
Limitations
39‑26‑126
Legislative finding as to revenues for old age pension fund
39‑26‑127
Legislation modifying the state sales tax base - no impact on local government sales tax bases - no expansion of local authority to levy sales tax
39‑26‑128
Uniform sales and use tax base - definition
39‑26‑129
Refund for property used in rural broadband service - legislative declaration - definitions
39‑26‑201
Definitions
39‑26‑202
Authorization of tax
39‑26‑204
Periodic return - collection
39‑26‑204.5
Remittance of tax - electronic database - retailer held harmless - repeal
39‑26‑204.6
Remittance of tax - determination of address - motor vehicle dealer held harmless
39‑26‑205
Tax constitutes lien - exemption from lien
39‑26‑206
Failure to make return
39‑26‑207
Penalty interest on unpaid tax
39‑26‑208
Collection of use tax - motor vehicles
39‑26‑209
Rules and regulations
39‑26‑210
Limitations
39‑26‑211
Applicability to banks
39‑26‑212
Legislation modifying the state use tax base - no impact on local government use tax bases - no expansion of local authority to levy use tax
39‑26‑401
Definitions
39‑26‑402
Refund of state sales and use tax for biotechnology - application requirements and procedures
39‑26‑701
Definitions
39‑26‑702
Department of revenue - rules
39‑26‑703
Disputes and refunds - repeal
39‑26‑704
Miscellaneous sales tax exemptions - governmental entities - hotel residents - schools - exchange of property
39‑26‑705
Miscellaneous use tax exemptions - printers ink and newsprint - manufactured goods
39‑26‑706
Miscellaneous sales and use tax exemptions - internet access - refractory materials - precious metal bullion and coins
39‑26‑707
Food, meals, beverages, and packaging - definitions
39‑26‑708
Construction and building materials - legislative declaration - definition
39‑26‑709
Machinery and machine tools - definitions
39‑26‑710
Railroads - construction and building materials - tangible personal property - work equipment - rolling stock
39‑26‑711
Aircraft - tangible personal property
39‑26‑711.5
Aircraft - use outside state
39‑26‑711.8
Aircraft - use outside state - on-demand air carriers
39‑26‑711.9
Historic aircraft on loan for public display - definition
39‑26‑712
Trailers and trucks
39‑26‑713
Tangible personal property
39‑26‑714
Vending machines - definitions
39‑26‑715
Fuel and oil - definitions
39‑26‑716
Agriculture and livestock - special fuels - definitions
39‑26‑717
Drugs and medical and therapeutic devices - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
39‑26‑718
Charitable organizations - association or organization of parents and teachers of public school students
39‑26‑719
Motor vehicles
39‑26‑720
Bingo equipment
39‑26‑721
Manufactured homes and tiny homes
39‑26‑723
Colorado wood products - repeal
39‑26‑724
Components used to produce energy from a renewable energy source - definitions
39‑26‑725
Sales related to a school - definitions
39‑26‑726
Medical marijuana - debilitating conditions and ability to purchase
39‑26‑727
Tribal exemption - motor vehicles - partial interest - definition - legislative declaration
39‑26‑728
Property for use in space flight - definitions
39‑26‑729
Retail sales of marijuana
39‑26‑730
Sales and use tax exemption forms - simplification - legislative declaration
39‑26‑731
Eligible decarbonizing building materials - tax preference performance statement - legislative declaration - definition - repeal
39‑26‑732
Heat pump systems - tax preference performance statement - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
39‑26‑733
Residential energy storage systems - tax preference performance statement - legislative declaration - definition - repeal
39‑26‑734
Rebuilding from declared wildfire disaster - tax preference performance statement - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
39‑26‑801
Legislative declaration
39‑26‑802
Sales and use tax simplification task force - creation
39‑26‑802.5
Sales and use tax simplification - request for information
39‑26‑802.7
Electronic sales and use tax simplification system - sourcing method - implementation - legislative intent - definitions
39‑26‑802.9
Retailers without physical presence or with only incidental physical presence in local taxing jurisdictions - streamlined application process and no fee for local general business license - legislative declaration - definitions
39‑26‑803
Gifts, grants, or donations
39‑26‑804
Repeal of part
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 39-26-113’s source at colorado​.gov