C.R.S. Section 42-2-304
Validity of identification card

  • rules

(1)

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an identification card issued pursuant to this part 3 expires on the birthday of the registrant in the fifth year after issuance of the identification card. The department may purge its records of such cards twelve years after issuance; except that any records concerning identification cards issued prior to April 16, 1996, may not be purged until October 1, 2003.

(1.5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Any individual who has been issued an identification card pursuant to this section may renew the card prior to the expiration of the card upon application in person and payment of the required fee.

(b)

The department shall not renew an identification card for a person if the person would not be eligible for an identification card pursuant to section 42-2-302 (2)(b) or (2)(c) or 42-2-505.

(1.7)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

If allowed under federal law, the department shall allow renewal of an identification card issued under section 42-2-302 or 42-2-505 by mail subject to the following requirements:

(I)

Renewal by mail shall be available to qualifying individuals as determined by the department of revenue including but not limited to persons with disabilities and individuals who are sixty-five years of age or older.

(II)

Renewal by mail is only available every other renewal period; except that renewal by mail is available every renewal period if the applicant is sixty-five years of age or older.

(III)

A person renewing by mail shall attest under penalty of perjury that he or she is lawfully present in the United States.

(IV)

A person renewing by mail shall attest under penalty of perjury that he or she is a resident of the state of Colorado.

(b)

Every applicant for renewal of an identification card by mail shall submit the required fee or surcharge, if any.

(c)

The department may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subsection (1.7).

(1.8)

Repealed.

(1.9)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The department may allow an applicant to renew an identification card issued under section 42-2-302 or 42-2-505 by electronic means if the applicant:

(I)

Is twenty-one years of age or older;

(II)

Attests under penalty of perjury to being lawfully present in the United States;

(III)

Attests under penalty of perjury to being a resident of Colorado; and

(IV)

Pays any required fee or surcharge.

(b)

Applicants who meet the qualifications of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.9) may electronically renew only for two consecutive renewal periods.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

An identification card issued on or before June 30, 2001, to a person less than eighteen years of age shall expire on the registrant’s eighteenth birthday. Such person may renew the card prior to its expiration upon application in person and by paying the required fee. The renewed card for such person shall expire on the registrant’s twenty-first birthday.

(b)

An identification card issued to an individual prior to April 16, 1996, does not expire unless the true name or social security number, if any, of the individual changes. An individual who has been issued a card prior to April 16, 1996, may voluntarily surrender such card to the department and, upon payment of the fee required for an identification card application, may request issuance of a new identification card containing an expiration date pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

(b.5)

An identification card issued on or after July 1, 2001, to a person less than twenty-one years of age shall expire on the registrant’s twenty-first birthday.

(c)

An identification card issued to an individual sixty-five years of age or older expires on the birthday of the registrant in the fifth year after issuance of the identification card.

Source: Section 42-2-304 — Validity of identification card - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-42.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

42‑2‑101
Licenses for drivers required - penalty - definition 42‑2‑102
Persons exempt from license 42‑2‑103
Motorcycles - autocycles - low-power scooters - driver’s license required 42‑2‑104
Licenses issued - denied 42‑2‑105
Special restrictions on certain drivers 42‑2‑105.5
Restrictions on minor drivers under eighteen years of age - penalties - legislative declaration 42‑2‑106
Instruction permits and temporary licenses 42‑2‑107
Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund - legislative declaration - rules - annual report - repeal 42‑2‑108
Application of minors - rules 42‑2‑109
Release from liability 42‑2‑110
Revocation upon death of signer for minor 42‑2‑111
Examination of applicants and drivers - when required 42‑2‑112
Medical advice - use by department - provider immunity 42‑2‑113
License examiners appointed 42‑2‑114
License issued - voluntary disability identifier symbol - fees - rules - report - definitions 42‑2‑114.5
Fees for drivers’ licenses, identification cards, and related services - crediting to DRIVES account - fee setting procedures - rules - repeal 42‑2‑115
License, permit, or identification card to be exhibited on demand - penalty 42‑2‑116
Restricted license 42‑2‑117
Duplicate permits and minor licenses - replacement licenses 42‑2‑118
Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund - rules - report - repeal 42‑2‑118.1
Driver restoration and payment incentive program 42‑2‑119
Notices - change of address or name 42‑2‑120
Methods of service 42‑2‑121
Records to be kept by department - admission of records in court 42‑2‑121.5
Emergency contact information - website form - license application - driver’s license database 42‑2‑122
Department may cancel license - limited license for physical or mental limitations - rules 42‑2‑123
Suspending privileges of nonresidents and reporting convictions 42‑2‑124
When court to report convictions 42‑2‑125
Mandatory revocation of license and permit 42‑2‑126
Revocation of license based on administrative determination 42‑2‑126.5
Revocation of license based on administrative actions taken under tribal law - repeal 42‑2‑127
Authority to suspend license - to deny license - type of conviction - points 42‑2‑127.5
Authority to suspend license - violation of child support order 42‑2‑127.7
Authority to suspend driver’s license - uninsured motorists - legislative declaration 42‑2‑127.9
Authority to suspend driver’s license - leaving the scene of an accident 42‑2‑128
Vehicular homicide - revocation of license 42‑2‑129
Mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content 42‑2‑132
Period of suspension or revocation 42‑2‑132.5
Mandatory and voluntary restricted licenses following alcohol convictions - rules 42‑2‑133
Surrender and return of license 42‑2‑134
Foreign license invalid during suspension 42‑2‑135
Right to appeal 42‑2‑136
Unlawful possession or use of license 42‑2‑137
False affidavit - penalty 42‑2‑138
Driving under restraint - penalty - definitions 42‑2‑139
Permitting unauthorized minor to drive 42‑2‑140
Permitting unauthorized person to drive 42‑2‑141
Renting or loaning a motor vehicle to another 42‑2‑142
Violation - penalty 42‑2‑143
Legislative declaration 42‑2‑144
Reporting by certified level II alcohol and drug education and treatment program providers - notice of administrative remedies against a driver’s license - rules 42‑2‑201
Legislative declaration concerning habitual offenders of motor vehicle laws 42‑2‑202
Habitual offenders - frequency and type of violations 42‑2‑203
Authority to revoke license of habitual offender 42‑2‑204
Appeals 42‑2‑205
Prohibition 42‑2‑206
Driving after revocation prohibited 42‑2‑207
No existing law modified 42‑2‑208
Computation of number of convictions 42‑2‑301
Definitions 42‑2‑302
Department may or shall issue - limitations - rules 42‑2‑303
Contents of identification card - disability identifier symbol - rules - definition 42‑2‑304
Validity of identification card - rules 42‑2‑305
Lost, stolen, or destroyed cards 42‑2‑306
Fees - disposition 42‑2‑307
Change of address - penalty 42‑2‑308
No liability on public entity 42‑2‑309
Unlawful acts 42‑2‑310
Violation 42‑2‑313
Department consult with counties on county jail identification processing unit 42‑2‑401
Short title 42‑2‑402
Definitions 42‑2‑403
Department authority - rules - federal requirements 42‑2‑404
Commercial driver’s license - limitations - rules 42‑2‑405
Driver’s license disciplinary actions - grounds for denial - suspension - revocation - disqualification 42‑2‑405.5
Violations of out-of-service order 42‑2‑406
Fees - rules 42‑2‑407
Licensing of testing units and driving testers - hearings - regulations 42‑2‑408
Unlawful acts - penalty 42‑2‑409
Unlawful possession or use of a commercial driver’s license 42‑2‑501
Short title 42‑2‑502
Legislative declaration 42‑2‑503
Definitions 42‑2‑504
Applicability 42‑2‑505
Identification documents - individuals not lawfully present - rules 42‑2‑506
Identification documents - individuals temporarily lawfully present 42‑2‑507
Taxpayer identification number - confidentiality 42‑2‑508
Fees - operations - rule 42‑2‑509
Renewal - duplicate - replacement - rules 42‑2‑510
Peace officers - arrest authority 42‑2‑511
Driving test - third-party option - definition 42‑2‑601
Definitions 42‑2‑602
Equipment of vehicles 42‑2‑603
Rules 42‑2‑604
Violations - penalty
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 42-2-304’s source at colorado​.gov