C.R.S. Section 42-6-106
Certificates of registration

  • plates

(1)

No certificate of registration or license plates shall be issued for a motor vehicle by the director or an authorized agent except in the following cases:

(a)

The applicant exhibits to the director or the authorized agent, or the director or the authorized agent has on file, an official Colorado certificate of title for such vehicle in which it appears that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle sought to be registered and licensed.

(b)

The applicant submits satisfactory evidence to the director or the authorized agent that an official Colorado certificate of title to such motor vehicle has been issued or is on file or from which it otherwise appears that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle sought to be registered and licensed. Any evidence submitted to the director or the authorized agent may be maintained in a paper or electronic version.

(c)

The applicant applies for an official certificate of title for such motor vehicle pursuant to section 42-6-116.

(d)

A member of the armed forces of the United States has purchased a vehicle in a foreign country and registered such vehicle in accordance with the directives of the department of defense of the United States government and is unable to supply proof of ownership in the form customarily required by this state and evidence of ownership is supplied by submitting an executed document prescribed by the secretary of defense concerning the vehicle and authenticated by an officer of the armed forces who has authority to administer oaths under 10 U.S.C. sec. 936.

(e)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

The vehicle is a commercial vehicle that is registered as part of a fleet based in Colorado and is leased from the owner of such vehicle;

(II)

The owner of the commercial vehicle is not a resident of Colorado; and

(III)

The applicant applies for apportioned registration pursuant to article 3 of this title and provides the following to the director or authorized agent:

(A)

A copy of a current registration or a copy of a current title for such vehicle from a foreign jurisdiction; and

(B)

A copy of a lease agreement between the owner and the applicant.

Source: Section 42-6-106 — Certificates of registration - plates, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-42.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

42‑6‑101
Short title 42‑6‑102
Definitions 42‑6‑103
Application 42‑6‑104
Administration - rules 42‑6‑106
Certificates of registration - plates 42‑6‑107
Certificates of title - contents - rules 42‑6‑109
Sale or transfer of vehicle - program 42‑6‑110
Certificate of title - transfer - department records - rules - definition 42‑6‑110.5
Certificates of title - arrangements for transfer of title upon death - beneficiary designation forms - definitions 42‑6‑111
Sale to dealers - certificate need not issue 42‑6‑112
Initial registration of a vehicle - dealer responsibility to timely forward certificate of title to purchaser or holder of a chattel mortgage - penalty 42‑6‑113
New vehicles - bill of sale - certificate of title - rental businesses - rules 42‑6‑114
Transfers by bequest, descent, or law 42‑6‑115
Furnishing bond for certificates 42‑6‑116
Applications for filing of certificates of title - rules 42‑6‑117
Filing of certificate 42‑6‑118
Amended certificate 42‑6‑119
Certificates for vehicles registered in other states 42‑6‑120
Security interests upon vehicles 42‑6‑121
Filing of mortgage - rules 42‑6‑122
Disposition of mortgages by agent - rules 42‑6‑123
Disposition after mortgaging 42‑6‑124
Disposition of certificates of title 42‑6‑125
Release of mortgages - rules 42‑6‑126
New certificate upon release of mortgage 42‑6‑127
Duration of lien of mortgage - extensions - rules 42‑6‑128
Validity of mortgage between parties 42‑6‑129
Second or other junior mortgages 42‑6‑130
Priority of secured interests 42‑6‑131
Mechanic’s, warehouse, and other liens 42‑6‑133
Foreign mortgages and liens 42‑6‑134
Where application for certificates of title made 42‑6‑135
Lost certificates of title 42‑6‑136
Surrender and cancellation of certificate - penalty for violation 42‑6‑136.5
Salvage title 42‑6‑137
Fees 42‑6‑138
Disposition of fees 42‑6‑139
Registration and title application - where made 42‑6‑140
Registration upon becoming resident 42‑6‑141
Director’s records to be public 42‑6‑142
Penalties 42‑6‑143
Altering or using altered certificate 42‑6‑144
False oath 42‑6‑145
Use of vehicle identification numbers in applications - rules 42‑6‑146
Repossession of motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle - owner must notify law enforcement agency - definition - penalty 42‑6‑147
Central registry - rules 42‑6‑148
Off-highway vehicles - sales 42‑6‑201
Definitions 42‑6‑202
Prohibited acts - penalty 42‑6‑204
Private civil action 42‑6‑205
Consumer protection 42‑6‑206
Disclosure requirements upon transfer of ownership of a salvage vehicle - rules - definitions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 42-6-106’s source at colorado​.gov