C.R.S. Section 42-6-201
Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)

“Owner” means the person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, but, in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof, with the right to purchase upon the performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right to possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner.

(2)

“Person” means an individual, firm, association, corporation, or partnership.

(3)

“Private sale” means a sale or transfer of a used motor vehicle between two persons neither of whom is a used motor vehicle dealer.

(4)

“Retail used motor vehicle sale” means a sale or transfer of a used motor vehicle from a used motor vehicle dealer to a person other than a used motor vehicle dealer.

(5)

“Sale” means that the buyer of the used motor vehicle has paid the purchase price or, in lieu thereof, has signed a purchase contract or security agreement and has taken physical possession or delivery of the used motor vehicle.

(6)

“Sale between used motor vehicle dealers” means a sale or transfer of a used motor vehicle from one used motor vehicle dealer to another.

(7)

“Sale from an owner other than a used motor vehicle dealer to a used motor vehicle dealer” means any sale, trade-in, or other transfer of a used motor vehicle from a person other than a used motor vehicle dealer to a used motor vehicle dealer.

(8)

“Used motor vehicle” means every self-propelled motor vehicle having a gross weight of less than sixteen thousand pounds that has been sold, bargained for, exchanged, given away, leased, loaned, or driven as a “company executive car” or the title to which has been transferred from the person who first acquired it from the manufacturer or importer and it is so used as to have become what is commonly known as “secondhand” within the ordinary meaning thereof. A previously untitled motor vehicle that has been driven by the dealer for more than one thousand five hundred miles, excluding mileage incurred in the transit of the motor vehicle from the manufacturer to the dealer or from another dealer to the dealer, shall be considered a “used motor vehicle”. This shall not apply to any automobile manufactured before January 1, 1942.

(9)

“Used motor vehicle dealer” means any licensed motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle dealer, or wholesaler as defined by section 44-20-102.

Source: Section 42-6-201 — Definitions, 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

§ 42-6-201’s source at colorado​.gov