As used in this article 14.5, unless the context otherwise requires: “All-terrain vehicle” has the meaning set forth in section 42-6-102. (1.5) “Dealer” means a person engaged in the business of selling off-highway vehicles at wholesale or retail in this state. “Direct services” includes, but is not limited to, the activities and expenses associated with […]
Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, and except as provided for nonresident-owned and -operated off-highway vehicles in subsection (9) of this section, no person shall operate, nor have in his or her possession at any staging area, any off-highway vehicle within the state unless such off-highway vehicle has been registered and numbered […]
The division shall require proof of ownership for an off-highway vehicle prior to the initial registration required under this article, but the division shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle. The division shall keep a record of the manufacturer’s numbers of all off-highway vehicles registered pursuant to this article and shall provide […]
Upon the receipt of a sufficient application for registration of an off-highway vehicle, as required by section 33-14.5-102, the division shall assign a distinctive number to the vehicle and shall enter upon its records the registration of such off-highway vehicle under the distinctive number assigned to it pursuant to this section. A number assigned to […]
If there is a change of ownership of an off-highway vehicle for which a registration has been issued, the new owner shall apply for a new registration from a dealer employed as a licensing agent or from the division. The application shall set forth the original number issued and shall be accompanied by the old […]
All fees collected from the registration of off-highway vehicles and all fees collected from the sale of off-highway use permits, plus all interest earned on such moneys shall be credited to the off-highway vehicle recreation fund, which fund is hereby created, and shall be used for the administration of this article, for information and awareness […]
The commission shall adopt rules in the manner provided by article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., concerning the following: Registration of off-highway vehicles and display of registration numbers; Procedures and requirements to implement and administer the off-highway use permit program, including guidelines in connection with the exemptions therefrom; Formulation, in cooperation with appropriate federal agencies, […]
It is unlawful to operate an off-highway vehicle on the public streets, roads, or highways of this state, regardless of the state or other jurisdiction in which the off-highway vehicle is registered or titled, except in the following cases: When a street, road, or highway is designated open by the state or any agency of […]
The driver of an off-highway vehicle may directly cross a roadway, including a state highway, at an at-grade crossing to continue using the off-highway vehicle on the other side. A person shall not cross a highway while driving an off-highway vehicle unless the crossing is made in accordance with the following: The crossing must be […]
No off-highway vehicle shall be operated upon public land unless it is equipped with the following: At least one lighted head lamp and one lighted tail lamp, each having the minimum candlepower prescribed by regulation of the division while being operated between the hours of sunset and sunrise; Brakes and a muffler and spark arrester […]
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), any county, city and county, city, or town acting by its governing body may regulate the operation of off-highway vehicles on public lands, waters, and property under its jurisdiction and on streets and highways within its boundaries by resolution or ordinance of the governing body […]
Every parks and recreation officer, every peace officer of this state and its political subdivisions, and every person commissioned by the division has the authority to enforce the provisions of this article. The division is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with federal land management agencies for the purpose of regulating off-highway vehicle use on […]
No later than January 1, 1990, the division of parks and recreation shall devise a plan for implementation of the off-highway use permit program. On and after January 1, 1991, the owner of every vehicle required to be registered pursuant to article 3 of title 42, C.R.S., and the owner or operator of every motor […]
The operator of an off-highway vehicle involved in an accident resulting in property damage of fifteen hundred dollars or more or injuries resulting in hospitalization or death, or some person acting for the operator, or the owner of the off-highway vehicle having knowledge of the accident shall immediately, by the quickest available means of communication, […]
