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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Bonded title vehicle” means a vehicle the owner of which has posted a bond for title pursuant to the provisions of section 42-6-115.
(2) “Commercial vehicle” means any trailer as defined in section 42-1-102(105), truck as defined in section 42-1-102(108), or truck tractor as defined in section 42-1-102(109).
(3) Deleted by Laws 2000, Ch. 342, § 36, eff. June 1, 2000.
(4) “Homemade vehicle” means a vehicle which is constructed by a manufacturer not licensed by the state of Colorado and which is not recognizable as a commercially manufactured vehicle.
(5) “Inspector” means a duly constituted peace officer of a law enforcement agency or other individual who has been certified pursuant to section 42-5-206 to inspect vehicle identification numbers.
(6) “Law enforcement agency” means the Colorado state patrol or the agency of a local government authorized to enforce the laws of the state of Colorado.
(7) “Local government” means a town, a city, a county, or a city and county.
(8) “Rebuilt vehicle” means a vehicle which has been assembled from parts of two or more commercially manufactured vehicles or which has been altered in such a manner that it is not readily recognizable as a commercially manufactured vehicle of a given year. “Rebuilt vehicle” includes a street rod vehicle.
(9) “Reconstructed vehicle” means a vehicle constructed from two or more commercially manufactured vehicles of the same type and year which has not been altered and which is recognizable as a commercially manufactured vehicle of a given year.
(10) “State” includes the territories and the federal districts of the United States.
(11) “Street rod vehicle” means a vehicle with a body design manufactured in 1948 or earlier or with a reproduction component that resembles a 1948 or earlier model which has been modified for safe road use, including, but not limited to, modifications of the drive train, suspension, and brake systems, modifications to the body through the use of materials such as steel or fiber glass, and other safety or comfort features.
(12) “Vehicle” means a motor vehicle subject to the certificate of title provisions of part 1 of article 6 of this title but does not include commercial vehicles as defined in subsection (2) of this section.
(13) “Vehicle identification number” means any identifying number, serial number, engine number, or other distinguishing number or mark, including letters, if any, that is unique to the identity of a given vehicle or commercial vehicle or component part thereof that was placed on a vehicle, commercial vehicle, or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the department of revenue under section 42-12-202 or in accordance with the laws of another state or country.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic § 42-5-201. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/co-rev-st-sect-42-5-201/
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