Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-6-113

Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 42-6-113 - New vehicles - bill of sale - certificate of title - rental businesses - rules
(1) Upon the sale or transfer by a dealer of a new motor or off-highway vehicle, the dealer shall, upon delivery, make, execute, and deliver to the purchaser or transferee a sufficient bill of sale and the manufacturer's certificate of origin.
(2) The bill of sale must:
(a) Be affirmed by a statement signed by the dealer, containing or accompanied by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury in the second degree, as defined in section 18-8-503, C.R.S.;
(b) Be in such form as the director may require; and
(c) Contain, in addition to other information that the director may by rule require, the make and model of the motor or off-highway vehicle, the identification number placed upon the vehicle by the manufacturer for identification purposes, the manufacturer's suggested retail price, and the date of the sale or transfer, together with a description of any mortgage or lien on the vehicle that secures any part of the purchase price.
(3) Upon presentation of the bill of sale and the manufacturer's certificate of origin, the director or an authorized agent shall file a new certificate of title for the vehicle described in the bill of sale. A dealer shall transfer a new motor or off-highway vehicle used by a dealer for demonstration in accordance with this section.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the department may, upon presentation of a manufacturer's invoice, issue a business that rents motor vehicles or special mobile machinery a certificate of title for a new motor vehicle or special mobile machinery if the business submits a signed affidavit or a title application attesting that the motor vehicle or special mobile machinery is new and has not been issued a certificate of title and that the business is entitled to be issued a certificate of title for the motor vehicle or special mobile machinery. Upon request of the department, the business shall make available a scanned image of the front of the manufacturer's certificate of origin for up to one percent of the registered vehicles of the business for any given month.

C.R.S. § 42-6-113

Amended by 2018 Ch. 297, § 10, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 407, § 10, eff. 6/5/2013 and applicable to acts committed on or after 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2454, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1659, § 7, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 813, § 11, effective August 8. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2382, § 10, effective June 5. L. 2018: (4) added, (HB 18-1299), ch. 297, p. 1813, § 10, effective 7/1/2019.

This section is similar to former § 42-6-111 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-113 was relocated to § 42-6-115.