Certificate of Title Act
Colorado · Vehicles and Traffic · §§ 42-6-101 to 42-6-206 · 52 sections
Overview
The Certificate of Title Act governs the issuance and maintenance of official ownership records for motor vehicles and related conveyances, including trailers, off-highway and miniature vehicles, autocycles, custom vehicles and street rods, and vehicles brought in from outside the state. It sets out who must obtain a title and how, prescribing the application process, required proof of ownership and identifying documentation, manufacturer's certificates on first sale, dealer obligations, and vehicle identification number inspections, while authorizing the responsible state agency to adopt rules and forms and to issue titles, title receipts, and alias or replacement titles. It also provides mechanisms for recording ownership arrangements such as rights of survivorship and beneficiary designations, and establishes grounds for refusing, suspending, or revoking a title along with hearing and appeal rights for affected owners.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- C.R.S. § 42-6-101Short title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-102Definitions
- C.R.S. § 42-6-103Application
- C.R.S. § 42-6-104Administration
- C.R.S. § 42-6-106Certificates of registration
- C.R.S. § 42-6-107Certificates of title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-109Sale or transfer of vehicle
- C.R.S. § 42-6-110Certificate of title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-110.5Certificates of title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-111Sale to dealers
- C.R.S. § 42-6-112Initial registration of a vehicle
- C.R.S. § 42-6-113New vehicles
- C.R.S. § 42-6-114Transfers by bequest, descent, or law
- C.R.S. § 42-6-115Furnishing bond for certificates
- C.R.S. § 42-6-116Applications for filing of certificates of title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-117Filing of certificate
- C.R.S. § 42-6-118Amended certificate
- C.R.S. § 42-6-119Certificates for vehicles registered in other states
- C.R.S. § 42-6-120Security interests upon vehicles
- C.R.S. § 42-6-121Filing of mortgage
- C.R.S. § 42-6-122Disposition of mortgages by agent
- C.R.S. § 42-6-123Disposition after mortgaging
- C.R.S. § 42-6-124Disposition of certificates of title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-125Release of mortgages
- C.R.S. § 42-6-126New certificate upon release of mortgage
- C.R.S. § 42-6-127Duration of lien of mortgage
- C.R.S. § 42-6-128Validity of mortgage between parties
- C.R.S. § 42-6-129Second or other junior mortgages
- C.R.S. § 42-6-130Priority of secured interests
- C.R.S. § 42-6-131Mechanic’s, warehouse, and other liens
- C.R.S. § 42-6-133Foreign mortgages and liens
- C.R.S. § 42-6-134Where application for certificates of title made
- C.R.S. § 42-6-135Lost certificates of title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-136Surrender and cancellation of certificate
- C.R.S. § 42-6-136.5Salvage title
- C.R.S. § 42-6-137Fees
- C.R.S. § 42-6-138Disposition of fees
- C.R.S. § 42-6-139Registration and title application
- C.R.S. § 42-6-140Registration upon becoming resident
- C.R.S. § 42-6-141Director’s records to be public
- C.R.S. § 42-6-142Penalties
- C.R.S. § 42-6-143Altering or using altered certificate
- C.R.S. § 42-6-144False oath
- C.R.S. § 42-6-145Use of vehicle identification numbers in applications
- C.R.S. § 42-6-146Repossession of motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle
- C.R.S. § 42-6-147Central registry
- C.R.S. § 42-6-148Off-highway vehicles
- C.R.S. § 42-6-201Definitions
- C.R.S. § 42-6-202Prohibited acts
- C.R.S. § 42-6-204Private civil action
- C.R.S. § 42-6-205Consumer protection
- C.R.S. § 42-6-206Disclosure requirements upon transfer of ownership of a salvage vehicle
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