Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1411
Use of earphones while driving.
Effective Mar 26, 2015L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2395, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2015: (1)(b) amended and (3) added, (HB 15-1207), ch. 47, p. 115, § 1, effective March 26.
(1)
- (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle while wearing earphones.
- (b) For purposes of this subsection (1), earphones includes any headset, radio, tape player, or other similar device which provides the listener with radio programs, music, or other recorded information through a device attached to the head and which covers all of or a portion of the ears. Earphones does not include speakers or other listening devices that are built into protective headgear or a device or portion of a device that only covers all or a portion of one ear and that is connected to a wireless, handheld telephone.
- (2) Any person who violates this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
- (3) Nothing in this section authorizes the holder of a commercial driver's license issued pursuant to part 4 of article 2 of this title to act in violation of any federal law or regulation relating to driving a commercial vehicle.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2395, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2015: (1)(b) amended and (3) added, (HB 15-1207), ch. 47, p. 115, § 1, effective March 26.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-237 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1411 was relocated to § 42-4-1611.