Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-6-113
New vehicles - bill of sale - certificate of title - rental businesses - rules.
Effective Jul 1, 2019L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2454, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1659, § 7, effective July 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 July 1, 2019.
- (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.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2454, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1659, § 7, effective July 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 July 1, 2019.
Editor's note: 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.