Colorado Code § 42-3-121

Violation of registration provisions - penalty
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(1) It is unlawful to commit
any of the following acts:
(a) To operate or permit the operation, upon a highway, of a motor vehicle subject to
registration under this article or to possess or control a trailer coach or trailer that is not
registered and does not display the number plates issued for such vehicle or trailer coach for the
current year, except for trailer coaches or trailers owned by a licensed dealer or licensed
manufacturer while being held for sale or resale or while operated on the streets or highways
with dealer plates or depot tags authorized pursuant to section 42-3-116;
(b) To display or permit to be displayed, to have in possession, or to offer for sale a
certificate of title, validation tab or sticker, or registration number plate knowing the same to be
fictitious or to have been stolen, canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered;
(c) To lend to or knowingly permit the use by one not entitled thereto a certificate of
title, registration card, or registration number plate issued to the lending or permitting person;
(d) To fail or refuse to surrender to the department, upon demand, a certificate of title,
registration card, or registration number plate that has been suspended, canceled, or revoked;
(e) To use a false name or address, to knowingly make a false statement, or to knowingly
conceal a material fact in an application for the registration, renewal registration, or duplicate
registration of a motor vehicle;
(f) To use or permit the use of a noncommercial or recreational vehicle to transport
cargo or passengers for profit or hire or in a business or commercial enterprise;
(g) To use or permit the use of a truck or truck tractor registered as a collector's item
pursuant to section 42-12-401 (1)(c) to transport cargo or passengers for profit or hire or in a
business or commercial enterprise;
(h) To drive or permit to be driven a truck or truck tractor registered as a collector's item
pursuant to section 42-12-401 (1)(c) for any purpose other than those purposes allowed in
section 42-12-401 (1)(c).
(2) (a) A person who violates paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection (1) of this section
commits a class B traffic infraction.
(b) A person who violates paragraph (b), (d), or (e) of subsection (1) of this section
commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(c) A person who violates paragraph (f) or (g) of subsection (1) of this section commits a
class B traffic infraction.

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