Source-linked Colorado reference directory

Colorado Traffic Violations Index

The index identifies selected Colorado state-law traffic charge names and statutory citations. Expand an entry for qualified penalty references, official sources, and limitations. These references do not calculate an individual penalty or provide a response sequence or individualized guidance.

Original 12 entries: Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026
DUI and DWAI identifiers: official source checked September 6, 2026.
Additional 101 identifiers: official sources checked September 6–7, 2026; each entry shows its source-check date.
Penalty references are separate from the identifier review scopes above. Each expandable panel states its source-check date and limitations.

118 source-linked entries are published. The common-driver view starts with 91 entries. Select All indexed entries to include commercial and other reference entries. The directory is selective; an absent entry is not a statement about Colorado law or matters the firm may consider.

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91 entries shown

Speed and special zones

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C.R.S. § 42-4-1101

Speeding 1 to 4 mph over the limit

DMV points (base schedule): 0 points

Point conditions and official sources

The ordinary speeding schedule assigns 0 points to this speed range. This is a base value, not a guaranteed total. Section 42-4-1101(13) adds points for qualifying repeat violations involving at least 20 mph over the reasonable and prudent speed or driving above the maximum lawful speed of 75 mph: two for a second violation within 12 months, four for a third or subsequent violation within 24 months, and eight for a fifth or subsequent violation within five years. Section 42-4-1101(14) adds four points for driving at least 100 mph. These provisions took effect August 12, 2026; the offense date and history matter.

Low-power scooters exceeding their separate 40-mph maximum use the special 0/2/4-point ranges in section 42-2-127(5)(f)(VI)–(VIII), rather than the ordinary speeding ranges.

These are statutory references, not a calculation of points assessed in a particular matter. The exact conviction, applicable law, statutory additions, reductions, and exceptions can affect the assessment. A zero-point reference does not mean there are no other penalties or license consequences.

Source-linked identifier for a Colorado state-law speeding charge in the stated range.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

General Colorado information. Charge identifiers and qualified penalty references are separate. Conditions and limitations accompany each reference. This directory does not calculate an individual penalty, determine a deadline, recommend a response, or predict an outcome.

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

For the stated § 42-4-1101(1) or (8)(b) band (above reasonable/prudent speed or the statutory 75-mph maximum), this is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $30 penalty plus a $6 surcharge. Those amounts do not include the separate $1 assessment and additional speeding assessment of $20, or $22 when collected by a county.

The schedule has crash, combined-charge, and specified repeat-speed exclusions; designated-zone provisions can change the amounts. When the schedule is inapplicable, the general civil penalty is $15–$100 unless another specific provision controls. No jail term is authorized as punishment for the infraction.

Qualifying commercial-vehicle speeding in designated steep-downhill or heightened-enforcement zones has additional rules. The 2026 repeat-speed and schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026; earlier offense dates require the applicable prior law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1101

Speeding 5 to 9 mph over the limit

DMV points (base schedule): 1 point

Point conditions and official sources

The ordinary speeding schedule assigns 1 point to this speed range. This is a base value, not a guaranteed total. Section 42-4-1101(13) adds points for qualifying repeat violations involving at least 20 mph over the reasonable and prudent speed or driving above the maximum lawful speed of 75 mph: two for a second violation within 12 months, four for a third or subsequent violation within 24 months, and eight for a fifth or subsequent violation within five years. Section 42-4-1101(14) adds four points for driving at least 100 mph. These provisions took effect August 12, 2026; the offense date and history matter.

Low-power scooters exceeding their separate 40-mph maximum use the special 0/2/4-point ranges in section 42-2-127(5)(f)(VI)–(VIII), rather than the ordinary speeding ranges.

Source-linked identifier for a Colorado state-law speeding charge in the stated range.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

For the stated § 42-4-1101(1) or (8)(b) band (above reasonable/prudent speed or the statutory 75-mph maximum), this is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty plus a $10 surcharge. Those amounts do not include the separate $1 assessment and additional speeding assessment of $20, or $22 when collected by a county.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1101

Speeding 10 to 19 mph over the limit

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

The ordinary speeding schedule assigns 4 points to this speed range. This is a base value, not a guaranteed total. Section 42-4-1101(13) adds points for qualifying repeat violations involving at least 20 mph over the reasonable and prudent speed or driving above the maximum lawful speed of 75 mph: two for a second violation within 12 months, four for a third or subsequent violation within 24 months, and eight for a fifth or subsequent violation within five years. Section 42-4-1101(14) adds four points for driving at least 100 mph. These provisions took effect August 12, 2026; the offense date and history matter.

Low-power scooters exceeding their separate 40-mph maximum use the special 0/2/4-point ranges in section 42-2-127(5)(f)(VI)–(VIII), rather than the ordinary speeding ranges.

Source-linked identifier for a Colorado state-law speeding charge in the stated range.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

For the stated § 42-4-1101(1) or (8)(b) band (above reasonable/prudent speed or the statutory 75-mph maximum), this is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $135 penalty plus a $16 surcharge. Those amounts do not include the separate $1 assessment and additional speeding assessment of $20, or $22 when collected by a county.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1101

Speeding 20 to 24 mph over the limit

DMV points (base schedule): 6 points

Point conditions and official sources

The ordinary speeding schedule assigns 6 points to this speed range. This is a base value, not a guaranteed total. Section 42-4-1101(13) adds points for qualifying repeat violations involving at least 20 mph over the reasonable and prudent speed or driving above the maximum lawful speed of 75 mph: two for a second violation within 12 months, four for a third or subsequent violation within 24 months, and eight for a fifth or subsequent violation within five years. Section 42-4-1101(14) adds four points for driving at least 100 mph. These provisions took effect August 12, 2026; the offense date and history matter.

Low-power scooters exceeding their separate 40-mph maximum use the special 0/2/4-point ranges in section 42-2-127(5)(f)(VI)–(VIII), rather than the ordinary speeding ranges.

Source-linked identifier for a Colorado state-law speeding charge in the stated range.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

For the stated § 42-4-1101(1) or (8)(b) band (above reasonable/prudent speed or the statutory 75-mph maximum), this is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $200 penalty plus a $32 surcharge. Those amounts do not include the separate $1 assessment and additional speeding assessment of $20, or $22 when collected by a county.

For this scheduled 20–24-mph branch in a CDOT-designated work zone under § 42-4-614(1)(a), the penalty is $540 and the scheduled surcharge is doubled. Other qualifying work, school, wildlife-crossing, and commercial-vehicle speed-zone rules have their own conditions; overlapping increases are not combined here.

The 2026 repeat-speed and schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026; earlier offense dates require the applicable prior law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1101

Speeding 25 to 39 mph over the limit

DMV points (base schedule): 6 points

Point conditions and official sources

Low-power scooters exceeding their separate 40-mph maximum use the special 0/2/4-point ranges in section 42-2-127(5)(f)(VI)–(VIII), rather than the ordinary speeding ranges.

Source-linked identifier for a Colorado state-law speeding charge in the stated range.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

For speeding 25 mph or more above reasonable/prudent speed or the statutory 75-mph maximum, the ordinary classification is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense: a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both. The 25–39 mph card label does not mean the statutory category ends at 39 mph. The penalty-assessment schedule does not apply.

Within a designated maintenance, repair, or construction zone, § 42-4-1101 (12)(b) makes it a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense: a $300–$1,000 fine, 10 days–1 year in jail, or both. These ranges exclude additional costs and do not predict the sentence in a particular case.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1101(3)

Too Fast for Conditions / Failure to Reduce Speed for a Special Hazard

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to reduce an otherwise lawful speed when a special hazard exists has a specific point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 3 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for the displayed Colorado state-law traffic charge.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Failure to reduce speed for a special hazard under § 42-4-1101 (3) is a class A traffic infraction. When the schedule applies, the penalty is $100 plus a $10 scheduled surcharge, separate from the $1 assessment and additional speeding assessment of $20, or $22 when collected by a county.

Crash and other statutory exclusions can remove the schedule; designated-zone provisions can change the scheduled amounts. The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100 unless a specific provision controls. The infraction itself does not carry jail.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1101

Speeding 40 mph or more over the limit

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

The ordinary speeding schedule assigns 12 points to this speed range. This is a base value, not a guaranteed total. Section 42-4-1101(13) adds points for qualifying repeat violations involving at least 20 mph over the reasonable and prudent speed or driving above the maximum lawful speed of 75 mph: two for a second violation within 12 months, four for a third or subsequent violation within 24 months, and eight for a fifth or subsequent violation within five years. Section 42-4-1101(14) adds four points for driving at least 100 mph. These provisions took effect August 12, 2026; the offense date and history matter.

Low-power scooters exceeding their separate 40-mph maximum use the special 0/2/4-point ranges in section 42-2-127(5)(f)(VI)–(VIII), rather than the ordinary speeding ranges.

Index range for Colorado speeding allegations of 40 mph or more above the applicable limit.

Index range, not a separate statutory offense.

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Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The “40 or more” label is an editorial grouping, not a separate statutory breakpoint. For the § 1101(12)(b) branch at 25 mph or more above the stated reasonable/prudent speed or 75-mph maximum, the ordinary traffic range is a $150–$300 fine,10–90 days in jail, or both. In a qualifying designated maintenance, repair or construction zone it is class 1: a $300–$1,000 fine,10 days to 1 year in jail, or both.

The penalty-assessment schedule does not apply to this more-than-24-mph branch. These are statutory sentencing alternatives, not mandatory jail in every case or a total case-cost maximum.

This classification does not describe every separate § 42-4-1101 subsection or vehicle category.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1103(1)

Impeding traffic by driving too slowly

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

The cited conduct is a moving-vehicle violation, classified as a class A traffic infraction or misdemeanor traffic offense, with no more specific point-schedule entry for the named conduct. The residual rule in section 42-2-127(5)(r) therefore supplies a three-point base assessment. Any separate mandatory license restraint takes precedence under section 42-2-127(4).

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s slow-driving traffic-obstruction provision.

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Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state statutory schedule applies: $50 penalty and a separately listed $6 surcharge. These are not the total amount due.

The scheduled amounts are conditional under § 42-4-1701(4)(a)(I), (4)(b)(I) and (5)(c). Qualifying crashes, combined charges or applicable location-specific provisions can change the result; a court appearance alone does not replace the schedule with the general range.

This civil traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1103(2)

Driving below a declared minimum speed

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s declared minimum-speed provision.

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Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state statutory schedule applies: $50 penalty and a separately listed $6 surcharge. These are not the total amount due.

This civil traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1106(1)

I-70 uphill left-lane minimum speed

DMV points (base schedule): No numeric value listed here

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-4-1106 establishes the I-70 uphill left-lane minimum-speed rule but does not state a class A or class B classification in its text. The point schedule contains no section-specific entry. A three-point residual assessment applies only to an eligible moving violation; the available sources do not establish a numerical assessment for this particular provision.

Reference to the minimum-speed provision for I-70’s far-left lane on qualifying uphill grades. Statutory exceptions are in the official source.

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Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Reference limitations

This entry concerns the I-70 left-lane minimum-speed rule in § 42-4-1106. The section does not state its own dollar amount; its classification and applicable penalty route are not presented as a verified numeric reference here.

The separate minimum-speed rule in § 42-4-1103 does not establish the penalty for this provision. No numeric amount is represented as verified here.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1106(1), (2)

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1105(1)(a)

Speed contest

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

Engaging in a speed contest under section 42-4-1105(1) is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 12 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s speed-contest provision, separate from speed exhibition.

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Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. The general statutory alternatives are 10 days to one year imprisonment, or a $300–$1,000 fine, or both.

The speed-contest/exhibition section is not listed in the § 1701(4)(a)(I)(L) schedule. These base sentencing alternatives do not mean every conviction requires jail.

Section 1105(5) separately permits vehicle immobilization on qualifying repeat convictions: up to 14 days for a second; more than 14 and up to 30 days for a third or later. Other statutory costs and consequences are not included.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1105(2)(a)

Speed exhibition

DMV points (base schedule): 5 points

Point conditions and official sources

Engaging in a speed exhibition under section 42-4-1105(2) is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 5 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s speed-exhibition provision, separate from speed contests.

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Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The general statutory alternatives are 10 days to 90 days imprisonment, or a $150–$300 fine, or both.

The speed-contest/exhibition section is not listed in the § 1701(4)(a)(I)(L) schedule. These base sentencing alternatives do not mean every conviction requires jail.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

Driving conduct

1 entries

C.R.S. § 42-4-1402(1), (2)(a)

Careless driving - ordinary charge

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Ordinary careless driving is expressly listed in the point schedule. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Section 42-4-1402(1) excludes convictions for careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter from section 42-2-127.

Source-linked identifier for the displayed Colorado state-law traffic charge.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Ordinary careless driving is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. If the penalty-assessment schedule applies, it lists a $150 penalty plus a $16 surcharge, with the separate $1 assessment and other applicable costs.

The schedule does not apply when the alleged violation caused or contributed to a crash involving appreciable damage to someone else’s property, injury, or death, or when another statutory exclusion applies. Outside the schedule, the ordinary class 2 traffic range is a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both. Injury and death variants have different classifications. Qualifying designated-zone rules can also increase scheduled amounts.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1402(1), (2)(c)

Careless driving causing death

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

Careless driving resulting in death has its own point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 12 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Section 42-4-1402(1) excludes convictions for careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter from section 42-2-127.

Source-linked identifier for the displayed Colorado state-law traffic charge.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Careless driving causing death is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. The statutory range is a $300–$1,000 fine, 10 days–1 year in jail, or both, excluding additional costs. The ordinary careless-driving $150 schedule is inapplicable to a death-causing violation.

Under the current statute, more than one seriously injured or killed person can mean a separate violation for each person. The range is therefore not a total-case maximum.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1401

Reckless driving

DMV points (base schedule): 8 points

Point conditions and official sources

Motor-vehicle reckless driving is expressly listed in the point schedule. The statutory base assessment is 8 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Section 42-4-1401(1) excludes convictions for reckless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter from section 42-2-127.

Source-linked identifier for the displayed Colorado state-law traffic charge.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Reckless driving is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. For an initial conviction, the general traffic range is a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both.

For a second or subsequent conviction, § 42-4-1401 (2) instead states a $50–$1,000 fine, 10 days–6 months in county jail, or both. These are alternative fine/jail ranges, not a statement that every conviction requires jail; additional costs are separate.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1402.5(2)

Careless driving causing serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

Serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user has a specific point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 12 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s careless-driving provision concerning serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user. Statutory definitions and conditions are in the official source.

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Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Current law classifies this as a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. The statutory range is a $300–$1,000 fine, 10 days to 1 year in jail, or both. Costs and restitution are separate.

The section also provides for license suspension and permits a driver-improvement course and up to 320 hours of useful public service. The current traffic-offense classification took effect August 12, 2026; earlier offense dates require the applicable prior law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1413

Eluding or attempting to elude a police officer

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

Eluding or attempting to elude a police officer is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 12 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s marked-vehicle eluding or attempted-eluding provision. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

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Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This Title 42 offense is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The statutory range is a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both. Costs and applicable restitution are separate; the fine-or-jail alternatives do not require jail in every case.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1411(1)(a)

Wearing prohibited earphones while driving

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

The cited violation is classified as a class B traffic infraction. Section 42-4-1701(3)(c) prohibits DMV from assessing points on a class B judgment. This describes this specific statutory charge, not a separate charge arising from the same event.

Colorado’s restriction on operating a motor vehicle while wearing statutorily defined earphones, subject to the definition’s exclusions.

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Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class B traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a $6 surcharge. Separate assessments and costs may apply. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-239(2)

Prohibited mobile-device use while driving

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — 2, 3, or 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

A violation of section 42-4-239 carries two base points with no same violation in the preceding 24 months, three for a second violation in that period, and four for a third or subsequent violation. The bodily-injury provision changes the offense classification, but the point schedule applies the same section-wide repeat-violation tiers. A qualifying dismissal under section 42-4-239(4)(b) produces no conviction on that charge.

Colorado’s prohibition on statutorily defined mobile-device use while driving on a public highway, subject to the statute’s conditions and exceptions.

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Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

For the ordinary class A infraction, the statute specifies a $75 fine for a first offense, $150 for a second, and $250 for a third or subsequent offense within the immediately preceding 24 months, each with a $10 surcharge. Statutory exceptions, qualifying-zone rules, and separate assessments and costs can affect the amount.

Bodily injury has a separate criminal provision. This section excludes a CDL holder operating a commercial vehicle. The former separate subsection (4)(d) was repealed for offenses committed on or after September 1, 2026; earlier offense dates require the applicable prior law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-239(2), (4)(c)

Mobile-device use causing bodily injury

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — 2, 3, or 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s mobile-device-use provision concerning bodily injury. Statutory conditions and exceptions are in the official source.

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Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Mobile-device use that proximately causes bodily injury to another falls under the separate class 1 misdemeanor traffic provision. The statutory range is a $300–$1,000 fine, 10 days to 1 year in jail, or both. Costs and applicable restitution are separate; the fine-or-jail alternatives do not require jail in every case.

The section excludes a CDL holder operating a commercial vehicle. Its former separate subsection (4)(d) was repealed for offenses committed on or after September 1, 2026; earlier offense dates require the applicable prior law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1403

Following fire apparatus too closely

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Following too closely is expressly listed in the point schedule. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

This assessment addresses the named conduct of following fire apparatus too closely. Section 42-4-1403 also prohibits entering or parking in the block where fire apparatus has stopped; the following-too-closely assessment does not establish a value for those other acts.

Colorado’s restriction on following fire apparatus responding to a fire alarm too closely, with an official-business exception.

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Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, § 42-4-1701(4)(a)(I)(N) lists a $30 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals, and the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge rules can remove the schedule; applicable location provisions may change amounts. A court appearance alone does not remove an otherwise applicable schedule.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1404

Driving over an unprotected fire hose

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s restriction on driving over an unprotected fire-department hose without the consent of the official in command.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, § 42-4-1701(4)(a)(I)(N) lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals, and the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove the schedule. A court appearance alone does not remove an otherwise applicable schedule.

Section 42-4-1404 fines are expressly excepted from the work-zone fine doubling in § 42-4-1701(4)(c)(II) and (IV). Other applicable designated-zone rules are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1504

Clinging to another vehicle from a motorcycle or autocycle

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s prohibition on a motorcycle or autocycle rider attaching themselves or their vehicle to another vehicle on a roadway.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, § 42-4-1701(4)(a)(I)(O) lists a $30 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals, and the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge rules can remove the schedule; applicable location provisions may change amounts. A court appearance alone does not remove an otherwise applicable schedule.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1903(1)(a)

Failure to stop for a school bus

DMV points (base schedule): 6 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to stop for a school bus has an express six-point base assessment. The assessed result remains subject to the conviction and applicable statutory exceptions.

Colorado’s stopping requirement for a stopped school bus displaying the statutory visual signals, subject to statutory exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Violating the school-bus stopping provision in § 1903(1)(a) is ordinarily class 2 misdemeanor traffic: a $150–$300 fine,10–90 days in jail, or both. With a qualifying conviction within the previous 5 years, § 1903(6)(b) makes it class 1: a $300–$1,000 fine,10 days to 1 year in jail, or both.

These are statutory sentencing alternatives, not an assertion of mandatory jail or an all-in cost. Section 1903 has no listed penalty-assessment row in § 1701(4)(a)(I)(A)–(S).

This is the driver’s stopping offense, not the separate rules for school-bus operation, equipment or training.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

Right-of-way, signals, turns, lanes, and passing

1 entries

C.R.S. § 42-4-1008(1)

Following too closely

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for the displayed Colorado state-law traffic charge.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $100 penalty plus a $10 surcharge, with a separate $1 assessment and other applicable costs. The infraction itself does not carry jail.

Crash and combined-charge exclusions can remove the schedule, and qualifying work, school, or wildlife crossing zones can increase scheduled amounts. When the schedule is inapplicable, the general civil penalty is $15–$100 unless another specific provision controls.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-603

Failure to obey an official traffic-control device

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — device matters

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to observe an ordinary traffic sign or signal carries four base points. Failure to stop for school signals has a separate six-point entry, and HOV lane restrictions have a zero-point entry. The applicable value varies with the device and conviction category. Automated vehicle-identification enforcement is subject to a separate no-points rule.

Source-linked identifier for the displayed Colorado state-law traffic charge.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1007(1)(a)

Failure to stay within a lane / unsafe lane movement

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for the displayed Colorado state-law traffic charge.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Published by Ike Lucero, Jr. · Sources checked August 22, 2026 · Attorney reviewed August 22, 2026

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-106(5)(a)(I)(C), (C.5)

Driving on a closed state highway

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s prohibition on proceeding on a state highway when a statutory closure is in effect.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class B traffic infraction. The ordinary schedule lists a $100 penalty and a $32 surcharge. The enhanced rows list $500 plus $156 when the specified restriction violation causes a travel-lane closure, $500 plus $78 for the commercial-vehicle branch, and $1,000 plus $156 for the commercial-vehicle lane-closure branch.

Those are alternative branches, not amounts added together. The commercial enhancements have a specified tow-operator exception. Schedule eligibility and qualifying-zone rules still matter; separate assessments and costs are not included.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-106(5)(a)(I)

Traction-equipment restriction violation

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s equipment requirements when a state-highway traction restriction applies, with vehicle, geographic, and seasonal conditions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-613

Failure to pay a regional transportation authority toll

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — enforcement matters

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-4-613 is a class A traffic infraction. The residual schedule supplies three base points only for an eligible conviction while driving a moving vehicle. An automated-identification violation is subject to the no-points rule in section 42-4-110.5(3). The record does not establish the enforcement method, who was convicted, or whether the moving-vehicle requirement is met.

Colorado’s prohibition on failing to pay a required regional transportation authority charge for travel on or use of its transportation system.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

For the regional transportation authority toll offense in this section, the applicable schedule lists a $35 penalty and a $10 surcharge for a class A traffic infraction. The section is exempt from work-zone fine doubling. The unpaid toll and separate assessments or costs are not included; schedule eligibility and other applicable rules still matter.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-701(1)

Failure to yield at an intersection

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

The named failure to yield right-of-way falls under the ordinary yield entry, subject to the separately listed pedestrian and bicycle-lane categories. The statutory base assessment is 3 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s intersection right-of-way provision in subsection (1). Statutory conditions and modifications are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a $10 surcharge. Separate assessments and costs may apply; this is not a total. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

For the civil-infraction branch, when the schedule is unavailable and no specific provision controls, the general penalty is $15–$100. The infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration. A court judgment alone does not remove an otherwise applicable schedule.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-702

Failure to yield while turning left

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s left-turn yielding provision concerning opposing traffic. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-703(3)

Failure to yield after a stop sign

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s yielding provision following a stop at a stop sign. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-703(4)

Failure to yield at a yield sign

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s yielding provision at a yield sign. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-704

Failure to yield when entering a roadway

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s requirement to yield to approaching roadway traffic when entering or crossing from a place other than another roadway.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-705(1)

Failure to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s yielding and stopping requirements for an immediately approaching authorized emergency vehicle using qualifying audible or visual signals, subject to police directions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Failure to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle under subsection (1) is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a $16 surcharge. Separate assessments and costs may apply. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-705(2)

Move-over or reduced-speed violation near a stationary vehicle

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — 3, 6, or 8 points

Point conditions and official sources

The stationary-vehicle due-care entry carries three base points ordinarily, six when the violation results in bodily injury, and eight when it results in death. The injury or death result and the actual conviction determine which entry applies.

Colorado’s lane-change or reduced-speed requirements when approaching or passing a covered stationary vehicle displaying qualifying lights, subject to statutory conditions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

The stationary-vehicle provision has separate criminal branches: ordinarily it refers to careless driving under § 42-4-1402; proximately causing bodily injury is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense; proximately causing death is a class 6 felony. A single civil fine does not describe all three.

For the bodily-injury branch, the traffic-offense range is a $300–$1,000 fine, 10 days to 1 year in jail, or both. Its current traffic-offense classification took effect August 12, 2026. The death branch uses the felony sentencing provisions of § 18-1.3-401. Costs and applicable restitution are separate; earlier offense dates require the applicable prior law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-706(1), (2)

Failure to obey railroad-crossing warnings or barriers

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

The named failure to obey a railroad-crossing warning or barrier falls under the four-point traffic-sign-or-signal entry. This addresses a driver's conviction; section 42-4-706(2) also prohibits some conduct by pedestrians, which is not a moving-driver point assessment.

Colorado’s stopping and barrier rules at railroad grade crossings under the statute’s specified conditions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This section is expressly excepted from work-zone fine doubling in § 42-4-1701(4)(c)(II) and (IV). That exception does not establish that every surcharge or other designated-zone assessment is unchanged.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-707(1)

Railroad-crossing duties for specified buses and commercial vehicles

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

The mandatory railroad-stop duty for the specified buses and commercial vehicles is a class A moving violation. For that duty itself, the residual schedule supplies three base points. A separate conviction for disobeying a railroad traffic sign or signal is assessed under the sign-or-signal entry.

Colorado’s railroad-crossing duties for specified buses, passenger-carrying commercial vehicles, and placarded hazardous-material vehicles, subject to statutory exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-708(1)

Railroad-crossing requirements for heavy or low-clearance equipment

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s railroad-crossing requirements for statutorily specified heavy, slow-moving, or low-clearance equipment, subject to the applicable exception.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class B traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $35 penalty and a $10 surcharge. Separate assessments and costs may apply; this is not a total. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-709

Entering an intersection or crossing without clearance

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s clearance provision for intersections, marked crosswalks, and railroad crossings. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-710(1)

Failure to yield to pedestrians when leaving a driveway or alley

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to yield to pedestrians when emerging from an alley, driveway, or building in a commercial or residential area is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s sidewalk-pedestrian yielding requirement for vehicles emerging from driveways, alleys, buildings, parking lots, or similar places.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-711(1)

Mountain-highway vehicle-control and warning requirements

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s vehicle-control, roadway-position, and limited horn-warning requirements on mountain highways and through canyons or defiles.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $100 penalty and a $10 surcharge. Separate assessments and costs may apply; this is not a total. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-711(2)

Failure to yield on a narrow mountain highway

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s ascending-versus-descending right-of-way rule on qualifying narrow mountain highways with turnouts, subject to the practicability exception.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-712(1)

Failure to yield in a highway work area

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s yielding requirement for authorized vehicles or pedestrians working within a highway construction or maintenance area marked by official traffic controls.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-714(1)

Failure to yield to an authorized bicycle-lane user

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — result matters

Point conditions and official sources

An ordinary failure to yield in a bicycle lane carries three base points under the general right-of-way entry. The point schedule specifies four when the violation proximately causes bodily injury. Section 42-4-714(2)(b) also treats a violation proximately causing a crash or bodily injury as careless driving; an ordinary careless-driving conviction has a four-point base assessment. The resulting conviction and injury finding determine the applicable entry.

Colorado’s requirement for drivers to yield to a bicyclist or other authorized user within a bicycle lane.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

For the ordinary class A infraction under § 42-4-714(2)(a), the applicable schedule lists a $70 penalty and a $10 surcharge, excluding separate assessments and costs. If the violation proximately causes a crash or bodily injury, subsection (2)(b) instead directs careless-driving penalties; the ordinary civil amount is not universal.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-715(2)(a)

Failure to yield to a large vehicle in a roundabout

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s roundabout yielding provision involving a statutorily defined large vehicle. Statutory conditions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a $11 surcharge. Separate assessments and costs may apply; this is not a total. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-715(3)

Failure to yield between large vehicles in a roundabout

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s roundabout right-of-way provision between two statutorily defined large vehicles. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-802(1)

Failure to yield at an unsignalized crosswalk

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to yield right-of-way to a pedestrian is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s yielding rule for crosswalk pedestrians when traffic signals are absent or inactive, subject to the pedestrian’s location and statutory exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class A traffic infraction. When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $30 penalty and a $6 surcharge. Separate assessments and costs may apply; this is not a total. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-802(5)(a), (c)

Failure to yield under a pedestrian signal

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to yield right-of-way to a pedestrian at a walk signal is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s driver-yielding provisions associated with pedestrian signals. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-806

Driving through a pedestrian safety zone

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Driving through a safety zone is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 3 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s prohibition on driving through or within an officially designated and visibly marked pedestrian safety zone.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-807

Failure to exercise due care around a pedestrian

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian under section 42-4-807 is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s driver due-care requirement to avoid pedestrian collisions on a roadway, including conditional warning and precaution duties.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-808(1)

Failure to stop for a person with an apparent disability

DMV points (base schedule): 6 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to yield right-of-way to a person with a disability under section 42-4-808 is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 6 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s stopping and precaution requirements when a driver approaches a person with an obviously apparent disability.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Section 42-4-808 describes this as a “class A traffic offense.” When the statutory schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a $10 surcharge, excluding separate assessments and costs. Crash, combined-charge and qualifying-zone rules can change the applicable assessment.

The current references do not establish the law for an earlier offense date. The 2026 schedule amendments apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-901(1), (2)

Improper turning position or method

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — turn or sign violation

Point conditions and official sources

An improper turn carries three base points. The cited section also covers disobeying official directions or U-turn prohibition signs; a conviction categorized as failure to observe a traffic sign or signal carries four base points. The applicable entry varies with the subsection and conviction category.

Turning contrary to statutory positioning requirements or controlling traffic devices, subject to practicability conditions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-902(1)–(3)

Unsafe or prohibited U-turn

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — turn or sign violation

Point conditions and official sources

Reversing direction where visibility, traffic safety, or official signs prohibit the movement.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-903(1)–(4)

Turning movements and required signals

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — 2 or 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to signal or giving an improper signal carries two base points. Section 42-4-903(1) also addresses unsafe or improperly positioned turning movements, which can fall under the three-point improper-turn entry. The applicable entry depends on whether the conviction is for a signal violation or improper turn.

Violating statutory movement-safety or signaling requirements for turns, lane changes, and stopping.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1001(1)–(3)

Keep-right requirements

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — subsection matters

Point conditions and official sources

Driving on the wrong side of the road carries four base points. This record also includes the slower-vehicle keep-right rule in section 42-4-1001(2), which does not necessarily involve the wrong side of the road and may fall under the three-point residual moving-violation rule. A single four-point value would overstate the breadth of this record.

Violating applicable right-side or right-lane requirements, subject to statutory exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1002(1), (2)

Passing oncoming vehicles

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Improper passing is expressly listed. This value addresses the passing conduct identified in this record. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Failing required roadway sharing or bicycle clearance when passing with opposing traffic.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $100 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1003(1)(a)–(c)

Overtaking on the left

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — driver's role matters

Point conditions and official sources

Improper passing carries four base points. This record also includes section 42-4-1003(1)(c), governing the driver being overtaken and prohibiting an increase in speed until passed. That distinct conduct may fall under the three-point residual moving-violation rule. The applicable entry varies with the subsection and conviction category.

Violating left-overtaking duties, including safe clearance, bicycle separation, and duties when overtaken.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $100 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1004(1), (1.5), (2)

Passing on the right

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Passing on the right outside permitted conditions or without required safety and bicycle clearance.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $100 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1005(1)–(3)

Restricted left-side passing

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — 4 or 6 points

Point conditions and official sources

Ordinary improper passing carries four base points. Improper passing in a no-passing zone carries six under the separate 2026 point-schedule entry. This record spans general left-passing restrictions and marked no-passing zones, so the subsection and offense date matter.

Driving left contrary to passing-safety or no-passing restrictions, subject to statutory exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $100 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

The 2026 changes to § 42-4-1005(3) and (3.5) apply to traffic infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1006(1)

Wrong-way travel on a one-way roadway

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Driving in the wrong lane or direction on a one-way street has a specific point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 3 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Driving against the direction designated by official traffic controls during applicable times.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $70 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

The general nonscheduled civil range is $15–$100, subject to specific statutory exceptions; the infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Qualifying crash or combined-charge circumstances can remove schedule eligibility. A court appearance alone does not do so.

Qualifying work, school and wildlife-zone provisions can change scheduled amounts. Other statutory assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1008.5(1)

Crowding or threatening a bicyclist

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — careless-driving result

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-4-1008.5(2) expressly classifies the named conduct as careless driving. Ordinary careless driving carries four base points; careless driving resulting in death has a separate 12-point entry. A conviction under the distinct vulnerable-road-user serious-injury statute likewise has a 12-point entry. The resulting conviction determines the applicable category.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s provision on crowding or threatening a bicyclist. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

Section 42-4-1008.5(2) directs this offense to the careless-driving provisions in § 42-4-1402. Ordinary conduct, injury and death branches have different classifications and sentencing rules; one penalty amount is not assigned to this umbrella entry.

The statute expressly refers to careless driving, not the neighboring following-too-closely schedule. Injury, death and multiple-victim circumstances require separate statutory treatment.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1012(3)(a)

HOV lane restriction violation

DMV points (base schedule): 0 points

Point conditions and official sources

A violation of the HOV restrictions under section 42-4-1012 is expressly assigned zero points. The statutory base assessment is 0 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Using an HOV lane contrary to applicable restrictions, subject to statutory exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. The ordinary state schedule lists a $65 penalty and “NONE” in its surcharge column.

The scheduled penalty is $125 for a third or subsequent offense committed within a 12-month period.

“NONE” refers only to the schedule’s surcharge column, not every possible assessment or court cost.

This is the selected HOV restriction, not a universal toll penalty. The exclusions in § 42-4-1701(5)(c) can remove the schedule. The work-zone fine-doubling provisions in § 42-4-1701(4)(c)(II) and (IV) expressly except § 42-4-1012 fines; other applicable zone provisions remain separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1013(1)

Improper use of the passing lane

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s statutorily defined passing-lane restriction. Its highway scope and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. For this passing-lane provision, the eligible state schedule lists a $100 penalty and “NONE” in its surcharge column. That does not mean no other statutory costs can apply.

The selected statute is limited to its defined passing lane on highways with a 65-mph-or-higher limit and its exceptions. It is not every left-lane use.

Schedule exclusions and applicable designated-zone changes remain relevant. No total ticket amount or DMV/CDL result is given.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

Crash-scene duties

1 entries

C.R.S. § 42-4-1601(1)

Leaving the scene of a crash involving injury or death

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

Leaving the scene of a crash is expressly listed, including the named injury/death or attended-vehicle crash conduct. The statutory base assessment is 12 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s stopping and scene-presence duties for a driver directly involved in a crash causing injury or death, subject to the statutory reporting exception.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

The classification depends on the crash result: injury is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense, serious bodily injury is a class 4 felony, and death is a class 3 felony. For the injury-only misdemeanor branch, the range is a $300–$1,000 fine, 10 days to 1 year in jail, or both.

The felony branches are governed by the applicable felony sentencing provisions of § 18-1.3-401, not the misdemeanor range. Section 42-4-1601 also provides for driver-license revocation. Costs and applicable restitution are separate, and offense date and applicable sentencing qualifications matter.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1602(1)

Leaving the scene after damage to an attended vehicle

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s scene-duty requirements after a crash causing only damage to a driven or attended vehicle, subject to the statutory relocation rule.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The attended-vehicle, property-damage-only offense is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The statutory range is a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both. Costs and applicable restitution are separate; the fine-or-jail alternatives do not require jail in every case.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1604

Failure to fulfill duties after damaging unattended property

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — duty and conviction matter

Point conditions and official sources

Leaving the scene of a crash carries 12 base points. Section 42-4-1604 also covers identifying the driver, leaving notice, and reporting the crash. The broad label does not establish that every conviction is a leaving-the-scene conviction; the applicable entry depends on the violated duty and DMV conviction category.

Colorado’s post-crash duties after damage to an unattended vehicle or other property, excluding highway fixtures and traffic-control devices.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The statutory range is a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both. Costs and applicable restitution are separate; the fine-or-jail alternatives do not require jail in every case.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1605

Failure to fulfill duties after damaging highway fixtures

DMV points (base schedule): No numeric value listed here

Point conditions and official sources

The cited crash-duty offense is not separately named in the point schedule. Leaving the scene has a 12-point entry, but a failure to give notice or report is not automatically the same conviction. The three-point residual rule also requires a violation while driving a moving vehicle. The broad duty description does not establish a verified numerical point assessment.

Colorado’s notification and reporting duties after a crash causing only damage to highway fixtures or traffic-control devices upon or beside a highway.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1606(1)

Failure to report a reportable crash

DMV points (base schedule): No numeric value listed here

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s driver notification duty after a traffic crash causing injury, death, or property damage, subject to statutory conditions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The driver-reporting offense under subsection (1) is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The statutory range is a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both. Costs and applicable restitution are separate; the fine-or-jail alternatives do not require jail in every case.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

License status and minor-driver restrictions

1 entries

C.R.S. § 42-2-101(1)

Driving without a valid license

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — first or later conviction

Point conditions and official sources

A first conviction for driving without a valid license under section 42-2-101(1) is a class A moving violation, carrying a three-point base assessment under the residual schedule. The schedule expressly assigns six points to a second or subsequent violation of section 42-2-101(1) or (4). Section 42-2-101(11) also addresses whether the person subsequently obtained a valid or correctly classified license; the applicable assessment depends on the conviction history and licensing status.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s driver-license requirement in subsection (1). Statutory exemptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies to this exact branch, it lists a $35 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. The infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

Scheduled figures are not all-in totals. Qualifying § 1701(5)(c) exclusions can remove an otherwise applicable schedule; a court appearance alone does not. Other assessments, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

This is the selected no-valid-license subsection (1), not the different possession/short-expiration subsections or commercial-license provisions.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

The current traffic-infraction classification took effect March 1, 2022; an earlier offense may have a different classification.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-2-138(1.5)

Driving under restraint based on an outstanding judgment

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Driving under restraint for an outstanding judgment under section 42-2-138(1.5) has a specific point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 3 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

A municipal court may not waive or reduce this three-point penalty under section 42-2-138(2.5).

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s outstanding-judgment driving-under-restraint provision.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies to this exact branch, it lists a $100 penalty and a separate $15 surcharge. The infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

The reason for restraint matters. This is not the alcohol-related criminal branch; repeat-license consequences are separate from this monetary reference.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-2-138(1)(a)

Driving under restraint — general provision

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s general driving-under-restraint provision in subsection (1)(a).

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies to this exact branch, it lists a $100 penalty and a separate $15 surcharge. The infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

The reason for restraint matters. This is not the alcohol-related criminal branch; repeat-license consequences are separate from this monetary reference.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-2-138(1)(d)(I)

Driving under an impaired-driving-related restraint

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s impaired-driving-related restraint provision.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

The alcohol-related restraint branch is a Class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. Section 42-2-138(1)(d)(I) expressly specifies a $500–$3,000 fine upon a second or subsequent conviction. That repeat-offense fine is not a universal amount for every driving-under-restraint charge.

The initial offense, any applicable schedule and other sentencing provisions require their own branch analysis; this card does not substitute the civil nonalcohol amount or assert mandatory jail.

Repeat driving-privilege consequences and other costs are separate. The restraint can arise from specified administrative or out-of-state alcohol-related grounds, not only a Colorado conviction.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-2-105.5(3)

Minor-driver occupant-restraint requirement

DMV points (base schedule): 2 points

Point conditions and official sources

The minor-driver seat-belt violation under section 42-2-105.5(3) is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 2 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s occupant-restraint provision for vehicles driven by minors under eighteen.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Traffic infraction; special § 105.5(5)(b) penalty provision. For the minor-driver restraint rule in § 42-2-105.5(3), the special penalty provision states a fine of no more than $65 for a first offense, no more than $130 for a second, and $195 for a later offense. It also states 8–24 hours of community service for a first offense and 16–40 for a subsequent offense. This is not the ordinary adult seatbelt schedule.

Section 42-2-105.5(5)(b) supplies special fines and community-service requirements for this branch, separate from the ordinary adult seatbelt schedule. Other costs and license consequences are not included.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-2-105.5(4)

Minor-driver passenger seating limits

DMV points (base schedule): 2 points

Point conditions and official sources

Driving with more passengers than seat belts under section 42-2-105.5(4) is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 2 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s passenger seating limits in vehicles driven by minors under eighteen.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies to this exact branch, it lists a $65 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. The infraction itself does not prescribe incarceration.

This is the front/back-seat passenger-count rule, not the distinct minor-seatbelt or passenger-age/nighttime provisions.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-116(1)

Minor-driver passenger-age restrictions

DMV points (base schedule): 2 points

Point conditions and official sources

The passenger-age and nighttime-driving restrictions under section 42-4-116 share an express point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 2 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s minor-driver passenger-age restrictions. Statutory definitions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Traffic infraction under § 116(3). Section 42-4-116(3) permits a fine of no more than $50 for a first offense, no more than $100 for a second, and $150 for a later offense. It also permits 8–24 hours of community service for a first offense and 16–40 for a subsequent offense. These are the statute’s specific minor-driver provisions, not the different seatbelt or seat-capacity penalties.

The statute uses “may be punished”; the reference does not convert every listed consequence into an automatic sentence.

Age, time licensed and statutory exceptions remain relevant to the selected rule; no individual eligibility or case-handling guidance is provided. Costs and license consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-116(2)(a)

Minor-driver nighttime-driving restriction

DMV points (base schedule): 2 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s minor-driver nighttime-driving restriction. Statutory definitions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The statute uses “may be punished”; the reference does not convert every listed consequence into an automatic sentence.

Age, time licensed and statutory exceptions remain relevant to the selected rule; no individual eligibility or case-handling guidance is provided. Costs and license consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-2-139(1)–(2)

Permitting an unauthorized minor to drive

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-2-139(2) classifies this as a class B traffic infraction. Section 42-4-1701(3)(c) prohibits DMV from assessing points on a class B judgment. This is the parent-or-guardian offense, not a calculation of consequences for the minor driver.

C.R.S. §§ 42-2-139(1)–(2), 42-4-1701(3)(c), (4)(a)(I)(A)

A parent or guardian causes or knowingly permits a child or ward under 18 to drive on a highway without a currently valid minor driver’s license or instruction permit, or contrary to the conditions, limitations or restrictions of that license or permit.

Penalty references and limitations

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies to § 42-2-139, it lists a $35 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. This infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

Scheduled amounts are not an all-in total. Qualifying exclusions under § 42-4-1701(5)(c), other statutory provisions, assessments and court costs may affect the amount. If the schedule does not apply and no specific exception controls, the general civil penalty range is $15–$100 under § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I). A court appearance alone does not remove the schedule. Earlier conduct may be governed by an earlier version of the law.

C.R.S. §§ 42-2-139(1)–(2), 42-4-1701(3)(c), (4)(a)(I)(A); § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I), (5)(c) — official 2026 Title 42

Official sources checked September 14, 2026. General Colorado information only; these references do not calculate an individual penalty, recommend a response, or predict an outcome.

Insurance and vehicle equipment

1 entries

C.R.S. § 42-3-114

Expired vehicle registration

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s vehicle-registration expiration provision.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. For a person without a § 42-3-114 conviction in the preceding 12 months, the special schedule uses days beyond the renewal period: 1–29 days carries a $35 penalty and $8 surcharge; 30–59 days, $50 and $12; 60 or more days, $75 and $18. A qualifying conviction in the preceding 12 months instead points to the general $15–$100 civil range.

The schedule measures days beyond the statutory renewal period, not simply days after the printed expiration date. No deadline calculator or renewal instructions are provided.

Registration fees, administrative late fees, other assessments and costs are separate from these offense penalties.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-3-121(1)(a)

Operating an unregistered vehicle without current plates

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s highway-operation provision for a motor vehicle subject to registration that is unregistered and lacks the required current plates.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction under § 121(2)(a). For the selected § 42-3-121(1)(a) branch, the state schedule lists a $75 penalty and a separate $24 surcharge. Section 1701(5)(c)(II) expressly preserves this scheduled penalty and surcharge even when its general schedule-exclusion rule would otherwise apply.

The express exception is only for § 121(1)(a), not all registration-related conduct. False or altered credentials under (1)(b) have a different criminal classification.

This is not a total bill for registration fees, taxes, administrative charges or court costs.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-3-121(1)(b)

Displaying fictitious or altered vehicle credentials

DMV points (base schedule): No points under this schedule

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-3-121 is expressly excluded from the residual moving-violation rule by section 42-2-127(6)(c). The cited credential offense is not separately listed in the point schedule. Its misdemeanor classification does not itself create a point assessment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s provision on displaying fictitious or altered vehicle credentials. Statutory conditions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The selected knowing false/stolen/cancelled/revoked/suspended/altered credential branch in § 42-3-121(1)(b) is Class 2 misdemeanor traffic under (2)(b). The general traffic alternatives are a $150–$300 fine,10–90 days in jail, or both; additional costs are separate.

The civil registration schedule does not list this selected § 42-3-121(1)(b) branch.

This classification does not cover every possible altered document or replace a separate forgery statute. The range is not a prediction that incarceration will occur.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1409(2)

Operating without required motor-vehicle insurance

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to maintain or show proof of insurance under section 42-4-1409 is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s compulsory-insurance provision for vehicle operators.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

Class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. For the selected no-insurance offense, § 42-4-1409(4)(a) specifies a mandatory minimum $500 fine. For a qualifying second or subsequent conviction within 5 years, subsection (4)(b) specifies a mandatory minimum $1,000 fine. The statute contains specific fine-suspension qualifications and separate imprisonment/community-service provisions; these minimums are not a complete sentence or total cost.

These are minimum fines, not maximum penalties. The statute contains different suspension language for first and repeat offenses; no automatic dismissal or percentage reduction is represented here.

Imprisonment, community service, other costs and DMV or insurance consequences are separate from the displayed minimum fines.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

The 2026 amendment changed crash terminology in § 42-4-1409(3)(a), effective August 12, 2026. The penalty provisions are separate.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1410.5(1)

False evidence of motor-vehicle insurance

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s false-proof-of-insurance provision.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Section 42-4-1410.5(2) classifies this as a Class B traffic infraction with a fine of up to $500. It is a separate false-proof provision, not the no-insurance offense’s minimum fine. Other applicable costs are separate.

The $500 figure is the section’s maximum, not a fixed or minimum fine.

The limited criminal-conviction provision in § 42-4-1410.5(3) applies to § 18-1-408; it does not itself change the stated traffic-infraction classification into a general criminal jail range.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-202(1)

Defective vehicle — operating an unsafe vehicle

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — 1 or 2 points

Point conditions and official sources

Operating an unsafe vehicle ordinarily carries two base points. Operating a vehicle with defective head lamps has a specific one-point entry. The type of unsafe-vehicle conviction determines which applies; a separate class B equipment charge is not assessed under these entries.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s unsafe-vehicle provision. Statutory qualifications are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $35 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. This reference is limited to §202(1), with its equipment exemptions; the separate unsafe-vehicle inspection/notice offense in §203 has different penalties.

If the schedule is inapplicable and no specific exception controls, the general civil penalty is $15–$100. This traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration. The schedule can be unavailable when the violation causes or contributes to a crash involving appreciable damage to another person’s property, injury or death, or when qualifying scheduled and nonscheduled charges arise from the same transaction. A court judgment alone does not remove the schedule.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. §§ 42-4-202(1), 42-2-127(5)(v)(II)

Defective headlight — operating an unsafe vehicle

DMV points (base schedule): 1 point — defective-headlamp unsafe-vehicle conviction

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-2-127(5)(v)(II) expressly assigns one base point to operating a vehicle with defective head lamps. This is distinct from the ordinary two-point unsafe-vehicle category in subsection (5)(v)(I).

A headlamp-equipment charge under § 42-4-205 is a different class B infraction with no points. The existing “Missing required headlamps” entry covers that provision. The charge and conviction determine which reference applies.

C.R.S. §§ 42-4-202(1), (5), 42-2-127(5)(v), 42-4-205(4), 42-4-1701(3)(c), (4)(a)(I)(D)

The unsafe-vehicle provision concerns operating or moving, or causing or knowingly permitting operation or movement of, a vehicle in an unsafe condition or with equipment that does not meet the statutory requirements, subject to the section’s qualifications. The point schedule separately identifies operating a vehicle with defective head lamps.

Penalty references and limitations

The selected § 42-4-202(1) unsafe-vehicle offense is a class A traffic infraction under subsection (5). When the state schedule applies to § 42-4-202, it lists a $35 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. This is not the separate § 42-4-205 equipment charge.

C.R.S. §§ 42-4-202(1), (5), 42-2-127(5)(v), 42-4-205(4), 42-4-1701(3)(c), (4)(a)(I)(D); § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I), (5)(c) — official 2026 Title 42

Official sources checked September 14, 2026. General Colorado information only; these references do not calculate an individual penalty, recommend a response, or predict an outcome.

C.R.S. § 42-4-204(1)

Failure to display required vehicle lighting

DMV points (base schedule): 2 points

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to turn on required lights has a specific point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 2 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s requirement to display vehicle lighting on highways at night or in specified low-visibility conditions, subject to parked-vehicle exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. The underlying requirement depends on lighting/visibility conditions, vehicle class and parked-vehicle exceptions.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-205(1)–(2)

Missing required headlamps

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

An unsafe-vehicle conviction involving defective head lamps is a distinct category: section 42-2-127(5)(v)(II) assigns that conviction one point.

Colorado’s vehicle-specific headlamp-equipment requirements for motor vehicles, including motorcycles and autocycles.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. The cited headlamp rule differs for motorcycles/autocycles and other motor vehicles; statutory equipment exceptions remain applicable.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-201(4), (8)

Obstructed windshield or driver vision

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points — residual moving-violation schedule

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-4-201(8) classifies this as a class A traffic infraction. For this moving violation without a separate listed point value, § 42-2-127(5)(r) supplies the three-point base assessment. This is not a point value for every glass-equipment or window-tint charge.

C.R.S. §§ 42-4-201(4), (8), 42-2-127(5)(r), 42-4-1701(4)(a)(I)(D)

Section 42-4-201(4) requires the driver’s vision through required glass equipment to be normal and unobstructed when a vehicle is operated on a highway. This entry concerns obstructed vision, not every windshield crack or the separate window-tint rules.

Penalty references and limitations

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies to § 42-4-201, it lists a $35 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. The infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

C.R.S. §§ 42-4-201(4), (8), 42-2-127(5)(r), 42-4-1701(4)(a)(I)(D); § 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I), (5)(c) — official 2026 Title 42

Official sources checked September 14, 2026. General Colorado information only; these references do not calculate an individual penalty, recommend a response, or predict an outcome.

C.R.S. § 42-4-206(1)

Missing or inadequate tail lamps

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s rear tail-lamp requirements for covered road vehicles, subject to statutory vehicle-specific qualifications.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. The cited requirement retains its vehicle-type, manufacture-date and rear-most-vehicle exceptions.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-206(3)

Inadequate rear license-plate illumination

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s rear registration-plate lighting requirement, linked to headlamp or auxiliary-driving-lamp use.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. This reference concerns rear-plate lighting, not a separate registration or plate-obstruction offense.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-208(1)

Missing or nonworking stop lamp

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s requirement for a working stop lamp on motor vehicles and motor-drawn vehicles.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. This reference concerns the stop-lamp requirement in subsection (1), not a separate turn-signal-use offense.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-223(1)–(2)

Brake equipment and performance requirements

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — conviction category matters

Point conditions and official sources

The cited brake or tire provision is classified as a class A traffic infraction. Operating an unsafe vehicle carries two base points, while an otherwise unlisted eligible moving violation carries three. This record spans equipment requirements; the statutory text alone does not establish that every subsection is recorded under the unsafe-vehicle point category. The applicable assessment depends on the charged subsection and DMV conviction classification.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s brake-equipment and performance provisions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. The underlying brake requirements retain their vehicle-type, trailer/farm-equipment, manufacture-date and performance-condition exceptions.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-224(1)–(2)

Motor-vehicle horns and warning devices

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s motor-vehicle horn and audible-warning-device provisions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. This reference concerns horns and warning devices under (1)–(2), with their authorized-use exceptions, not the separate snowplow-passing offense.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-225(1)

Muffler and exhaust-noise restrictions

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s general muffler and exhaust-noise provision. Statutory exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. This reference is limited to subsection (1), which excludes electric motor vehicles. The separate commercial-muffler provision has different penalties and amendments scheduled for offenses on or after July 1, 2027.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-227(1)

Window tint and material restrictions

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — use or installation

Point conditions and official sources

The ordinary window-material violation is class B and carries no points. Section 42-4-227(3)(b) separately makes unlawful installation, covering, or treatment a class A infraction. That classification alone does not establish a moving-vehicle violation, so it cannot automatically be assigned the residual three points.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s window-tint and window-material provisions. Statutory exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

For the general operating/window-material branch, this is a class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $50 penalty and a separate $16 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. Installing, covering or treating a windshield or window contrary to subsection (1)(a) is instead a class A traffic infraction. The same applicable schedule lists a $50 penalty and separate $16 surcharge.

For either civil branch, if the schedule is unavailable and no specific exception controls, the general penalty is $15–$100, without incarceration for the infraction itself. The schedule can be unavailable when the violation causes or contributes to a crash involving appreciable damage to another person’s property, injury or death, or when qualifying scheduled and nonscheduled charges arise from the same transaction. A court judgment alone does not remove the schedule.

The window-material exceptions remain applicable. The installer class A classification shown here took effect March 1, 2022. Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-228(1)–(3), (5)–(6)

Tire-equipment restrictions

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — conviction category matters

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s tire-equipment restrictions for highway use.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. This reference covers only the listed tire-use/equipment subsections and their exceptions; tire sales and separate chain-law offenses have different rules.

Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-236(2)

Child-restraint requirements

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — driver's age matters

Point conditions and official sources

Ordinary violations of section 42-4-236 are class B infractions and carry no points. Section 42-4-236(7)(b) instead directs punishment of a driver under 18 under section 42-2-105.5(5)(b), which includes two license-suspension points. The applicable assessment therefore depends on the driver's age.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s child-restraint requirements. Statutory definitions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

Outside the special under-18-driver branch, this is a class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $65 penalty and a separate $16 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

For a driver under 18, the special statute instead provides a fine of up to $65 for a first offense, up to $130 for a second, or $195 for a subsequent offense, together with 8–24 hours of community service for a first offense or 16–40 hours for a subsequent offense. Other assessments and licensing consequences are separate.

For the ordinary branch only, an unavailable schedule leads to the general $15–$100 civil range, subject to specific exceptions. The schedule can be unavailable when the violation causes or contributes to a crash involving appreciable damage to another person’s property, injury or death, or when qualifying scheduled and nonscheduled charges arise from the same transaction. A court judgment alone does not remove the schedule.

Section 236(8) permits a discretionary fine waiver upon the specified proof of acquiring a child restraint system; it does not promise dismissal or waiver of every assessment. Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

The current vehicle definition applies to infractions committed on or after August 12, 2026; the age/restraint changes took effect January 1, 2025. Age, weight, vehicle type, statutory exceptions and the parent/driver responsibility rules determine the underlying requirement.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-237(2)

Safety-belt use

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s safety-belt-use provision. Statutory definitions and exemptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

Outside the special under-18-driver branch, the covered operator violation is a class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $65 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge. These are not all-in totals.

For the ordinary operator branch only, an unavailable schedule leads to the general $15–$100 civil range, subject to specific exceptions. The schedule can be unavailable when the violation causes or contributes to a crash involving appreciable damage to another person’s property, injury or death, or when qualifying scheduled and nonscheduled charges arise from the same transaction. A court judgment alone does not remove the schedule.

The cited coverage and statutory exceptions remain applicable, including the separate child-restraint rules. Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-238(1)

Prohibited blue or red vehicle lights

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — conduct matters

Point conditions and official sources

The prohibited-light offense is a class 2 misdemeanor, but that label alone does not set DMV points. Section 42-4-238(1) prohibits actual physical control of a vehicle known to contain a specified red or blue lamp or device. The residual schedule supplies three points only for an otherwise unlisted violation while driving a moving vehicle; actual physical control of a stationary vehicle does not establish that requirement.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s prohibited blue-or-red vehicle-light provision. Statutory qualifications are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

This is a class 2 misdemeanor, not a misdemeanor traffic offense. For adult sentencing on offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022, the general maximum is 120 days of imprisonment, a fine of up to $750, or both. Court costs and other assessments are separate. The general statute also permits community service and requires consideration of restitution where applicable.

The prohibited conduct requires knowing actual physical control of the described vehicle; authorized emergency vehicles and the statutory affirmative defenses remain relevant. These adult sentencing maxima do not describe juvenile dispositions.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

Commercial vehicles and CDL overlays

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C.R.S. § 42-4-1014(1)

Commercial vehicle in a prohibited I-70 left lane

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Colorado’s restriction on commercial vehicles using the farthest left-hand general-purpose lane in specified I-70 segments, subject to the statutory passing exception.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Reference limitations

Section 42-4-1014 applies to commercial vehicles in specified I-70 segments and classifies the violation as a Class A traffic infraction. This reference does not assign a verified universal dollar amount.

The applicable penalty route and any commercial-vehicle or designated-zone interaction are not resolved in this reference. The separate passing-lane and speeding schedules are not substituted for this rule.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

The introductory text of § 42-4-1014(1) was amended effective August 12, 2026. Earlier conduct may involve a different version.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-501

Vehicle size or weight violation

DMV points (base schedule): No numeric value listed here

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-4-501 broadly incorporates multiple size, weight, and load provisions and covers both driving and causing or permitting operation. It does not itself supply a universal point number. The applicable assessment depends on the incorporated provision, offense classification, driver conduct, and DMV conviction category.

Colorado’s prohibition on highway operation of vehicles exceeding applicable size or weight limits, subject to statutory exceptions and permit authority.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Reference limitations

No single penalty applies to this broad size/weight heading. The cited provision incorporates several distinct offenses: ordinary size limits, wheel/axle or gross-weight violations, and permit-related violations use different classifications and penalty rules. The exact offense and applicable weight/permit provision must be identified before an amount can be stated.

Wheel/axle and gross-weight violations have an excess-weight schedule with a separate percentage surcharge. Permit-related violations have other branches. No single amount or incarceration range is stated for this umbrella entry.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1407(1)

Unsecured or escaping vehicle load

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — vehicle type matters

Point conditions and official sources

Section 42-4-1407(3)(a) ordinarily classifies the violation as class B, with no points. Under subsections (3)(b)–(c), driving or moving a car or pickup truck is instead class A without bodily injury and a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense if it proximately causes bodily injury. Those eligible moving convictions fall under the three-point residual entry.

Colorado’s highway load-containment requirement to prevent material from escaping a vehicle, subject to statutory road-maintenance and traction exceptions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

Outside the specified car/pickup branches, this is a class B traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $35 penalty and a separate $10 surcharge. These are not all-in totals. For a violation while driving or moving a car or pickup without causing bodily injury to another person, this is a class A traffic infraction. When the state schedule applies, it lists a $100 penalty and a separate $30 surcharge.

For a car or pickup violation that proximately causes bodily injury to another person, the classification becomes a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The table contains a $500 penalty and $200 surcharge, but those amounts apply only when the schedule remains legally available.

A qualifying crash involving appreciable damage to another’s property, injury or death, or qualifying combined charges, removes schedule I. For the civil branch, the nonscheduled general penalty is $15–$100 when no specific exception controls. If the class 2 misdemeanor traffic branch is excluded from the schedule, the general range is 10–90 days of imprisonment, a $150–$300 fine, or both, subject to statutory exceptions. Imprisonment is not mandatory in every case.

The car/pickup and proximate-injury requirements limit the criminal branch. Statutory load-containment exceptions remain applicable. Qualifying work-zone rules double otherwise applicable schedule-N penalties/surcharges; school and wildlife-zone rules apply only to qualifying moving violations. Other statutory assessments and court costs are separate; the listed penalty and surcharge are not an all-in total.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

Parking and other operating rules

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C.R.S. § 42-4-1716(2)

Failure to appear on a non-infraction traffic charge

DMV points (base schedule): Not a moving-violation point assessment

Point conditions and official sources

Failure to appear in court is not conduct while driving a moving vehicle and is not a separate listed point-schedule conviction. Section 42-2-127(6)(b) can treat failure to appear on a DUI, DUI per se, or UDD summons as a conviction of the underlying offense; any resulting points belong to that underlying conviction.

Colorado’s failure-to-appear offense for a charge under part 17 other than a traffic infraction.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Failure to appear on a non-infraction traffic charge under this subsection is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. The statutory range is a $150–$300 fine, 10–90 days in jail, or both. Costs and applicable restitution are separate; the fine-or-jail alternatives do not require jail in every case.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1201

Unsafe start from a parked position

DMV points (base schedule): 3 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s provision on starting a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction. When the state statutory schedule applies: $30 penalty and a separately listed $6 surcharge. These are not the total amount due.

This civil traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1202(1)

Highway stopping or parking outside business or residential districts

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s highway stopping and parking provision outside business or residential districts. Statutory exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state statutory schedule applies: $30 penalty and a separately listed $6 surcharge. These are not the total amount due.

This entry concerns § 1202, not a separate vehicle-abandonment offense.

This civil traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1204(1)–(3)

Stopping, standing, or parking in prohibited locations

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s stopping, standing, and parking restrictions for specified locations. Statutory exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. The ordinary state schedule lists a $15 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge.

Section 1204(7) instead specifies a $50 penalty for the fire-hydrant violation described in § 1204(2)(b) in an unincorporated county area. This is not a $15-plus-$50 calculation.

This umbrella entry does not establish a single amount for every parking location or local ordinance. The special hydrant branch does not state an all-in surcharge total.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

The bike-lane location in § 42-4-1204(1)(j.5) was added effective August 12, 2026. The $50 fire-hydrant exception predates that change.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1206(1)

Unattended motor-vehicle requirements

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s unattended-motor-vehicle provision. Statutory definitions and qualifications are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state statutory schedule applies: $15 penalty and a separately listed $6 surcharge. These are not the total amount due.

This civil traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1207

Unsafe vehicle-door opening

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s vehicle-door opening and open-door provision.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state statutory schedule applies: $15 penalty and a separately listed $6 surcharge. These are not the total amount due.

This civil traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1208(3)(a)

Unauthorized use of parking reserved for persons with disabilities

DMV points (base schedule): Not a moving-violation point assessment

Point conditions and official sources

The prohibited parking conduct is a class A traffic infraction under section 42-4-1701(4)(a)(VIII). It is not separately listed in the point schedule and is parking, rather than a violation while driving a moving vehicle. Class A status alone does not create points under the residual rule.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s unauthorized-use provision for reserved disability parking. Statutory definitions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class A traffic infraction for the § 1208(3)(a) misuse branch. For the reserved-parking misuse in § 42-4-1208(3)(a), the statute specifies a $350–$1,000 first-offense fine, $600–$1,000 for a second offense, and $1,000–$5,000 for a third or later offense, with up to 10 hours of community service in that third-or-later branch. A separate $32 surcharge is specified. These are not all-in totals.

The reserved-parking misuse branch has its own special penalties; other reserved-parking subsections follow different provisions. This civil-infraction provision does not prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1211(1)

Unsafe backing / improper backing

DMV points (base schedule): 2 points

Point conditions and official sources

Improper backing is expressly listed. The statutory base assessment is 2 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s vehicle-backing restrictions.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Section 1211(2) classifies this as a Class A traffic infraction. The traffic-regulation schedule in § 1701(4)(a)(I)(C) lists a $30 penalty and a separate $6 surcharge when the schedule applies.

This is not an unconditional total; the general framework or a specific applicable exception may control when the schedule does not apply.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1213(2)

Unauthorized parking in an electric-vehicle charging space

DMV points (base schedule): No points — class B infraction

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s electric-vehicle charging-space parking restrictions. Statutory definitions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 7, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

Class B traffic infraction. When the state statutory schedule applies: $150 penalty and a separately listed $32 surcharge. These are not the total amount due.

The state statute and its exceptions are distinct from any local ordinance.

This civil traffic infraction does not itself prescribe incarceration.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

DUI & DWAI

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C.R.S. § 42-4-1301(1)(a)

Driving under the influence (DUI)

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

DUI and DUI per se are expressly listed together in the point schedule. The statutory base assessment is 12 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s statutory DUI offense involving alcohol, drugs, or both.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

For the first-offense DUI branch in § 42-4-1307 (3), the statute provides a $600–$1,000 fine, 5 days–1 year in jail, and 48–96 hours of useful public service. The fine and minimum-jail term have specified suspension provisions; the minimum service hours cannot be suspended. These are not the penalties for every DUI conviction.

A BAC of 0.20 or more at driving or within two hours has a separate sentencing provision. Second and later misdemeanor sentences use § 42-4-1307(5)–(7) and (9), including its prior-conviction-at-sentencing rules. A current violation after three or more qualifying prior convictions from separate criminal episodes is a class 4 felony under § 42-4-1301(1).

Felony sentencing, including conditions when probation is imposed, is addressed by § 42-4-1307(6.5); subsection (6.7) contains a specified exceptional-circumstances provision. Costs, treatment/monitoring conditions and license consequences are separate. Offense date and the applicable prior-conviction and statutory-exception rules matter.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1301(1)(b)

Driving while ability impaired (DWAI)

DMV points (base schedule): 8 points

Point conditions and official sources

DWAI has its own point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 8 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Colorado’s statutory DWAI offense involving impairment by alcohol, drugs, or both.

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

For the first-offense DWAI branch in § 42-4-1307 (4), the statute provides a $200–$500 fine, 2–180 days in jail, and 24–48 hours of useful public service. The fine and minimum-jail term have specified suspension provisions; the minimum service hours cannot be suspended. These are not the penalties for every DWAI conviction.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1301(2)(a)

DUI per se

DMV points (base schedule): 12 points

Point conditions and official sources

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s DUI per se provision.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

Misdemeanor, or class 4 felony when § 1301(2)(a)’s qualifying-prior conditions apply. For the first-offense DUI-per-se branch in § 1307(3)(a), the statute provides 5 days to 1 year in jail, a $600–$1,000 fine, and 48–96 hours of useful public service. The fine and minimum-jail term have specified suspension provisions; the minimum service cannot be suspended. A BAC of 0.20 or more, qualifying prior convictions, and felony classification have different rules; this is not a universal DUI-per-se sentence.

Section 1307(3)(b) separately specifies 10 days to 1 year for the stated high-BAC branch, subject to its exceptions and sentencing-alternative provision.

Repeat and felony branches are referenced to the exact statute, not collapsed into the first-offense range. Treatment, monitoring, court costs and DMV/CDL consequences are separate.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1301(2)(d)(I)

Underage drinking and driving (UDD)

DMV points (base schedule): 4 points

Point conditions and official sources

Underage drinking and driving has its own point-schedule entry. The statutory base assessment is 4 points; the actual assessment depends on the conviction and any applicable statutory exception or adjustment.

Source-linked identifier for Colorado’s underage drinking and driving (UDD) provision.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Conditional statutory reference

For the initial UDD infraction, the state schedule lists a $100 penalty and a separate $16 surcharge when applicable. Section 1301(2)(d)(I) also permits up to 24 hours of useful public service and specified alcohol-program conditions. A second or subsequent UDD violation is class 2 misdemeanor traffic; this reference does not assume one sentence for both branches.

The additional UDD assessment is $5, or $6 when collected by a county court, under § 1701(4)(f); it is separate from the scheduled surcharge and other applicable costs.

Repeat classification does not by itself establish that an otherwise applicable listed schedule disappears; exact schedule eligibility must be determined under § 1701(5). No universal repeat jail amount is displayed.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

The separate additional UDD assessment has a September 1, 2030 repeal provision; it has not been treated as already repealed here.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

Alcohol and marijuana containers

1 entries

C.R.S. § 42-4-1305(2)(a)(II)

Open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — driver or passenger

Point conditions and official sources

The open-container prohibition is a class A traffic infraction and applies to people in the passenger area, including passengers. The point schedule does not separately list open containers. Its three-point residual entry requires a conviction while driving a moving vehicle; a passenger's possession or a stationary-vehicle incident does not establish that condition.

Reference to Colorado’s open alcoholic beverage container possession provision. Statutory definitions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The creating statute classifies this as a Class A traffic infraction and specifies a $50 fine and a separate $16.00 surcharge. This is not an impaired-driving sentence or an all-in court-cost total.

This is the selected state-law possession branch, not every local ordinance or alcohol-related offense. The creating statute supplies its own monetary provision.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1305.5(2)(a)(II)

Open marijuana container in a motor vehicle

DMV points (base schedule): Conditional — driver or passenger

Point conditions and official sources

Reference to Colorado’s open marijuana container possession provision. Statutory definitions and exceptions are in the official source.

Official statute pinpoint

Current official source

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

Official source checked September 6, 2026.

Penalty references and limitations

Qualified statutory reference

The creating statute classifies this as a Class A traffic infraction and specifies a $50 fine and a separate $7.80 surcharge. This is not an impaired-driving sentence or an all-in court-cost total.

This is the selected state-law possession branch, not every local ordinance or drug-related offense. The creating statute supplies its own monetary provision.

The amounts shown are not a total bill. Other applicable assessments and court costs, and any separate DMV or CDL consequences, are not included.

These references use the 2026 statutes. Earlier conduct may be governed by a different version of the law.

Official sources checked September 7, 2026. The date describes source checking, not a determination of a charge, penalty, or outcome in any matter.

Sources

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic — Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services

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