Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB152: Changes Automated Vehicle ID Sys Usage
Status: Chaptered, June 2, 2026
Concerning changes to the usage of automated vehicle identification systems.
What the bill says
A bill of sale or other documentation to show that the motor vehicle was sold, leased, or transferred before the date and time of the violation; (b) the registered owner establishes that the motor vehicle had been stolen prior to the time of the violation detected by the automated vehicle identification system by providing a copy of the police report to show that the owner's license plate or motor vehicle was stolen before the date and time of the violation; (c) the registered owner establishes that law enforcement issued a separate traffic citation to the registered owner or driver of the mot.
From the enrolled text, May 21, 2026:
A BILL OF SALE OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE WAS SOLD, LEASED, OR TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME OF THE VIOLATION; (B) THE REGISTERED OWNER ESTABLISHES THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE HAD BEEN STOLEN PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION DETECTED BY THE AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM BY PROVIDING A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT TO SHOW THAT THE OWNER'S LICENSE PLATE OR MOTOR VEHICLE WAS STOLEN BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME OF THE VIOLATION; (C) THE REGISTERED OWNER ESTABLISHES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUED A SEPARATE TRAFFIC CITATION TO THE REGISTERED OWNER OR DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THE VIOLATION DETECTED BY THE AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM; OR (D) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE REGISTERED OWNER ESTABLISHES THAT THE REGISTERED OWNER WAS DECEASED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE VIOLATION DETECTED BY THE AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. (II) (A) TO ESTABLISH THAT THE REGISTERED OWNER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING A CIVIL PENALTY ASSOCIATED WITH A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, THE REGISTERED OWNER OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE REGISTERED OWNER MUST, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, PROVIDE TO THE ENTITY THAT ISSUED THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AN AFFIDAVIT WITH INFORMATION SHOWING THAT ONE OF …