Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 42-2-140 — Permitting unauthorized person to drive.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: DRIVER'S LICENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 42-2-140
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by such person or under such person's hire or control to be driven upon any highway by any person who has not been issued a currently valid driver's or minor driver's license or an instruction permit or shall cause or knowingly permit such person to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway in violation of the conditions, limitations, or restrictions contained in a license or permit which has been issued to such other person. (2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
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Is permitting unauthorized person to drive a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Permitting unauthorized person to drive is a traffic infraction in Colorado under C.R.S. § 42-2-140.
Which Colorado statute covers permitting unauthorized person to drive?
Permitting unauthorized person to drive is governed by C.R.S. § 42-2-140 (Permitting unauthorized person to drive).
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