Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-10-101

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 42-10-101 - Definitions

As used in this article 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Consumer" means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle that is used for personal, family, or household purposes; any person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred for the same purposes during the duration of a manufacturer's express warranty for the motor vehicle; and any other person entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty.

(1.5) "Lemon law buyback vehicle" means a motor vehicle that was repurchased by or returned to the manufacturer, the manufacturer's agent, or the manufacturer's authorized dealer for inability to conform the motor vehicle to the manufacturer's warranty in accordance with this article 10 or with any other state or federal motor vehicle warranty law.

(2) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled private passenger vehicle, including pickup trucks and vans, designed primarily for travel on the public highways and used to carry not more than ten persons, which is sold to a consumer in this state; except that the term does not include motor homes as defined in section 42-1-102 (57), vehicles designed to travel on three or fewer wheels in contact with the ground, or a motor vehicle that has been modified for commercial use.

(2.5) "Safety-based nonconformity" means a nonconformity that:

(a) Results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven; or

(b) Creates a risk of fire or explosion.

(3) "Warranty" means the written warranty, so labeled, of the manufacturer of a new motor vehicle, including any terms or conditions precedent to the enforcement of obligations under that warranty.

C.R.S. § 42-10-101

Amended by 2024 Ch. 450,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to motor vehicles sold or leased on or after 8/7/2024.

L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2506, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.

Section 11(2) of chapter 450 (SB 24-192), Session Laws of Colorado 2024, provides that the act changing this section applies to motor vehicles sold or leased on or after August 7, 2024.

2024 Ch. 450, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).