Colorado § 42-2-134 - Foreign license invalid during suspension.
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§ 42-2-134. Foreign license invalid during suspension.
No resident or nonresident whose driver's license or right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked as provided in this article shall operate a motor vehicle in this state under a license, permit, or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise during such suspension or after such revocation until a new license is obtained when and as permitted under this article.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2153, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-2-126 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-2-134 was relocated to § 42-2-142.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 42-2-134 is similar to § 42-2-126 as it existed prior to the 1994 amending of title 42 as enacted by SB 94-1, a relevant case construing that provision has been included with the annotations to this section.
Applied in Colo. Dept. of Rev. v. Smith, 640 P.2d 1143 (Colo. 1982).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-2-134 ("Foreign license invalid during suspension.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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