Colorado § 44-20-302 - Sunday closing.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 44-20-302 — Sunday closing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-20-302. Sunday closing.
No person, firm, or corporation, whether owner, proprietor, agent, or employee, shall keep open, operate, or assist in keeping open or operating any place or premises or residences, whether open or closed, for the purpose of selling, bartering, or exchanging or offering for sale, barter, or exchange any motor vehicle, whether new, used, or secondhand, on the first day of the week commonly called Sunday. This part 3 shall not apply to the opening of an establishment or place of business on the first day of the week for other purposes, such as the sale of petroleum products, tires, or automobile accessories, or for the purpose of operating and conducting a motor vehicle repair shop, or for the purpose of supplying such services as towing or wrecking. The provisions of this part 3 shall not apply to the opening of an establishment or place of business on the first day of the week for the purpose of selling, bartering, or exchanging or offering for sale, barter, or exchange any boat, boat trailer, snowmobile, or snowmobile trailer.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 93, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-6-302 as it existed prior to 2018.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For comment on Mosko v. Dunbar, appearing below, see 34 Dicta 182 (1957). For article, "One Year Review of Constitutional and Administrative Law", see 35 Dicta 7 (1958).
Annotator's note. Since § 44-20-302 is similar to repealed § 13-20-2, CRS 53, a relevant case construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.
The Sunday closing law did not violate the due process or equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment of the United States constitution. Mosko v. Dunbar, 135 Colo. 172, 309 P.2d 581 (1957).
The Sunday closing law does not violate § 25 of art. V, Colo. Const., which prohibits special legislation. Mosko v. Dunbar, 135 Colo. 172, 309 P.2d 581 (1957).
The fact that the sale of motor vehicles is singled out for legislative treatment is no ground for complaint if there is any reasonable basis for such action. Mosko v. Dunbar, 135 Colo. 172, 309 P.2d 581 (1957).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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