Colorado § 33-14-115 - Notice of accident or crash - penalties.
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§ 33-14-115. Notice of accident or crash - penalties.
(1) The operator of a snowmobile involved in an accident or crash resulting in property damage of fifteen hundred dollars or more or injuries resulting in hospitalization or death, or some person acting for the operator, or the owner of the snowmobile having knowledge of the accident or crash shall immediately, by the quickest available means of communication, notify an officer of the Colorado state patrol, the sheriff's office of the county wherein the accident or crash occurred, or the office of the police department of the municipality wherein the accident or crash occurred.
(2) Any law enforcement agency receiving a report of accident or crash under this section shall forward a copy thereof to the division, which shall compile statistics annually based upon such reports.
(3) Within forty-eight hours after an accident or crash involving a snowmobile, the owner of the vehicle or someone acting for the owner shall report the accident or crash to the Denver office of the division. The report must be made on forms furnished by the division.
(4) (a) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of seventy-five dollars.
(b) Any person who violates subsection (3) of this section commits a civil infraction.
Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 912, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 95: (1) and (4) amended, p. 340, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 1950, § 33, effective May 22. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3269, § 585, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2026: (1), (2), and (3) amended, (HB 26-1237), ch. 117, p. 471, § 26, effective August 12.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 33-7-114 as it existed prior to 1984.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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