Colorado § 33-14-121 - Out-of-state snowmobile permit program - fees - requirements - exemptions - rules - penalty.

§ 33-14-121. Out-of-state snowmobile permit program - fees - requirements - exemptions - rules - penalty.

(1) No later than January 1, 2025, the division shall establish by rule the out-of-state snowmobile permit program.

(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, an owner or operator of an out-of-state snowmobile shall obtain an out-of-state snowmobile permit when using the snowmobile for recreational travel upon publicly owned land.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a snowmobile described in subsection (2)(a) of this section must display a permit as required by the division when being used for recreational travel on publicly owned land.

(c) Repealed.

(3) The owner or operator of the following snowmobiles need not comply with subsection (2) of this section:

(a) Snowmobiles owned by the United States or another state or political subdivision of another state if the ownership is clearly displayed on the snowmobile;

(b) Snowmobiles operated in an organized competitive or noncompetitive event on publicly or privately owned or leased land; except that this exemption does not apply unless the agency exercising jurisdiction over the land specifically authorizes the organized event; or

(c) Snowmobiles operated on publicly owned land for nonrecreational purposes, including logging, mining, grazing livestock, firewood-cutting, and taking trees for noncommercial purposes.

(4) Out-of-state snowmobile permits, when issued on or before October 1 of each year for use in the next permit year, are valid for one year from October 1 through the following September 30, and permits issued after October 1 for the current permit year expire on September 30 of the following year.

(5) (a) Agents, as described in section 33-12-104, shall sell out-of-state snowmobile permits.

(b) The commission shall set the amount of the fee to be paid for the permit by rule and deposit the fees in the snowmobile recreation fund created in section 33-14-106 (1)(a).

(6) A person who violates this section commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of one hundred dollars.

Source: L. 2024: Entire section added, (SB 24-056), ch. 55, p. 191, § 4, effective August 7.

Editor's note: Subsection (2)(c)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(c), effective July 1, 2026. (See L. 2024, p. 191.)

33-14.5 ARTICLE 14.5

Off-highway Vehicles

33-14.5-101. Definitions.

33-14.5-102. Off-highway vehicle registration - nonresident-owned or -operated off-highway vehicle permits - fees - applications - requirements - exemptions - rules.

33-14.5-103. Proof of ownership for registration purposes.

33-14.5-104. Issuance of registration.

33-14.5-105. Transfer or other termination of ownership - rules.

33-14.5-106. Off-highway vehicle recreation fund - creation - use of money.

33-14.5-107. Rules.

33-14.5-108. Off-highway vehicle operation prohibited on streets, roads, and highways.

33-14.5-108.5. Crossing roads, highways, and railroad tracks.

33-14.5-109. Required equipment - off-highway vehicles.

33-14.5-110. Regulation by political subdivisions.

33-14.5-111. Enforcement - federal, state, and local cooperation.

33-14.5-112. Off-highway use permit - fees - applications - requirements - exemptions - rules.

33-14.5-113. Notice of accident or crash - penalties.