Colorado § 42-2-133 - Surrender and return of license.
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§ 42-2-133. Surrender and return of license.
(1) The department, upon suspending or revoking a license, shall require that such license be surrendered to the department.
(2) At the end of the period of suspension, the licensee may apply for and receive a replacement license upon payment of a fee. The department shall set the fee in accordance with section 42-2-114.5 (2). The department shall transfer the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2).
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2153, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 649, § 18, effective May 27. L. 2014: (2) amended, (SB 14-194), ch. 346, p. 1548, § 13, effective June 5. L. 2022: (2) amended, (HB 22-1339), ch. 135, p. 913, § 12, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-2-125 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-2-133 was relocated to § 42-2-141.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-2-133 ("Surrender and return of license.") 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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