Colorado § 42-20-201 - Hazardous materials transportation permit required.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-20-201 — Hazardous materials transportation permit required., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-20-201. Hazardous materials transportation permit required.
Except as otherwise provided in this part 2, no transportation of hazardous materials by motor vehicle which requires placarding under 49 CFR 172 or 173 shall take place in, to, from, or through this state until the department of transportation issues a permit, in accordance with the provisions of this part 2, authorizing the applicant to operate or move upon the public roads of this state a motor vehicle or a combination of motor vehicles which carries hazardous materials. This part 2 does not apply to motor vehicles owned by the federal government, motor vehicles when used to transport to or from the farm or ranch site products used for agricultural production, or farm machinery which is exempted from registration requirements by section 42-3-103, unless such vehicles are used in furtherance of any commercial business other than agriculture. This part 2 applies to motor vehicles owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof; except that such vehicles are exempt from the fees provided in section 42-20-202. The requirements of this part 2 are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of law.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2522, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-118), ch. 155, p. 662, § 1, effective January 1, 2021.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 43-6-201 as it existed prior to 1994.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-20-201 ("Hazardous materials transportation permit required.") 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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