Colorado § 42-20-501 - Nuclear materials transportation permit required - application.
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§ 42-20-501. Nuclear materials transportation permit required - application.
(1) No transportation of nuclear materials 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 section, which is not inconsistent with federal law, authorizing the applicant to operate or move upon public roads of this state a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles which carry nuclear materials.
(2) Each carrier desiring to transport nuclear materials shall submit a permit application, in the form designated by the department of transportation, to the department before beginning such transportation.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2534, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-118), ch. 155, p. 666, § 8, effective January 1, 2021.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 43-6-501 as it existed prior to 1994.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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