Colorado § 42-3-122 - Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-3-122 — Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-3-122. Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application.
(1) A person commits perjury on a motor vehicle registration application if such person knowingly makes a materially false statement, other than those prohibited by sections 18-8-502 and 18-8-503, C.R.S., on a motor vehicle registration application that such person does not believe to be true, under an oath required or authorized by law.
(2) Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application is a petty offense.
Source: L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1104, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3303, § 721, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-3-140 as it existed prior to 2005, and the former § 42-3-122 was relocated to § 42-3-207.
Cross references: For the penalty for a petty offense, see § 18-1.3-503.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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