Colorado § 42-4-1205 - Parking at curb or edge of roadway.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-4-1205 — Parking at curb or edge of roadway., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-4-1205. Parking at curb or edge of roadway.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder or with its left-hand wheels within twelve inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.
(3) Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway; except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any state highway unless the department of transportation has determined by resolution or order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
(4) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2372, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-1105 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1205 was relocated to § 42-4-1403.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-4-1205 ("Parking at curb or edge of roadway.") 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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