Colorado § 42-4-234 - Slow-moving vehicles - display of emblem - penalty.
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§ 42-4-234. Slow-moving vehicles - display of emblem - penalty.
(1) (a) All machinery, equipment, and vehicles, except bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, and other human-powered vehicles, designed to operate or normally operated at a speed of less than twenty-five miles per hour on a public highway must display a triangular slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear.
(b) The department shall set standards for a triangular slow-moving emblem for use on low-speed electric vehicles.
(c) Bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, and other human-powered vehicles may, but need not, display the emblem specified in this subsection (1).
(2) The executive director of the department shall adopt standards and specifications for such emblem, position of the mounting thereof, and requirements for certification of conformance with the standards and specifications adopted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, or its successor organization, concerning such emblems. The requirements of such emblem shall be in addition to any lighting device required by law.
(3) The use of the emblem required under this section shall be restricted to the use specified in subsection (1) of this section, and its use on any other type of vehicle or stationary object shall be prohibited.
(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. 2267, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 393, § 6, effective August 6. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-075), ch. 418, p. 2324, § 14, effective August 5; (1) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1276, § 49, effective October 1. L. 2019: (1)(a) and (1)(c) amended, (HB 19-1221), ch. 271, p. 2560, § 7, effective May 23. L. 2026: (2) amended, (SB 26-169), ch. 311, p. 1817, § 70, effective August 12.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 42-4-233 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-234 was relocated to § 42-4-235.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 09-075 and House Bill 09-1026 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the penalty for a class B traffic infraction generally, see § 42-4-1701 (3)(a)(I); for the penalty and surcharge for equipment violations of this section, see § 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(I)(D).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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