Colorado § 42-4-608 - Signals by hand or signal device.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-4-608 — Signals by hand or signal device., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-4-608. Signals by hand or signal device.
(1) Any stop or turn signal when required as provided by section 42-4-903 shall be given either by means of the hand and arm as provided by section 42-4-609 or by signal lamps or signal device of the type approved by the department, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and the required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of such motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four inches or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds fourteen feet. The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle, also to any combination of vehicles.
(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-509 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-608 was relocated to § 42-4-707.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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