Colorado § 42-4-609 - Method of giving hand and arm signals.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-4-609 — Method of giving hand and arm signals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-4-609. Method of giving hand and arm signals.
(1) All signals required to be given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner, and such signals shall indicate as follows:
(a) Left-turn, hand and arm extended horizontally;
(b) Right-turn, hand and arm extended upward;
(c) Stop or decrease speed, hand and arm extended downward.
(2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2345, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-510 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-609 was relocated to § 42-4-708.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-4-609 ("Method of giving hand and arm signals.") 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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