HB 22-1253

HB 22-1253, also known as the "Adaptive Equipment in Rental Motor Vehicles" bill, ensures that people renting cars can ask for vehicles equipped with adaptive equipment if they need it. This includes both online and in-person reservations. The law requires rental companies to provide this information clearly during the reservation process and fulfill these requests within a specific timeframe based on where the car is being picked up. If rental companies don't comply, starting from July 1, 2025 (or July 1, 2026 for small businesses), they can face legal action. Since it has been signed into law, this bill is now active and enforceable in Colorado.

Official Summary

The act provides a lessee, including a person with a disability, the right to request adaptive equipment in rental motor vehicles. The act also: Requires lessors of motor vehicles to provide lessees the option to request the a motor vehicle with adaptive equipment during online or in-person reservations; Requires lessors of motor vehicles to display certain information in any reservation or reservation confirmation that includes a request for a motor vehicle with adaptive equipment; Requires lessors of motor vehicles to fulfill reservations made by lessees for motor vehicles with adaptive equipment within a set period of time depending on where a lessee requests the delivery of the motor vehicle; and Provides civil remedies for lessees who are subject to a violation of the requirements of the act that occurs on or after July 1, 2025, or, if the violator is a small business, on or after July 1, 2026.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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