HB 23-1140

House Bill 23-1140, which has been signed into law and will take effect on August 7, 2023, clarifies that powersports vehicle dealers in Colorado can perform certain activities outside their main business location without violating existing laws. These activities include delivering vehicles for test drives, dropping off or picking up documents for customers, and delivering purchased vehicles to customer locations. This bill affects powersports vehicle dealers and their customers by providing more flexibility in how transactions are conducted.

Official Summary

Colorado law requires a powersports vehicle dealer or a used powersports vehicle dealer to maintain a principal place of business. The act clarifies that the following activities are not a violation of this requirement: Delivering a powersports vehicle to a customer for a test drive at a location that is away from the dealer's principal place of business; Delivering documents for a customer to sign or delivering documents to, or obtaining documents from, a customer at a location that is away from the dealer's principal place of business; or Delivering a powersports vehicle to a customer at a location that is away from the dealer's principal place of business. APPROVED by Governor March 31, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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