Manitou Springs, CO

Manitou Springs caps ambient sound at 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) at night in residential zones, and 60 dB(A) daytime and 55 dB(A) at night in commercial zones, under Municipal Code…

Section 7.02.090 makes it unlawful to keep a pet or hoofed animal whose unreasonably loud and persistent barking, howling or crowing disturbs neighborhood peace, but the city must…

Manitou Springs caps construction-project noise at 75 dB(A) and restricts it to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. under Municipal Code Section 6.08.020(I). Noise outside that window…

Manitou Springs bans excessive vehicle noise under Municipal Code Section 6.08.020(C), covering sound amplification systems such as a car radio, stereo, tape player or CD player. The…

Manitou Springs caps amplified sound, including car stereos and sound amplification systems, that can be heard without a meter and exceeds the decibel limits set by zone and time of…

El Paso County requires 30 dBA of indoor noise reduction for new residential construction inside the Airport Noise Sub-Zone around the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport overlay…

Domestic fowl such as chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys may be kept in Manitou Springs, but not left to roam at large, and their shelters must provide at least four square feet per…

Manitou Springs caps households at four dogs or cats over four months old, plus one litter of puppies or kittens under four months. Other pets, including hoofed pets, llamas and…

Manitou Springs doesn't ban pet stores from selling dogs or cats, but Section 7.02.070 bars selling or displaying live animals at roadsides, parking lots, swap meets or flea markets…

Section 7.04.020 requires every dog owner to keep their dog under physical restraint, meaning a leash, cord or chain in hand, whenever the dog is on public property in Manitou Springs…

Keeping an exotic animal in Manitou Springs, defined as any animal not commonly domesticated or of a wild or predatory nature, requires a permit under Section 7.08.010, and the city…

Manitou Springs regulates dangerous animals by behavior, not breed. Section 7.05.010 bans any animal, regardless of breed, from attacking, threatening or biting a person or domestic…

Manitou Springs bans feeding deer, bears, elk and other wildlife anywhere in the city, including leaving food or waste that attracts animals. Bird feeders must hang out of reach of…

Private beekeeping is allowed on any land in Manitou Springs regardless of zoning, but hives must sit in the rear or side yard, keep flyway barriers or setbacks from property lines…

Operating a short-term rental in Manitou Springs requires both a Short-Term Rental Permit from the Planning Department and a separate city business license before the listing goes…

Short-term rentals in Manitou Springs cannot exceed the occupancy load set by the City's adopted building code, and every unit must post a clearly visible notice at the front door…

Manitou Springs requires property owners to cut grass once it exceeds nine inches and remove the cuttings, under Municipal Code Section 6.24.050(C). Natural, undisturbed land and…

When the city declares a water shortage, Manitou Springs cuts outdoor watering to specific days by address parity and caps it at two hours a session. Municipal Code Section 13.28.030…

Cutting, pruning or removing any tree or shrub in a Manitou Springs street right-of-way or on other city property requires a permit first. Municipal Code Section 12.38.080 sets a…

Manitou Springs requires street trees along commercial, multi-household and subdivision frontages to be limbed up so they keep a minimum eight-foot clearance above every sidewalk. The…

El Paso County encourages xeriscaping and native plant landscaping for water conservation in Colorado's semi-arid Front Range climate. Colorado HB 19-1050 and SB 23-178 bar HOAs from…

Artificial turf counts as landscape material in unincorporated El Paso County only on a case-by-case basis, not as a by-right substitute for living plants.

El Paso County's Land Development Code regulates commercial and industrial composting facilities but expressly exempts backyard composting from those standards, leaving residential…

Colorado law universally permits residential rooftop rainwater collection up to two rain barrels totaling 110 gallons, overriding the state's strict prior-appropriation doctrine that…

Manitou Springs bans storing an inoperable, unlicensed or partially dismantled vehicle on any property unless it is inside an enclosed building, under Municipal Code Section…

Manitou Springs decides whether a strip of private property counts as a real driveway, not just yard, using a ten-factor test where a spot must meet at least two criteria, including a…

Manitou Springs runs paid, metered on-street parking citywide, with the 0-99 block of Ruxton Avenue capped at two consecutive hours between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. Residential permit…

Manitou Springs marks loading and passenger loading zones with green curb paint on Manitou, Canon and Park avenues and elsewhere by business entrances, and caps any vehicle there at…

Manitou Springs bans parking oversized vehicles and trailers on public streets outright, and forbids using any RV, trailer or motor vehicle for living or sleeping on public or private…

When the city administrator declares a snow emergency, parking becomes unlawful on every posted snow emergency route until the declaration is lifted, clearing the way for plowing…

New homes and apartments built in Manitou Springs with garages must wire a 240-volt, 40-amp outlet within five feet of every parking space, ready for a future Level-2 electric vehicle…

In unincorporated El Paso County, only one tractor-trailer or over-the-road semi-truck may be kept with a residential use, and it must be parked inside a fully enclosed building on a…

Colorado's Towing Bill of Rights, C.R.S. 40-10.1-405, governs only nonconsensual ("predatory") tows that PUC-permitted towing carriers pull from private property and common parking…

Every outdoor pool in Manitou Springs deeper than one foot needs a fence or wall at least six feet tall under Municipal Code Section 6.50.050. Gates must self-close and self-latch…

Manitou Springs enforces pool construction through the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, adopted by reference in Municipal Code Section 15.04.010, so any new pool needs a building…

Manitou Springs requires a smoke detector installed per NFPA 74 in each sleeping area on every level of a dwelling unit, Municipal Code section 15.08.080(F)(1). Detectors must be…

Manitou Springs allows fire pits and recreational fires under Municipal Code Section 6.34.030, but every open fire needs a ten-foot cleared safety area, a fifteen-foot separation from…

Manitou Springs' Fire Chief declares Stage I Fire Restrictions or a Stage II Fire Ban under Municipal Code Chapter 6.34 whenever dangerous fire conditions exist. A Stage II Fire Ban…

Manitou Springs' Fire Department has mapped the entire city as being at wildfire risk, but the Wildfire Mitigation Standards in Section 18.03.10.8 only kick in for a property flagged…

El Paso County requires propane tanks and other combustible liquids storage on land in Wildland Fire Areas to conform to NFPA 30 and NFPA 58 standards plus the property's approved…

When a Wildland Fire and Hazard Mitigation Plan requires a fuel modification area, El Paso County's Land Development Code compels landowners to clear ground fuels and dead vegetation…

El Paso County limits fireworks sales to May 31 through July 6 each year and requires fire department approval, a driveway permit, and warning signage under LDC § 5.2.24.

Manitou Springs allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot as a by-right use with a principal single-family home, capping size at 250 to 750 square feet, barring short-term rental use…

Manitou Springs caps the combined floor area of accessory structures like sheds at no more than the primary house's own floor area, bans shipping containers and POD units as permanent…

A guest house on an unincorporated El Paso County lot can only house occasional, non-paying guests: leasing or renting it is prohibited and turns it into an illegal second dwelling.

El Paso County limits unincorporated lots to one tiny house as a principal use, two in the A-35 Agricultural district, plus one more where a guest house is allowed.

Manitou Springs bans chain-link fencing, barbed wire, other sharp-pointed materials, glare-causing materials, and electrically charged fencing as an external boundary fence in every…

Manitou Springs allows fences up to 6 feet in a rear or side yard but caps front-yard fencing at 42 inches. Fences screening an approved outdoor storage area may reach 8 feet, and any…

Manitou Springs caps retaining walls at 10 feet in height and requires a minimum 4-foot vegetated gap between stacked tiers. Any wall next to a trail, parking area, or sidewalk with a…

Fences and walls up to 7 feet tall need no permit in unincorporated El Paso County, but anything taller requires a building permit from the County Building Department.

Colorado is a fence-out state: when two owners' agricultural or grazing lands adjoin, each must build and maintain half of the boundary line fence at joint cost. Ignore a neighbor's…

A Manitou Springs home occupation can see customers only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., a fixed curfew written into the zoning code's operating standards; the only home businesses…

Before operating almost any business from a Manitou Springs home, the operator needs a Home Occupation Permit, must live in the dwelling, can use no more than 49 percent of its…

A family child care home for two to six children is exempt from Manitou Springs' Home Occupation permit and standards entirely, as long as the daycare operator's own residence is the…

A permitted home occupation in Manitou Springs may display exactly one wall or hanging sign on the primary structure, capped at two square feet, and it cannot be lit in any way…

El Paso County follows the Colorado Cottage Foods Act (C.R.S. §25-4-1614). Non-potentially hazardous homemade foods may be sold directly to consumers up to $10,000 per product per…

Colorado has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no exemption that lets you cook meals to order at home for the public. The state food code closes the question from both…

Manitou Springs levies a 2% lodging and camping tax on hotel, motel, guest house and campground stays under Municipal Code §§ 3.24.020 and 3.24.030. The tax is billed for every day of…

Manitou Springs Municipal Code § 3.12.434 exempts garage sale sellers from the city's sales tax, but only within strict limits: one exempt sale per private residence per calendar year…

Manitou Springs' Wildlife Protection chapter defines yard waste as grass clippings, lawn rakings, leaves, garden vegetation, brush and other woods free of other waste, and exempts it…

Manitou Springs limits when residential waste and recycling bins can sit at the curb: no earlier than 6:00 a.m., and pulled back in by 8:00 p.m. the same collection day, under…

Manitou Springs requires every property to use the city's single approved residential waste and recyclables hauler; using any other trash service is prohibited under Municipal Code…

Manitou Springs bans putting anything other than approved waste or recyclable material into a residential collection bin and setting it at the curb, under Municipal Code Section…

A roll-off dumpster, storage pod or similar object placed in a Manitou Springs public right-of-way needs a temporary encroachment permit under Municipal Code § 12.04.040(E), and the…

Dumping, placing or accumulating garbage, junk, litter, refuse, rubbish or debris on private property, in a spring, stream or river, or on public property outside the city's own…

El Paso County requires rural mobile home park owners to arrange and maintain scheduled trash pickup for residents, with any centralized collection points screened, secured and kept to…

Manitou Springs treats urinating or defecating in public, or on private property other than in a toilet, as disorderly conduct under Section 9.16.040(7). It is charged alongside…

Smoking any lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe is banned outright in every city park in Manitou Springs under Section 9.26.010, with No Smoking signs of at least one-inch letters…

Adults 21 and older may possess up to two ounces of marijuana in Manitou Springs, but consuming it openly and publicly, or in a way that endangers others, is unlawful under Section…

Manitou Springs bars skateboards, along with bikes and scooters, from downtown sidewalks and any paved or concrete area of a city park that is not marked as a bike path, under a rule…

Manitou Springs makes it unlawful to possess an open container of any alcoholic beverage, including fermented malt beer, on any street, sidewalk, public park, alley or other public…

Camping or sleeping in any city park, on a public street or on any other public property is unlawful in Manitou Springs under Section 9.42.010, including pitching a tent, shack or…

Sitting, kneeling, reclining or lying on the sidewalk or other public right-of-way in downtown Manitou Springs is banned from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. on…

Minors under 18 may not be in public places in Manitou Springs between midnight and 6 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, or between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on other nights, under Section…

Manitou Springs' Housing Habitability Code sets minimum conditions every rental dwelling unit must meet, from a working kitchen and bathroom to heat of at least sixty-eight degrees…

El Paso County follows Colorado HB 24-1098 which requires just cause for most evictions and lease non-renewals effective April 2024. Tenants in good standing cannot be evicted without…

Before filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent, a Colorado landlord must serve a standard residential tenant with 10 days' written notice to pay or quit under Colo. Rev. Stat. §…

Colorado caps residential late fees at the greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent. No late fee may be charged until rent is at least seven days late, and only if disclosed in…

To end a no-fault tenancy, Colorado requires written notice scaled to the tenancy length under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy, 28 days for…

Colorado prohibits rent control statewide. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-301 declares rent control a matter of statewide concern and bars any county or municipality from enacting an…

For residential tenancies with no written agreement (including month-to-month), a Colorado landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before raising rent. Statewide, a…

Colorado caps residential security deposits at two months' rent. Landlords must return the deposit, with an itemized written statement of any deductions, within 30 days of lease…

Colorado's general adverse possession period is 18 years of open, continuous, hostile possession under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-41-101. The period shrinks to 7 successive years where the…

Manitou Springs requires a Grading and Erosion Control Permit before any land disturbance tied to applicable construction activity or development, City Code section 14.02.010…

Manitou Springs operates under an MS4 stormwater discharge permit that Colorado issued the city in 2003, and Title 14 of the Municipal Code translates that permit into local rules…

Any development proposed within a Manitou Springs floodplain must avoid or mitigate flood risk and pass review by the Regional Floodplain Administrator before it can proceed. Section…

Manitou Springs requires structures flagged at rapid wildfire risk to keep three defensible space rings: a five-foot non-combustible mulch zone against the building, a ten-foot primary…

El Paso County subdivision plats must show approved base flood elevation data and 100-year floodplain boundaries, with FEMA-approved elevations required near any Zone A floodplain.

Manitou Springs adopts the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, 2023 Edition, as its building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing code under City Charter section 5.11, per Municipal…

Every rental dwelling unit in Manitou Springs must have a carbon monoxide detector installed within fifteen feet of each sleeping room, Municipal Code section 15.08.080(F)(2). The…

El Paso County bars most new family care homes, child care centers, and group homes from sitting within 500 feet of another such facility along the same road, unless the facility…

Owners and occupants of every Manitou Springs dwelling unit must keep it in insect, pest, and wildlife-resistant condition, Municipal Code section 15.08.080(K). In a building with more…

Manitou Springs' Fire Code requires a construction permit before installing or modifying a solar photovoltaic power system, IFC section 105.6.20 as locally amended in Municipal Code…

This is a statewide protection against private restrictions, not a local mandate: Colorado voids any deed, contract, or HOA covenant blocking a renewable energy device wherever one…

Manitou Springs bars charcoal, solid-fuel, and other open-flame cooking devices from combustible balconies or within ten feet of combustible construction, Fire Code section 308.1.4 as…

Manitou Springs requires owners of vacant or abandoned buildings to secure every door, window and gate under Municipal Code Chapter 6.75, and to keep the exterior, fencing and…

Manitou Springs property owners, occupants or agents have 24 hours after snow stops falling to clear their abutting sidewalk, and 24 hours from when debris, rubbish or dirt appears…

Manitou Springs bans Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 electrical assisted bicycles from every bike and pedestrian path in the city, with one carve-out: Class 1 e-bikes may still use the…

Manitou Springs added Section 1412.5 to its adopted Model Traffic Code in 2021, spelling out exactly how bicyclists, e-bike riders and electric scooter riders must handle stop signs…

Manitou Springs prohibits electric scooter-share and electric skateboard-share businesses outright, citing sidewalk clutter, pedestrian safety hazards and the City's limited…

Colorado runs two separate regimes. A low-speed electric vehicle is a motor vehicle under C.R.S. § 42-1-102 (58)(a), so it is titled, registered, plated and driven on a licence, and…

Manitou Springs regulates every hobby drone under Municipal Code Chapter 6.85, banning flights that interfere with property use, carry a weapon, harass wildlife or violate an FAA…

Manitou Springs only issues a drone launch-and-landing permit for city property when the flight is tied to an educational activity or a permitted special event under Municipal Code…

Launching or landing a drone in a Manitou Springs park requires a city permit under Municipal Code Section 6.85.040, since parks are land owned or controlled by the city. The city only…

Commercial drone operations in Colorado are governed almost entirely by FAA Part 107, with limited state additions covering wildlife, critical infrastructure, and privacy that apply…

A Manitou Springs business may put one outdoor seating area or one 15-square-foot display on the public sidewalk under Municipal Code § 12.04.050(E), with a required 4-foot pedestrian…

Any parade in Manitou Springs is a "special event" under Municipal Code Chapter 12.24 and needs a permit from the city before it happens. Minor special events must be filed 90 days to…

Reserving a Manitou Springs park for a gathering runs through the city's facilities use policy, not a standalone permit ordinance. Municipal Code Section 12.24.030(C) requires…

A Manitou Springs block party, a festive gathering on a residential street that closes the street to traffic for barbecues, picnics, music or games, is a special event under Municipal…

Placing anything in a Manitou Springs street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way, from a temporary sign stand to a permanent utility line, requires a city encroachment permit under…

It is unlawful in Manitou Springs to obstruct a sidewalk, street or other public passageway, including by disobeying a police or fire officer's order to clear the way. Municipal Code…

Every Manitou Springs property owner must keep the sidewalk, curb and gutter abutting their land clean, safe and in good repair, free of holes and obstructions, under Municipal Code §…

Manitou Springs runs a Heritage Tree Program that can designate a unique public or private tree for special recognition based on size, history or rarity. Municipal Code Section…

El Paso County bars tree planting in its road rights-of-way as a rule; a landscaping tree may go into the ROW only with the right-of-way owner's approval, a maintenance agreement, and…

Selling cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco or e-cigarette and vaping products in Manitou Springs requires a tobacco product retail license under Chapter 5.10, and the code's…

Operating a massage parlor in Manitou Springs without a city license is unlawful under Chapter 5.07, which is licensed by the city council, investigated by the Police Department, and…

Sexually oriented businesses need a city operator license under Chapter 5.12 and can only open inside the Commercial and Mixed-Use zone districts, at least seven hundred fifty feet…

Manitou Springs zoning code bars body work, mechanical repair, painting, or internal combustion engine repair of motor vehicles from ever qualifying as a Home Occupation, no matter how…

Manitou Springs splits water leak responsibility at the curb stop: the owner must fix and pay for any leak from the curb stop to the house, and the city investigates and repairs…

Manitou Springs does not ban high-water turfgrass outright, but every new residential and nonresidential development must earn at least five sustainability points from a menu in the…

Manitou Springs runs an automated vehicle identification system that photographs vehicles and license plates to enforce speed and red-light violations under Municipal Code Chapter…

Manitou Springs bans mobile vending, selling food, goods or services from carts, tables or blankets without a fixed structure, anywhere in the public right-of-way or on other city…

Running a mobile food cart or food truck in Manitou Springs takes two separate approvals: a city business license before operating seven days or more in a year, and inspection and…

Mobile food vending in Manitou Springs is confined to private property and tied to a licensed restaurant; selling from a city street, sidewalk, park, or any other publicly owned…

Manitou Springs bars a medical marijuana center or retail marijuana store from locating within five hundred feet of any school, licensed child care facility, or drug or alcohol…

Manitou Springs confines every medical marijuana center and retail marijuana store to one narrow slice of the commercial zone district, north and east of US Highway 24 and south of El…

Colorado constitutionally permits adults to grow marijuana at home but caps the total plants per residential property regardless of how many adults live there, preempting higher local…

Manitou Springs caps how much of a residential lot a building can occupy through the dimensional standards table for each zone district. The General Residential zone allows up to 50…

Manitou Springs sets minimum front, side, and rear setbacks by zone district in the Land Use and Development Code's dimensional tables. General Residential requires a 10-foot front…

General Residential and Low-Density Residential structures in Manitou Springs are capped at 25 feet, measured as an envelope offset from the site's existing ground slope. Historic…

Manitou Springs outlaws digital, animated and flashing signs citywide under its Land Use and Development Code. Any electronic message board or LED billboard is a prohibited sign, full…

Window and door signs in Manitou Springs cannot cover more than 25% of the glass area on any street-facing façade, and no more than three window signs or two door signs are allowed per…

Temporary signs in El Paso County's residential zoning districts, including yard and garage sale signs, need no permit but can't exceed 7 feet in height and must come down once worn or…

El Paso County exempts holiday decorative lighting entirely from its outdoor lighting standards, allowing any type, number, area, height, location, illumination or animation as long as…

Colorado state law prohibits homeowner associations from banning political signs on member property during election periods, preempting any conflicting HOA covenants statewide.

Manitou Springs allows community-scale agriculture such as apiculture, community gardens, CSA farms and farmers markets across its zoning districts, but every permanent operation needs…

El Paso County's Land Development Code recognizes Colorado's right-to-farm law, limiting when agricultural operations in the unincorporated county can be treated as a nuisance.

Manitou Springs requires all exterior fixtures on a Development Plan application to be full cutoff and capped at a 3,000 kelvin color-temperature rating to achieve dark sky compliance…

Manitou Springs limits how much light a property can cast onto its neighbors: on-site illumination cannot exceed 10 footcandles, and light measured 20 feet beyond the property line can…

Electronic message billboards in unincorporated El Paso County must auto-dim to no more than 500 NIT at night, cutting brightness 5-25% depending on sign resolution under the Land…

In unincorporated El Paso County, land divisions must avoid altering historic or archaeological sites and give agencies a chance to excavate or record a site before it is disturbed.

Development on land flagged on the county's Noxious Weed Map must address state-listed noxious weeds with a management plan before permits are approved.

Colorado allows local governments to adopt minimum wages above the state rate under CRS 8-6-101, with statewide minimums adjusted annually for inflation.

Colorado requires paid sick leave under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and offers paid family medical leave through the FAMLI program funded by payroll premiums.

Colorado requires a concealed handgun permit issued by the county sheriff to carry a concealed firearm in public, with training and background check requirements.

Colorado repealed firearms preemption in 2021, allowing cities and counties to enact local gun regulations stricter than state law in most circumstances.

Colorado generally permits open carry of firearms by adults without a license, though local jurisdictions may impose restrictions in specific areas after the 2021 preemption repeal.

Colorado allows adults legally able to possess a firearm to carry a handgun in a private vehicle for lawful protection without a permit under CRS 18-12-105.5.

Colorado's constitution confines all commercial casino gaming to the historic commercial districts of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek: nowhere else in the state is a casino…

Colorado bars all lotteries and games of chance except licensed bingo and raffles run by charities. The Secretary of State issues bingo-raffle licenses only to religious, charitable…

Colorado's criminal code doesn't reach purely social gambling. C.R.S. section 18-10-102(2)(d) carves any game, wager, or transaction incidental to a bona fide social relationship out…

Colorado legalized sports betting statewide in 2020 under C.R.S. section 44-30-1505, but the state issues a "master license" only to holders of an existing retail gaming license -- the…

Under the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, C.R.S. § 38-33.3-316, an association has a statutory lien for unpaid assessments. After HB22-1137 (2022) it may foreclose only once…

Colorado law entitles any unit owner in a common interest community to examine and copy the association's records without stating a reason. C.R.S. § 38-33.3-317 bars boards from…

C.R.S. § 38-33.3-302 lets a Colorado association enforce covenants and 'levy reasonable fines' only 'after notice and an opportunity to be heard.' Architectural and landscaping…

Colorado bars homeowners associations from effectively prohibiting six specific energy efficiency devices: a retractable clothesline, evaporative cooler, garage or attic fan…

Colorado law limits how homeowners' associations regulate yard landscaping, but the strongest protections in C.R.S. § 38-33.3-106.5(1)(i.5) apply only to single-family detached homes…

Colorado's flag protection applies only inside common interest communities, HOAs, condos, and co-ops governed by the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, not to every property…

Colorado's Common Interest Ownership Act sets statewide due-process and dollar limits on how condo and homeowner associations fine owners and collect delinquent accounts, with one…

A Colorado association's assessment lien attaches automatically the moment the declaration is recorded, but foreclosing it has become the hardest remedy in the association's toolkit…

Colorado never passed a law creating sobriety checkpoints. The word "roadblock" does not appear anywhere in the Colorado Revised Statutes, and "checkpoint" appears in the statutory…

Colorado is one of the few states that put the right to film officers into its own sentence of statute. C.R.S. § 16-3-311(1) says a person "has the right to lawfully record any…

Colorado writes the demand into statute and then declines to punish the refusal. C.R.S. § 16-3-103 lets a peace officer who reasonably suspects you of a crime stop you and require your…

Colorado is one of a small group of states that requires the advisement out loud. Under C.R.S. § 16-3-310, before a peace officer may conduct a consensual search of a vehicle, of a…

Colorado banned single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam containers statewide under the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, fully effective in 2024.

Colorado prohibits retail food establishments from using expanded polystyrene foam containers for ready-to-eat food and beverages under the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act.

A posted no-soliciting sign alone generally is not enough for criminal trespass in Colorado. Under C.R.S. 18-4-503, second-degree criminal trespass of residential premises requires…

Colorado prohibits the sale and furnishing of cigarettes, tobacco, and nicotine vapor products to anyone under age 21 statewide under CRS 18-13-121.

Colorado permits four categories of extra forward lighting and caps each at two lamps: spot lamps, fog lamps, auxiliary passing lamps and auxiliary driving lamps, under C.R.S. §…

Colorado has no statute naming dash cameras and no list of permitted windshield attachments, so two general rules decide where one may go. Section 42-4-201 (4) requires the driver’s…

Riding between lanes of traffic is illegal in Colorado. C.R.S. § 42-4-1503 (3)(a) forbids driving a motorcycle or autocycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Colorado writes its plate-cover ban around machine readability. C.R.S. § 42-3-202 (2)(b) makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with an affixed device or substance that causes…

A passenger-car driver in Colorado may use a radar detector. Nothing in title 42 regulates one: the word "detector" does not appear anywhere in the Vehicles and Traffic title. What…

Colorado puts no calendar on studded tires. C.R.S. § 42-4-228 (3) lets single-tired passenger vehicles, and other single-tired vehicles rated up to and including three-fourths of a…

Colorado sets a single light transmittance figure for every window except the windshield. Under C.R.S. § 42-4-227 (1)(a)(I) no window other than the windshield may allow less than…