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C.R.S. § 42-2-129 — Mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 1: DRIVER'S LICENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 42-2-129

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 42-2-129Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
Upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or a verdict of guilty by the court or a jury, to DUI or DUI per se, or, for a person under twenty-one years of age, to DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, or UDD, the court shall require the offender to immediately surrender the offender's driver's, minor driver's, or temporary driver's license or instruction permit to the court. The court shall forward to the department a notice of plea or verdict, on the form prescribed by the department, together with the offender's license or permit, not later than ten days after the surrender of the license or permit. Any person who does not immediately surrender the license or permit to the court, except for good cause shown, commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.

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Is mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

Mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 42-2-129.

Which Colorado statute covers mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content?

Mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content is governed by C.R.S. § 42-2-129 (Mandatory surrender of license or permit for driving under the influence or with excessive alcoholic content).

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