(1) When the use of a snowmobile for which a registration has already been issued is permanently discontinued, the old registration shall be properly signed and returned to the division within fifteen days after discontinuance.
(2) (a) If there is a change of ownership of a snowmobile for which a registration has been issued, the new owner shall apply for a new registration from a dealer employed as a licensing agent or from the division. The application must set forth the original number issued and must be accompanied by the old registration properly signed by the previous owner and by the required fee for registration in the amount specified by the commission by rule.
(b) In the event that such snowmobile was purchased through a bona fide dealer, said application must be accompanied by a dealer's form, as prescribed by the division, numbered, completed, and signed by the dealer or his agent and by the new owner.
(3) It is the duty of every owner of a snowmobile registered pursuant to the provisions of this article to notify the division, in writing, of the destruction, theft, or permanent removal of such snowmobile from the state within fifteen days thereafter, and, in the event of destruction or theft, he shall surrender the registration with such notice.
Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 908, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 89: (2)(a) amended, p. 1351, § 5, effective May 26. L. 96: (2)(a) amended, p. 783, § 8, effective May 23. L. 2018: (2)(a) amended, (HB 18-1139), ch. 71, p. 635, § 6, effective August 8.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 33-7-104 as it existed prior to 1984.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1139, see section 1 of chapter 71, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.