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Department 400 - Department of Natural ResourcesDivision 405 - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (405 Series, Parks)Rule 2 CCR 405-5 - CHAPTER P-5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE REGULATIONS
Article I - Pursuant to the authority vested in the Parks and Wildlife Commission by Article 14.5 of Title 33, C.R.S., the following regulations concerning required equipment, off-highway use permits, and the registration of off-highway vehicles are hereby adopted
Section 2 CCR 405-5-503 - Safety Equipment

2 Colo. Code Regs. § 405-5-503

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Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 2 CCR 405-5-503 - Safety Equipment
A. Except as provided in section 33-14.5-109 C.R.S., no person shall operate an off-highway vehicle upon public land in this state unless:
1. The off-highway vehicle is equipped with a muffler that is properly maintained and in good working order.
2. The muffler must conform to noise abatement standards set forth in 25-12-110, C.R.S. as amended.
B. Except as provided in section 33-14.5-109 C.R.S., no person shall operate an off-highway vehicle upon public land in this state unless the off-highway vehicle is equipped with a spark arrester in good working order which has been approved by the U.S. Forest Service as evidenced by the bona fide permanent marking of "qualified" or "approved" on the spark arrester. A spark arrester is a device which traps or pulverizes exhaust particles as they are expelled from an internal combustion engine exhaust system and is effective in reducing exhaust sparks and protecting against exhaust spark fires.
C. No off-highway vehicle shall be operated upon public land in this state between the hours of sunset and sunrise unless it is equipped with at least one headlamp having minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to reveal persons or objects at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead under normal atmospheric conditions. Such headlamp shall be aimed so that glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of operators in oncoming vehicles when operated on a straight level surface.
D. No off-highway vehicle shall be operated upon public land in this state between the hours of sunset and sunrise unless it is equipped with at least one red tail lamp having a minimum candlepower of sufficient intensity to exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear under normal atmospheric conditions.
E. Except as provided in section 33-14.5-109 C.R.S., no person shall operate any off-highway vehicle upon public land in this state unless the off-highway vehicle is equipped with a braking system that may be operated by hand or foot, capable of producing deceleration of 14 feet per second on level ground at a speed of 20 miles per hour. The braking system must be adequate to control the movement of, and to stop and to hold the off-highway vehicle stationary on any grade upon which operated.

2 CCR 405-5-503

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39 CR 07, April 10, 2016, effective 5/1/2016
40 CR 19, October 10, 2017, effective 11/1/2017
41 CR 19, October 10, 2018, effective 11/1/2018