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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1201 (2026)

Starting parked vehicle

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No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic infraction.

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2369, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-1101 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1201 was relocated to § 42-2-128.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: State, Motor Veh. Div. v. Dayhoff, 609 P.2d 119 (Colo. 1980).
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State, Motor Veh. Div. v. Dayhoff, 609 P.2d 119 (Colo. 1980). · cites it 2× “"(2) The provisions of this article relating to the operation of vehicles and the movement of pedestrians refer exclusively to the use of streets and highways except: "(a) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section; "(b) For provisions of sections…”
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