First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0251.02 Kristen Forrestal x4217
SENATE BILL 25-075
Senate Committees House Committees
Judiciary
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD 'S CONSIDERATION101
OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS WHEN ISSUING A102
LICENSE.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Current law requires the motor vehicle dealer board (board) to
revoke or deny a license to a licensee or an applicant who has been
convicted of or pleaded no contest to specific crimes during the previous
10 years. The bill changes the 10-year period to a 3-year period. If
considering a licensee's or an applicant's criminal record, the bill allows
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 21, 2025
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 17, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Gonzales J., Ball, Cutter, Jodeh, Michaelson Jenet, Wallace, Weissman
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Espenoza and Bacon,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. the board to revoke or deny a license only if the board determines that the
licensee or applicant has not been rehabilitated and creates an
unreasonable risk to public safety or the sale of a motor vehicle.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-20-121, amend2
(8)(a) introductory portion
as follows:3
44-20-121. Licenses - grounds for denial, suspension, or4
revocation. (8) (a) Any FOR A license issued or for which an application5
has been made pursuant to this part 1,
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
shall be6
revoked or denied REVOKE OR DENY THE LICENSE if the licensee or7
applicant has been convicted of or pleaded no contest to any of the8
following offenses in this state or any other jurisdiction during the9
previous ten THREE years:10
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SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-20-420, amend12
(8)(a) introductory portion as follows:13
44-20-420. Licenses - grounds for denial, suspension, or14
revocation. (8) (a) A license issued or applied for pursuant to this part15
4 shall be revoked or denied if the licensee or applicant has been16
convicted of or pleaded no contest to any of the following offenses in this17
state or another jurisdiction during the previous ten THREE years:18
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date -19
applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following20
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the21
general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant22
to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an23
item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,24
075-2- section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the1
general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take2
effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the3
governor.4
(2) This act applies to license or renewal applications made on or5
after the applicable effective date of this act.6
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