Colorado front license plate requirements

I am seeing more cars on the road without the front license plate. This is a Colorado requirement? The short answer is yes, in Colorado the owner of the vehicle has to put on a license plate in the front and back of a vehicle unless it is a motorcycle, autocycle, or street rod vehicle. The reason is that it is easier for police to identify the vehicle by having front and rear plates. It also helps in hit and run crashes when a bumper is left at the scene of the crash.

Bottom line, every car has to have a front plate, and Colorado makes it incredibly easy for folks to do that. The only front plate exemption for vehicles in Colorado provided in the law include a motorcycles, autocycles, or street rod vehicles.

That is not legal, but very few Tesla owners admit they were ever pulled over for or given a citation for not having a front plate. It is more likely to see a vehicle owner written a citation for not having a front plate if the offender is parked on a city street that is regularly patrolled, like downtown Denver.

Denver7 traffic anchor Jayson Luber says he has been covering Denver-metro traffic since Ben-Hur was driving a chariot. We believe the actual number is over 25 years. He's obsessed with letting viewers know what's happening on their drive and the best way to avoid the problems that spring up.

Denver7 Traffic Driving You Crazy. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. What's Driving You Crazy? Frank from Golden asks why so many Tesla drivers do not have a front license plate since Colorado requires them by law.

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