Getting a license — Colorado Permit Test

Anyone who drives a motor vehicle, motor-driven cycle or moped on Colorado public streets and highways must be at least 16 and hold a valid driver license.

Sixteen is the earliest Colorado lets anyone drive alone, and the license is the proof the state checked you first. A moped counts, which surprises people who think of it as a bicycle.

Anyone who operates a motor vehicle, motor-driven cycle or moped on Colorado’s public streets and highways must be 16 or older and have a valid driver license

A new Colorado resident must get a Colorado driver license within 30 days of becoming a resident.

A license is issued by the state you live in, so moving means starting the clock. Thirty days is enough time to find the office and not so long that a driver is untraceable.

you must get a Colorado driver license within 30 days of becoming a resident unless you are serving on active duty in the U.S.

Residing in Colorado continuously for 90 days is one of the things that makes a person a Colorado resident for licensing.

The state needs a plain test for who lives here. Ninety unbroken days is one of them, so a long stay turns into residency whether or not anyone meant it to.

If you are a resident of Colorado (for example if you own or operate a business in Colorado or have resided within the state continuously for 90 days or have gainful employment within this state), you must get a Colorado driver license within 30 days of becoming a resident unless you are serving on active duty in the U.S.

A driver who changes address or name must notify the Division of Motor Vehicles within 30 days.

The state writes to you about suspensions and renewals at the address on file. An old address means the letter goes somewhere else and you find out when you are pulled over.

If you have a change to your address or name you must notify the Division of Motor Vehicles within 30 days

Identification requirements for U.S. citizens and permanent residents are published at DMV.Colorado.gov/documents.

The papers you bring change more often than the driving rules do, so the handbook points at a page rather than printing a list that would go stale.

Identification requirements for U.S. citizens and permanent residents can be found at DMV.Colorado.gov/documents

Who may drive a moped on a Colorado public street?

A person 16 or older holding a valid driver license. Sixteen is the earliest Colorado lets anyone drive alone, and the license is the proof the state checked you first. A moped counts, which surprises people who think of it as a bicycle. Colorado Driver Handbook, p.1: “Anyone who operates a motor vehicle, motor-driven cycle or moped on Colorado’s public streets and highways must be 16 or older and have a valid driver license”