# C.R.S. § 42-2-103: 42-2-103. Motorcycles - autocycles - low-power scooters - driver's license required > Colorado · Statutes · Repealed URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-103 ## Section - **Citation:** C.R.S. § 42-2-103 - **Heading:** 42-2-103. Motorcycles - autocycles - low-power scooters - driver's license required - **Jurisdiction:** Colorado - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** Repealed - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** CO Code / Title 42 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 42-2-103 ## Text 42-2-103. Motorcycles - autocycles - low-power scooters - driver's license required. (1) (a) The department shall establish a motorcycle endorsement program for driver's licenses, minor driver's licenses, and instruction permits issued pursuant to this article. (b) The department shall require an applicant for a general motorcycle endorsement to demonstrate the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care and control in the operation of a motorcycle. The department shall also require an applicant for a limited three-wheel motorcycle endorsement to demonstrate the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care and control in the operation of a three-wheel motorcycle. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this subsection (1), a person shall not drive a two-wheel motorcycle on a roadway without a general motorcycle endorsement, but a person who possesses a general motorcycle endorsement may drive any motorcycle on the roadway. (d) Except as provided in subsection (1)(e) of this section, a person with only a limited three-wheel motorcycle endorsement may drive a three-wheel motorcycle but shall not drive a two-wheel motorcycle on a roadway. (e) A driver of an autocycle shall possess a valid driver's license or minor driver's license. The driver of an autocycle need not obtain a two- or three-wheel motorcycle endorsement. (2) (a) An operator of a low-power scooter shall possess a valid driver's license or minor driver's license. (b) No low-power scooter shall be operated on any interstate system as described in section 43-2-101 (2), C.R.S., except where a bicycle may be operated on such interstate system, on any limited-access road of the state highway system as described in section 43-2-101 (1), C.R.S., or on any sidewalk, unless such operation is specifically designated. Low-power scooters may be operated upon roadways, except as provided in this section, and in bicycle lanes included within such roadways. (2.5) Repealed. (3) A person who operates a motorcycle in violation of subsection (1) of this section commits the offense of driving a motor vehicle without the correct class of license in violation of section 42-2-101 (4) and shall be punished as provided in section 42-2-101 (10). ## Nearby sections - [C.R.S. § 42-2-101 42-2-101. Licenses for drivers required - penalty - definition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-101.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-102 42-2-102. Persons exempt from license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-102.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-103 42-2-103. Motorcycles - autocycles - low-power scooters - driver's license required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-103.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-104 42-2-104. Licenses issued - denied](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-104.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-105 42-2-105. 5 (4) 2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-105.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-105.5 42-2-105.5. Restrictions on minor drivers under eighteen years of age - penalties - legislat](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-105.5.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-106 42-2-106. Instruction permits and temporary licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-106.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-107 42-2-107. Application for license or instruction permit - anatomical gifts - donations to](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-107.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-108 42-2-108. Application of minors - rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-108.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-109 42-2-109. Release from liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-109.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-110 42-2-110. Revocation upon death of signer for minor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-110.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-111 42-2-111. Examination of applicants and drivers - when required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-111.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-112 42-2-112. Medical advice - use by department - provider immunity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-112.md) - [C.R.S. § 42-2-113 42-2-113. License examiners appointed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-113.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T42_A2_P1_S42-2-103. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.