Colorado: Can car dealerships open on Sundays?
Colorado bans selling, trading, or offering motor vehicles for sale on Sunday.
The ban covers anyone keeping a place open to sell or trade cars on Sunday, whether owner or employee, and applies to new and used vehicles. Businesses can stay open on Sunday for other work such as fuel, parts, repairs, or towing. Boats, boat trailers, snowmobiles, and snowmobile trailers are exempt. A violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $75 to $1,000, up to six months in jail, and possible suspension or loss of a dealer license.
Conditions
- Boats, boat trailers, snowmobiles, and snowmobile trailers are exempt
- Sunday service, parts, fuel, and towing are allowed
What the law says
No person, firm, or corporation, whether owner, proprietor, agent, or employee, shall keep open, operate, or assist in keeping open or operating any place or premises or residences, whether open or closed, for the purpose of selling, bartering, or exchanging or offering for sale, barter, or exchange any motor vehicle, whether new, used, or secondhand, on the first day of the week commonly called Sunday.
Sources
- C.R.S. § 44-20-302 (Sunday sales prohibited) Mirror of official text · colorado.public.law
- C.R.S. § 44-20-303 (Penalties) Mirror of official text · colorado.public.law
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Colorado Department of Revenue, Auto Industry Division (Motor Vehicle Dealer Board)
- Website
- dmv.colorado.gov
How bordering states compare
- Arizona Sunday sales allowedArizona has no state law that stops car dealers from selling on Sunday.
- Kansas Sunday sales allowedKansas has no state law that stops car dealers from selling on Sunday.
- Nebraska Sunday sales allowedNebraska's motor vehicle dealer law contains no rule against selling cars on Sunday.
- New Mexico Sunday sales allowedNew Mexico has no state law that stops licensed car dealers from selling on Sunday.
- Oklahoma Sunday car sales bannedOklahoma bans keeping a lot or showroom open to sell, trade, or offer new or used vehicles on Sunday.
- Utah Limited by place or dayUtah dealers can't sell or lease cars on both Saturday and Sunday of the same weekend, so they must close one day.
- Wyoming Sunday sales allowedWyoming has no state law found that stops licensed dealers from selling cars on Sunday.