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Colorado driving lesson · Getting Your Colorado License

How you can lose your license

A 3-minute lesson from the Colorado course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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Read time
3 minutes
Course unit
Getting Your Colorado License
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
5, 6

A driver license is a privilege, and Colorado can suspend, revoke or cancel it. Some reasons are about bad driving, but others are paperwork and money: skipping child support or lying on your application counts too.

Driving-related reasons you can lose your privilege:

  • Meeting or exceeding the minimum point total for suspension
  • A conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  • Refusing to be tested for alcohol or drug content
  • Failing to report a crash, or leaving the scene without stopping, exchanging info and rendering aid
  • A vehicular homicide conviction from a motor vehicle crash
Handbook p. 5 ↗

Legal and paperwork reasons:

  • Failing to report a crash to the DMV under the Financial Responsibility Law
  • Giving false information on your license application
  • Failing to settle a judgment against you from a crash
  • Lending your license to someone else or misusing it
  • Failing to appear for a re-examination the DMV requests
Handbook p. 5 ↗

Also on the list:

  • Failing to pay ordered child support
  • Failing to show valid proof of insurance when a law enforcement officer asks
  • A conviction for buying or possessing alcohol while younger than 21
Handbook p. 6 ↗

Know the rule

Drivers are required to have proof of insurance while operating a vehicle.

Handbook p. 6 ↗

Know the rule

A person under 21 convicted of buying or possessing alcohol is subject to revocation of their driving privilege even if driving was not involved.

Handbook p. 7 ↗

Suspended, revoked or canceled

The three ways Colorado can take away your driving privilege; each of the reasons above can lead to one of them.

Handbook p. 5 ↗

Put it into practice

An officer stops you for a broken taillight and asks for proof of insurance, which you can't produce. Beyond the ticket risk, failing to show valid evidence of insurance is itself a listed reason your license can be suspended.

Check your understanding

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

Which of these can cause your Colorado driving privilege to be suspended, revoked, or canceled?
  1. Getting a parking ticket
  2. Receiving a written warning
  3. Giving false information on your license application
  4. Renewing your registration late

Answer: Giving false information on your license application

Giving false information on your application is one of several listed reasons a license may be suspended, revoked, or canceled.

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Failing to appear for a re-examination requested by the DMV can result in what?
  1. A fine only
  2. A warning letter only
  3. A required driver education course
  4. Loss of your driving privilege

Answer: Loss of your driving privilege

Failing to appear for a DMV-requested re-examination is listed as a way your driving privilege may be suspended, revoked or canceled.

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A driver younger than 21 convicted of purchasing or possessing alcohol may face what consequence?
  1. A written warning only
  2. A fine with no license action
  3. Revocation of their driving privilege
  4. Points only if they were driving

Answer: Revocation of their driving privilege

Anyone younger than 21 convicted of buying or possessing alcohol is subject to revocation of their driving privilege even if driving is not a factor.

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Failing to report a crash to the Division of Motor Vehicles under the Financial Responsibility Law can result in what?
  1. License suspension or revocation
  2. A mandatory drive test retake
  3. A verbal warning with no other consequence
  4. Loss of vehicle registration only

Answer: License suspension or revocation

Failing to report a crash as required by the Financial Responsibility Law is listed among the ways you can lose your license.

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Failing to provide valid evidence of insurance when a law enforcement officer requests it can lead to what?
  1. License suspension or revocation
  2. No consequence if you have insurance elsewhere
  3. A verbal reminder only
  4. A fine only, with no license action

Answer: License suspension or revocation

Failing to provide valid evidence of insurance when requested by an officer is listed among the ways you can lose your driving privilege.

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Meeting or exceeding the minimum point accumulation is listed as a reason your license may be suspended.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Meeting or exceeding the minimum point accumulation for suspension is explicitly listed among the ways you can lose your license.

Handbook p. 5 ↗
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