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Dealers,
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is launching a major upgrade to our DRIVES system in February 2026. During the cutover weekend, February 13 through February 16, 2026, the Dealer Portal will be down and you will be unable to issue temporary registration permits in the current system.
We have developed an alternative process to issue an analog temporary registration permit that you can use for any vehicles you sell that weekend while the Dealer Portal is down. To receive this analog permit as well as a body style list and vehicle make list, please contact dor_trcustomerservice@state.co.us.
It is recommended that the vehicle information is typed onto the analog permit and then printed before affixing to the mounting board. Please familiarize yourself with the abbreviations for vehicle make that are typical for your dealership.
In order to execute an effective analog temporary registration permit as authorized by 1-CCR 204-10, Rule 34, the following requirements are established for this planned system outage:
1.During the Dealer Portal outage over the DRIVES Upgrade cutover weekend, Feb. 13-16, 2026, Dealers may issue an Analog Temporary Registration Permit in lieu of the Temporary Registration Permit. The system is scheduled to go down on the evening of Friday, Feb. 13 and be back online on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
2.The Analog Temporary Registration Permit is valid through Feb. 24, 2026. This date must not be extended or altered, pursuant to section 42-3-121 (1)(b), C.R.S.
3.An Analog Temporary Registration Permit shall be completed on forms provided by the Department and must contain:
- The Dealer’s dealer number, (preceded by zeros if less than six digits) and the entire vehicle identification number (VIN).
- Vehicle VIN, color, model year, make, and body
4.The dealer must affix the Analog Temporary Registration Permit to the Mounting Board.
5. Dealer must provide the vehicle owner the completed Analog Temporary Registration Permit affixed to a Mounting Board. The dealer must advise the vehicle owner that the Dealer Bill of Sale must remain in the vehicle for presentation to law enforcement during the Analog Temporary Registration Permit validity period.
6.Once the Dealer Portal is back online, the Dealer must complete the issuance of a sixty-day (60) Temporary Registration Permit on the Dealer Portal and provide it to the owner.
If you have any questions about this process or the timeline, please contact dor_trcustomerservice@state.co.us.
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