Three pages of ordered procedure for the vehicle old enough to escape the surety bond entirely. It applies where a motor vehicle is 25 years old or older and ownership documents are not available or are incorrect, and its six steps are the whole route: an inspection, a record search, a lien release, an affidavit, a salvage disclosure if the search turns one up, and finally the county counter.
Written against DR 2462 (06/04/25), issued under C.R.S. 42-6-115(1) and (3)(b). This is a checklist, not an application. Nothing on these three pages is signed - the sworn document at the end of the road is the DR 2394, and the certificate is applied for on the ordinary title application at a county counter.
Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank DR 2462 from the dmv.colorado.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.
There is no filled-in picture on this page because the DR 2462 is a checklist rather than an application - the Colorado Department of Revenue publishes it as three pages of ordered procedure with no fillable fields and no signature block anywhere on it. The document that is filled in and signed at the end of this route is the DR 2394.
| On the form | What to put in it |
|---|---|
| The three conditions at the top | The applicant must have possession of the motor vehicle; the vehicle must be physically located in Colorado; and the applicant presents a bill of sale within twenty four months after such sale with the title application. |
| Step 1 - the inspection | A Colorado Certified VIN Inspection completed by a certified Colorado law enforcement officer or P.O.S.T certified inspector, on form DR 2704, and it must not be over one year old. |
| Step 2 - the record search | Form DR 2489A, or the online route, with a fee of $2.25 and a note that all out of state vehicles need a title record search from the state they are from in addition to the Colorado record search. |
| What Step 2 asks you to attach | A validated copy of the search for each vehicle identification number, and a copy of the letter you sent by certified or registered mail with the return receipt. |
| Step 3 - the lien release | What an acceptable release contains, and two separate procedures for a lienholder who cannot be found - one for a lien filed in Colorado, one for an out-of-state lien not filed here. |
| Step 4 - the affidavit | The DR 2394 Bond Statement Guide and In Lieu of Bond Affidavit, with five things the checklist says it must state. |
| Step 5 - the salvage branch | What happens if the record search comes back showing salvage or previous salvage, running through the DR 2704, the DR 2415, the DR 2424 and a DR 2710 disclosure. |
| Step 6 - the county | Apply for title at the county motor vehicle office in the county in which you live, with secure and verifiable identification and the title fee of $7.20. |
Every line here was read off DR 2462 (06/04/25) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.
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