VIN Inspection/Verification of VIN
DR 2698 - Verification of Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Which situations require a DR 2698 Verification of VIN?
- If the vehicle is titled in another state or country
- If your vehicle has a registration from another state
- Any vehicle transferred on Purged Bill of Sale
- Anytime the vehicle description needs to be corrected
- Military Registration
- Incomplete vehicles (cab/chassis with added bodies, motorhomes)
- Manufactured home simple search
Who can perform and complete the Verification of VIN?
- County Clerk (at their discretion) - $15 fee
- Licensed Colorado Automotive Dealer
- There may a fee associated
- Dealers are only required to conduct a Verification of VIN when they take in an out of state vehicle on trade
- There may a fee associated
- Manufactured Home Dealer (manufactured homes only)
- Licensed Colorado Emission Station
- County Assessor (at their discretion; manufactured homes only)
- Colorado Law Enforcement Officers:
- Mesa County Sheriff's Office (970) 244-3500
- Grand Junction Police Department (970) 549-5000
- Fruita Police Department (970) 858-3008
- Palisade Police Department (970) 464-5601
- Collbran Town Marshal (970) 487-3089
- DeBeque Town Marshall (970) 283-5146
- Colorado State Patrol (Certified VIN Inspections)
DR 2704 - Colorado Certified VIN Inspection
Which situations require a DR 2704 - Colorado Certified VIN Inspection?
- Bonded title vehicles
- Rebuilt vehicles
- Reconstructed vehicles
- Kit vehicles
- Homemade vehicles
Who can perform and complete a Certified VIN Inspection?
- Any P.O.S.T. Certified VIN Inspector (typically Colorado State Patrol)
- This certification is granted to individual law enforcement officers only and not to a Law Enforcement Agency as a whole
Additional Information:
- If your registration and title are from different states, we will need verification that the vehicle was not titled in the state where the registration was issued
- Each law enforcement agency may assess a fee for performing the Verification of VIN
- If you need a Certified VIN Inspection, you will need to book an appointment with the Colorado State Patrol
- Certified VIN Inspections are $50