Free Colorado Trailer Bill of Sale
Colorado is an everything-gets-titled state for trailers: the county clerk and recorder titles and registers ALL of them, from the smallest utility flatbed to the largest toy hauler — no weight exemption exists. The transfer follows Colorado's vehicle pattern: 60-day window, 2.9% state sales tax plus the local rates of the buyer's address, and the annual Specific Ownership Tax that Colorado layers on every registered unit. Homemade trailers have a dedicated route — the DR2409 Statement of Assembly plus supporting receipts — that turns a weekend welding project into titled property.
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Colorado Trailer Bill of Sale — What You Need to Know
Sales Tax Details
Same state 2.9% + local rates apply to trailer sales.
Colorado Trailer Sale — Step-by-Step Checklist
- Verify the VIN or serial plate on the tongue against the Colorado title — every CO trailer has one, regardless of size.
- Complete the bill of sale with VIN/serial, type, GVWR, length, sale price, date, and both signatures.
- Seller signs the title over (if a lender holds the title electronically, the loan must be paid off first).
- Buyer files at the county clerk and recorder within 60 days.
- Buyer pays 2.9% state tax plus local rates (address-based) and the title/registration fees.
- Budget the annual Specific Ownership Tax — Colorado's ad valorem charge applies to registered trailers and renews yearly.
- Homemade build? File the DR2409 Statement of Assembly with your component receipts to get it titled.
Common Pitfalls
- Assuming a small utility trailer skips the title — Colorado titles every trailer; a seller without one has a problem to fix before closing.
- Forgetting the Specific Ownership Tax — the purchase tax is once, but Colorado's SOT returns with every annual registration.
- Filing at a state DMV office — trailer titles and registration run through the county clerk and recorder.
- Buying an undocumented homemade trailer without receipts — the DR2409 path needs evidence of how the trailer came to exist.
Pro Tip
Colorado trailers: every single one titles at the county clerk within 60 days — 2.9% plus local at purchase, the Specific Ownership Tax annually after, and DR2409 for the ones you built yourself.