Can I own one here
Owning one in Weld County.
On your own land, yes
Owning a kei truck and working it on a ranch, a farm, a mine or private property does not depend on a road title. Some states still ask for a title or an off road registration.
A 25 year truck on the road
Road use opens later. Colorado made kei vehicles a legal road class in 2025 and title and registration open on 1 January 2028.
A newer governed truck
Off highway vehicle. From 1 January 2028 Colorado names it a kei off-road vehicle, an off-highway vehicle under the Certificate of Title Act, titled at the county motor vehicle office.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Weld County.
Towns only. Keenesburg and Milliken open their own streets to OHVs and UTVs, most other Weld towns keep them off and the county code opens no county road.
In town Some
- To confirm Ault. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read.
- Closed Berthoud. Operating an OHV on any public street, road, highway, sidewalk, trail, park, public lot or right of way is unlawful and a public nuisance. The only exceptions are crossing a town street from one county road to another where county roads allow OHVs, a town emergency declaration and farm use. Berthoud Code 17.19, Ordinance No. 1385 of 9 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Brighton. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Brighton Municipal Code, Supplement 26 Update 2, online 11 August 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Dacono. Operating any all-terrain vehicle, registered or not, on any public street, road, highway, right of way, alley, sidewalk, lot or park in the city is unlawful. Dacono Municipal Code 8-5, Supplement 35, online 15 May 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Eaton. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Eaton Municipal Code, Supplement 16, online 5 May 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Erie. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Erie Code of Ordinances, Supplement 21, online 10 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Evans. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Evans Municipal Code, Supplement 29, online 20 October 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Firestone. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Firestone Municipal Code, Supplement 38, online 14 May 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Fort Lupton. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Fort Lupton Municipal Code, Supplement 29, online 4 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Frederick. The current code opens no street to OHVs. Ordinances 602, 851 and 854, all titled off-highway vehicles and the last from 2006, no longer appear in the code. Frederick Municipal Code as published on frederick.municipal.codes, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Garden City. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Garden City Municipal Code, Supplement 7, online 12 March 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Gilcrest. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Gilcrest Municipal Code, Supplement 25, online 27 June 2024, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Greeley. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Greeley Municipal Code, Supplement 6 Update 1, online 7 July 2026, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Grover. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read.
- Closed Hudson. Section 8-1 bars any all-terrain vehicle from every highway, roadway and sidewalk in town. Hudson Municipal Code 8-1, Supplement 9, online 13 July 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Johnstown. No OHV may run on any town street or town property, and section 8-102(b) says no OHV routes are designated in the town. Johnstown Code Chapter 8 Article VIII, sections 8-101 to 8-104, read 28 October 2026
- Open Keenesburg. OHVs may run on all public roads in town except the state highway system and the interstate. Keenesburg Municipal Code Chapter 8 Article V, Ordinance 2025-03, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Kersey. Section 8-73 reads that no person shall operate any off-highway vehicle in the town limits, and the route sections of the article are reserved. Kersey Municipal Code Chapter 8 Article IV, Ordinance No. 2024-0004 of 8 October 2024, read 28 October 2026
- Closed La Salle. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. La Salle Municipal Code, Supplement 4, online 1 July 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Lochbuie. No OHV route. Section 10-12-10 bars motorbikes, minibikes and four wheeled open all-terrain vehicles on public and private property in town. Lochbuie Municipal Code, Supplement 17, online 9 February 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Longmont. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Longmont Code of Ordinances, Supplement 9, online 1 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Mead. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Mead Municipal Code, Supplement 20, online 29 July 2025, read 28 October 2026
- Open Milliken. Registered UTVs may run on all public roads in town, which the code names lawful UTV routes, except posted roads and the state highways, SH 60 and SH 257, which may be crossed only. Milliken Municipal Code Chapter 8 Article V, Ordinance 829 of 22 October 2025, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Northglenn. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read. Northglenn's code is not hosted on the code libraries searched.
- Closed Nunn. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Nunn Code of Ordinances, recodification online 29 March 2024, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Pierce. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Pierce Municipal Code, Supplement 4, online 5 May 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Platteville. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Platteville Code of Ordinances, Supplement 2, online 17 February 2026, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Raymer (New Raymer). No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read.
- Closed Severance. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Severance Municipal Code, Supplement 15, online 29 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Thornton. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Thornton Code of Ordinances, Supplement 65, online 18 August 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Timnath. No OHV route. The golf cart article, 8-4-10, leaves ATVs and utility terrain vehicles out of the golf cart definition. Timnath Municipal Code, Supplement 12, online 9 March 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Windsor. Operating an OHV on any town street, alley, roadway, highway, shoulder, sidewalk, path, trail, park or right of way is unlawful, and section 8-12-20(b) says no OHV routes are designated in the town. Windsor Charter and Municipal Code Chapter 8 Article XII, Ordinance 2025-1728, read 28 October 2026
County roads Closed
No county act opening a county road to OHVs was found, so county roads stay closed under C.R.S. 33-14.5-108 except for farm use and crossings. The Weld County Charter and County Code, Supplement 96 online 8 October 2026, was searched and names no OHV route. Weld County Charter and County Code, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- No segment is open to travel along. Crossing only, under the statewide crossing rule. C.R.S. 33-14.5-108.5; no CDOT Transportation Commission resolution names a state highway in this county, read 28 October 2026
Getting one here
From Japan to Weld County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 1,100 road miles.
- The Port of Oakland, about 1,200 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 1,200 road miles.
How to import a mini truck, step by step.
A newer off road truck never lands in California. It comes in through Tacoma or by way of Houston.
Trucks travel in containers, one to a 20 foot box with room for parts or three to a 40 foot box.
Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2.
The ground
Weld County, counted.
30 active surface mines and quarries work Weld County's ground. Weld County has 3,881 farms and 1,342 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Weld County averages 32 inches of snow a year.
Areas
The areas Weld County is part of.
Importing a kei truck
The essentials, in short.
A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 31 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.
Two lanes
A road truck must be 25 years old by its own build date. A newer truck comes in only as governed off road equipment with a certified engine.
The 25 percent duty
Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty at the port, whatever its age.
The paperwork
The customs entry and the two federal declarations, DOT Form HS-7 and EPA Form 3520-1, travel with the truck to your title office.
The title
Keep every stamped paper with the truck. Your state title office asks to see them.
News for Colorado Colorado's kei vehicle class, and the two dates that matter
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