Can I own one here
Owning one in Adams 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 Adams County.
To confirm. No street or county road in Adams County was found open to OHVs, Aurora and Bennett ban them and Northglenn's code and the county's own code were not read.
In town To confirm
- Closed Arvada. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Arvada Code of Ordinances, Supplement 67, online 27 August 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Aurora. City Code 134-219 makes it unlawful to operate an OHV on any public road or highway in the city, and 134-218 designates no OHV area. Aurora City Code Chapter 134 Article V, Off-Highway Vehicles, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Bennett. The town's Model Traffic Code adds section 109.7, golf cars, mini-bikes, UTVs and ATVs prohibited. Bennett Municipal Code 8-1-20, Supplement 35, online 12 October 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 Commerce City. No OHV route. ATVs may use city sidewalks only to clear snow. Commerce City Municipal Code, Supplement 29, online 30 April 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Federal Heights. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Federal Heights Code of Ordinances, Supplement 43, online 22 September 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
- 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 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 Westminster. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Westminster Code of Ordinances, Supplement 13 Update 1, online 20 October 2026, 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. Adams County's Municode entry has no code behind it and the county's own code was not read.
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 Adams County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 1,000 road miles.
- The Port of Oakland, about 1,100 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
Adams County, counted.
Adams County has 877 farms and 200 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. 1 active surface mine or quarry works Adams County's ground. Adams County averages 41 inches of snow a year.
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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