Can I own one here
Owning one in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County.
To confirm. No street or county road in Arapahoe County was found open to OHVs, and the codes of Deer Trail, Foxfield, Littleton and the county were not read.
In town To confirm
- 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 Bow Mar. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Bow Mar Municipal Code, Supplement 8, online 3 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Centennial. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Centennial Municipal Code, Supplement 26 Update 3, online 25 August 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Cherry Hills Village. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Cherry Hills Village Municipal Code, Supplement 36, online 24 August 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Columbine Valley. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Columbine Valley Code of Ordinances, recodification online 27 May 2025, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Deer Trail. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read.
- Closed Englewood. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Englewood Code of Ordinances, Supplement 66, online 19 August 2026, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Foxfield. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read.
- Closed Glendale. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Glendale Municipal Code on eCode360, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Greenwood Village. No OHV route. The Model Traffic Code amendment in 8-1-30 keeps OHVs off paths, trails and sidewalks. Greenwood Village Municipal Code, Supplement 10 Update 1, online 28 May 2026, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Littleton. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read. Littleton's code is not hosted on the code libraries searched.
- Closed Sheridan. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Sheridan Code of Ordinances, Supplement 21 Update 1, online 15 July 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. Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe 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
Arapahoe County, counted.
Arapahoe County has 607 farms and 241 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Arapahoe County averages 49 inches of snow a year. Arapahoe County is mostly urban, with 2 percent of its people outside urban areas.
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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