How to Fill Out and Submit Colorado Form DR-2444: Statement of Fact

The Colorado DR-2444 Statement of Fact is a one-page sworn declaration you file with your county clerk to correct a discrepancy in a vehicle’s title or registration paperwork. You use it when the documents you’re submitting don’t match what the state’s records show or what the vehicle actually is: a misspelled name, a wrong VIN digit, an incorrect odometer reading, a missing bill of sale, or a purchase price that needs explaining. You download it free from the Colorado DMV website, fill in the vehicle details and a short explanation of the problem, and sign under penalty of perjury.¹

When You Need to File a DR-2444

A county clerk will ask for the form any time the paperwork you bring in doesn’t line up with the state’s records or with the vehicle itself. The form has pre-printed prompts for the two most routine corrections, which tells you how common these fixes are.

Your name on the title assignment is misspelled, or your legal name has changed since the title was issued.
The seller wrote down the wrong mileage during transfer. Federal law requires an accurate odometer disclosure whenever a vehicle changes hands, so a known error should not be left in place.²
A digit was transposed in the VIN on an out-of-state title or a handwritten bill of sale.
You don’t have a bill of sale, or yours is missing the purchase price and date.
You bought the vehicle well below book value (a family sale, or a car in poor condition) and the county has questioned the reported price for sales-tax purposes.
Your prior ownership documents are lost or unavailable. In some cases this leads into the bonded-title process described further down.

How to Fill Out the Form

Download the current version (dated 09/12/25) from the Colorado DMV site, or pick up a blank at any county clerk’s motor-vehicle office.¹ The form is short, but each field ties your sworn statement to a specific vehicle in the state database.

Vehicle Information Block

At the top, enter the seventeen-digit VIN, year, make, and title number. Copy the VIN directly from the dashboard plate or door-jamb sticker rather than from a document you suspect is wrong. If the vehicle already has a Colorado title, use that title number; if you’re working from an out-of-state title, use whatever title number that document shows.

Pre-Printed Correction Lines

Two fixes have their own dedicated lines on the form. One reads “My name is incorrect on the assignment of title; the correct spelling is:” followed by a line for your legal name. The other reads “My actual purchase date/price is:” where you fill in the date and dollar amount.¹ Use those lines when they fit; they tell the clerk immediately what kind of correction you’re making.

The Narrative

Below the pre-printed fields is an open text area for your written explanation. Keep it factual and chronological: what happened, when, and why the primary documents don’t reflect reality. Skip the legal language and the emotion. Clerks process these constantly and want the short version. If you’re correcting an odometer figure, note the incorrect number, the correct number, and how the mistake occurred.

The “No Fraud Intended” Checkbox

The form includes a checkbox labeled “No Fraud Intended.” Check it when your correction involves something that could otherwise look suspicious, such as a purchase price far below market value or a large odometer discrepancy. It’s a formal acknowledgment built into the form that flags your correction as good-faith.¹

Signing and the Perjury Language

Your signature, printed name, and the date go at the bottom. By signing, you certify “under penalty of perjury in the second degree” that what you’ve written is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.¹ The form does not require notarization; the perjury-under-oath language carries the legal weight. If more than one owner is on the title, each owner involved in the transaction should sign or submit a separate DR-2444.

Perjury in the second degree is a Class 2 misdemeanor under Colorado law. It applies when someone makes a materially false statement, under a legally required oath, with intent to mislead a public servant.³ Write only what you genuinely believe to be true.

Where to Submit and What It Costs

Submit the completed DR-2444 to your county clerk and recorder’s motor-vehicle office along with the title or registration paperwork it supports. The statement almost always travels with a larger transaction (a title application, a registration renewal, a duplicate-title request), so bring the full packet together.

Most county offices take paperwork in person, by mail, and through drop boxes. Some counties, like Boulder County, require appointments for in-person visits, so check your county’s website first.⁴ If you mail your documents, include a check for any fees and a way to reach you if the clerk has questions.

The DR-2444 itself has no filing fee. You pay whatever the underlying transaction requires. A standard Colorado title costs $7.20, a duplicate title runs $8.20, and a dealer resale title is $25.⁵ These amounts are set by state statute and are consistent across counties.

Once the clerk accepts your statement, it becomes a permanent part of the vehicle’s title file, and the state issues an updated title or registration with the corrected information. Keep a copy of everything you turned in. If a future buyer or lender ever questions the vehicle’s history, your copy shows the correction went through proper channels.

Signing Through a Power of Attorney

If the vehicle owner can’t sign in person, an agent can handle the paperwork using Form DR 2175, Colorado’s Power of Attorney for Motor Vehicle Only. That form lets a grantor appoint someone to apply for titles, register vehicles, transfer ownership, and record or release liens.⁶

A few rules apply. The DR 2175 must be notarized and must include a termination date. For a title transfer that also involves an odometer disclosure, the original power of attorney must be surrendered; a certified copy won’t work for that purpose. And if one person needs to sign as both buyer and seller on an odometer disclosure, the DR 2175 cannot be used. That situation calls for the DR 2174, the Secure Power of Attorney.⁶

The DR-2444 in a Bonded Title

When a vehicle’s ownership documents are missing entirely and can’t be recovered, Colorado uses a bonded-title process. You buy a surety bond for one and a half times the vehicle’s current market value; if no one challenges your ownership within a set period, the bond is released and you hold a clean title. The vehicle must be in Colorado and in your possession before you can start.⁷

The DR-2444 has a specific job inside that process. To set the bond amount, you pull a retail-value printout from Kelley Blue Book or the NADA Official Used Car Guide, circle the value you’re using, and submit a DR-2444 stating that you “desire to use the amount listed as the current retail market value.” The printout plus the sworn statement is what the state uses to set the bond.⁸ The full bonded-title packet is laid out on Form DR 2922, and the DR-2444 is one required piece of it.

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Colorado Department of Revenue. DR 2444 – Statement of Fact
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Office of the Law Revision Counsel. 49 USC 32705 – Disclosure Requirements on Transfer of Motor Vehicles
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Justia Law. Colorado Code 18-8-503 – Perjury in the Second Degree
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Boulder County. Titles
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Larimer County. Vehicle Licensing Taxes and Fees
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Colorado Department of Revenue. Power of Attorney for Motor Vehicle Only
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Colorado Department of Revenue – Motor Vehicle. Bonding for Title
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Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles. State of Colorado Title or Salvage Title Established by Surety Bond