About Us

The Motor Vehicle Investigations Unit (MVIU) was established administratively in 1978 and codified in statute under Section 42-1-222, C.R.S. on July 1, 2004, and states “the Department shall establish a Motor Vehicle Investigations Unit to investigate and prevent fraud concerning the use of driver’s licenses, identification cards, motor vehicle titles and registrations, and other motor vehicle documents issued by the Department.  Such unit shall also assist victims of identity theft by means of such documents.

The State of Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Investigations Unit, currently consists of (10) full-time employees: (1) Chief of Investigations, (1) Supervisory Criminal Investigator II, (5) Criminal Investigator I’s, (1) Compliance Investigator I, (1) Administrative Assistant II and (1) Investigative Analyst. The Motor Vehicle Investigations Unit is located within the Department of Revenue's, Division of Motor Vehicles Support Services.

The Chief and (6) Criminal Investigators currently hold a Peace Officers Standard Training certification (P.O.S.T.) and have 138 years of combined law enforcement experience.