§ 42-1-210 — Authorized agents - legislative declaration - fee

(1) (a) (I)
Authorized agents are hereby designated as the authorized agents of the
department, under direction of the executive director of the department, for the
administration of articles 1, 3, 4, 6, and 12 of this title and rules adopted under those
articles relating to the performance of their duties; for the enforcement of section
42-6-139 relating to the registering and titling of motor vehicles; and for the
enforcement of section 38-29-120 relating to the titling of manufactured homes.

(II) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(a)(II) is effective until July 1,
2027. ] An authorized agent may appoint and employ such motor vehicle
registration and license clerks as are actually necessary in the issuance of motor
vehicle licenses and may retain for the purpose of defraying these expenses,
including mailing, a sum equal to four dollars per paid motor vehicle registration
and registration requiring a license plate or plates; individual temporary registration
number plates; or a validation tab, sticker, decal, or certificate as provided in
sections 42-3-201 and 42-3-203. This fee of four dollars applies to every
registration of a motor vehicle except motor vehicles that are specifically
exempted from payment of any registration fee by article 3 of this title 42, and is
required in addition to the annual registration fee prescribed by law for a motor
vehicle. When the department collects the fee, the department shall transfer the
fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle
services account created in section 42-1-211; except that, if the fee is collected by a
third-party provider, the department shall transmit the fee to the authorized agent
where the vehicle or special mobile machinery is registered. Authorized agents
serve under this part 2 without additional remuneration or fees, except as otherwise
provided in articles 1 to 6 of this title 42.

(II) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(a)(II) is effective July 1,
2027. ]

(A) An authorized agent may appoint and employ such motor vehicle registration
and license clerks as are actually necessary in the issuance of motor vehicle
licenses and may retain for the purpose of defraying these expenses, including
mailing, a sum equal to four dollars per paid motor vehicle registration and
registration requiring a license plate or plates; individual temporary registration
number plates; or a validation tab, sticker, decal, or certificate as provided in
sections 42-3-201 and 42-3-203. This fee of four dollars applies to every
registration of a motor vehicle except motor vehicles that are specifically
exempted from payment of any registration fee by article 3 of this title 42, and the
fee is required in addition to the annual registration fee prescribed by law for a
motor vehicle. The state treasurer shall credit the fee to the Colorado DRIVES
vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211; except that, if the fee is
collected by a third-party provider, the department shall transmit the fee to the
authorized agent where the vehicle or special mobile machinery is registered.
Authorized agents serve under this part 2 without additional remuneration or fees,
except as otherwise provided in articles 1 to 6 of this title 42.

(B) The department shall annually adjust for inflation the fee imposed in
subsection (1)(a)(II)(A) of this section; except that the department shall not raise the
fee by more than five percent per year or lower the fee. Inflation is measured by the
annual percentage increase in the United States department of labor's bureau of
labor statistics consumer price index, or a successor index, for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items paid for by urban consumers. The department may round the
fee to the nearest dollar.

(b) The fee established by subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply to a
shipping and handling fee for the mailing of a license plate, individual temporary
registration number plate, and certificate, decal, or validation tab or sticker
pursuant to section 42-3-105 (1)(a).

(2) The general assembly hereby finds that, since it is the government that
requires citizens to register, license, and undertake other actions concerning their
motor vehicles, it is thus the duty of government to provide convenient and easily
accessible motor vehicle services to the public.

(3) (a) An authorized agent is responsible for the preservation of title and
registration paperwork processed in the agent's office until each document has
been converted to a digital image and verified by the department.

(b) The department is responsible for the preservation of title and
registration paperwork digitally stored in Colorado DRIVES.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2108, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1053, � 5, effective September 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 136, � 1, effective March 30; (1) amended, p. 1019, � 2, effective May 27. L. 2000: (1)(b) amended, p. 824, � 1, effective May 24. L. 2001: (1)(a) amended, p. 269, � 18, effective November 15. L. 2003: (1)(a) amended, p. 562, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2005: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 1171, � 4, effective August 8. L. 2007: (1)(a) amended, p. 976, � 1, effective September 1. L. 2017: (1) amended and (3) added, (HB 17-1107), ch. 101, p. 359, � 3, effective August 9. L. 2018: (1)(a)(II) amended, (HB 18-1299), ch. 297, p. 1809, � 3, effective July 1, 2019. L. 2025: (1)(a)(II) amended, (HB 25-1189), ch. 395, p. 2226, � 1, effective July 1, 2027.