Colorado § 42-3-212 Issuance of optional plates authorized - retirement

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-3-212 — Issuance of optional plates authorized - retirement

Colorado·Title 42 Vehicles and·Art. Registration, Taxation, and License Plates

(1)The department may issue optional license plates for passenger cars or trucks not over sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.

(2)Optional license plates shall have a background consisting of a graphic design representing the state flag of Colorado and shall consist of numbers or letters approved in accordance with rules of the department.

(3)An applicant may apply for personalized optional license plates. If the applicant complies with section 42-3-211, the department may issue such plates upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6) for personalized license plates. If the applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set of optional license plates for

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(1) The
department may issue optional license plates for passenger cars or trucks not over
sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.

(2) Optional license plates shall have a background consisting of a graphic
design representing the state flag of Colorado and shall consist of numbers or
letters approved in accordance with rules of the department.

(3) An applicant may apply for personalized optional license plates. If the
applicant complies with section 42-3-211, the department may issue such plates
upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6) for personalized
license plates. If the applicant has existing personalized license plates for a motor
vehicle, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new
set of optional license plates for the vehicle upon paying the fee imposed by
section 42-3-211 (6)(a) and upon turning in such existing plates to the department
as required by the department. A person who has obtained personalized optional
license plates under this subsection (3) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section
42-3-211 (6)(b) to renew such plates. The fees imposed by this subsection (3) shall
be in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for optional license plates.

(4) The amount of the taxes and fees for optional license plates shall be the
same as the amount of the taxes and fees specified for regular motor vehicle plates
plus an additional annual fee of twenty-five dollars. The additional fee shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users
tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(b),
C.R.S.

(5) All applications for optional license plates shall be made directly to the
department.

(6) The executive director of the department may prepare any special forms
and issue any rules necessary to implement this section.

(7) The optional license plates authorized by this section shall be retired
unless such plates have been issued for at least three thousand vehicles by July 1,
2007.

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