(1)Beginning January
1, 2007, the department shall issue special license plates to qualified applicants in
accordance with this section for motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks, and
noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed sixteen thousand
pounds empty weight.
(2)(a) There is hereby established the support public education special
license plate.
(b)The design for the special license plate shall conform with standards
established by the department and shall be subject to the department's approval.
(3)(a) A person may apply for a support public education special license
plate if the person pays the taxes and fees required under this section and provides
to the department or an authorized agent a certificate, issued by impact on
education, inc., Colorado
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(1) Beginning January
1, 2007, the department shall issue special license plates to qualified applicants in
accordance with this section for motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks, and
noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed sixteen thousand
pounds empty weight.
(2) (a) There is hereby established the support public education special
license plate.
(b) The design for the special license plate shall conform with standards
established by the department and shall be subject to the department's approval.
(3) (a) A person may apply for a support public education special license
plate if the person pays the taxes and fees required under this section and provides
to the department or an authorized agent a certificate, issued by impact on
education, inc., Colorado legacy foundation, or either entity's successor, confirming
that the person has donated twenty dollars to either organization or either entity's
successor. When receiving the donation, impact on education, inc., Colorado legacy
foundation, or either entity's successor shall ask the donor to specify in writing
which nonprofit education organization qualified under paragraph (c) of this
subsection (3) should receive the moneys. Impact on education, inc., Colorado
legacy foundation, or either entity's successor shall compile and provide to the
donor and the department a list of organizations that the entity has verified qualify
for donations under paragraph (c) of this subsection (3).
(b) Impact on education, inc., Colorado legacy foundation, or either entity's
successor shall use the moneys collected under this subsection (3) to support
programs that focus on student learning in public schools located in Colorado.
(c) Impact on education, inc., Colorado legacy foundation, or either entity's
successor shall transmit the entire donation to the nonprofit education organization
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) if the organization:
(I) Exists;
(II) Is affiliated with a school district or the state charter institute;
(III) Is a nonprofit entity exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to
section 501 (c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
(IV) Agrees to spend all of the donation on programs that focus on student
learning in Colorado.
(d) Impact on education, inc., Colorado legacy foundation, or either entity's
successor shall not use the moneys collected under this subsection (3) to support
political parties, candidates for public office, ballot initiatives, referenda, or any
other political activities.
(4) The amount of the taxes and fees for the support public education
special license plates under this section is the same as the amount of the taxes and
fees specified for regular motor vehicle license plates; except that the department
shall collect a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars for issuance or replacement of
each such license plate. The department shall transmit the additional one-time fee
to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund
created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S.
(5) An applicant may apply for personalized support public education special
license plates. Upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211
(6)(a) for personalized license plates, the department may issue such plates if the
applicant complies with section 42-3-211. If an 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 support public education special license plates
for the vehicle upon payment of the fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6) and upon
turning in such existing plates to the department. A person who has obtained
personalized support public education special license plates under this subsection
(5) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6) for renewal of such
personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (5) are in addition to all other
taxes and fees imposed for personalized support public education special license
plates.
(6) The department may stop issuing the support public education special
license plate if three thousand license plates are not issued by July 1, 2016. A
person who was issued a support public education special license plate on or
before July 1, 2016, may continue to use the plate after July 1, 2016.