§ 42-3-223 — Special plates - support the troops - retirement

(1) On or after
July 1, 2007, the department shall issue one or more sets of support the troops
special license plates to applicants under this section for passenger cars, trucks,
motorcycles, and noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed
sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.

(2) There is hereby established the United States support the troops special
license plate. The plate shall conform with standards established by the
department, and the plate shall feature the statement Support The Troops.

(3) (a) A person may apply for and shall be issued a support the troops
special license plate for a motor vehicle if the person pays the taxes and fees
required under this subsection (3) and provides a certificate issued by the nonprofit
organization selected by the adjutant general pursuant to subsection (4) of this
section showing that the person has donated twenty-five dollars to such
organization.

(b) The amount of the taxes and fees for support the troops special license
plates under this section is the same as the amount of the taxes and fees specified
for regular motor vehicle license plates plus a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars
for each motor vehicle for issuance of such license plates. The department shall
transmit the additional one-time fee to the highway users tax fund for allocation
and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(b), C.R.S.

(c) Upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) for
personalized license plates, the department may issue personalized support the
troops special license 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 special license
plates for the vehicle upon paying the fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) and
upon turning such existing plates in to the department as required by the
department. A person who has obtained personalized support the troops special
license plates under this paragraph (c) is required to pay the annual fee imposed by
section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for renewal of such personalized plates. The fees under this
paragraph (c) are in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for the special
license plates.

(4) The adjutant general, appointed pursuant to section 28-3-105, C.R.S.,
shall select a nonprofit organization that aids veterans, active service members, and
the families thereof to administer the donations collected pursuant to subsection
(3) of this section. The adjutant general shall select the organization in consultation
with the Colorado board of veterans affairs, created in section 28-5-702, C.R.S. The
organization shall use the moneys to aid veterans, active service members, and the
families thereof but may keep up to seven percent of the moneys for administrative
costs. The organization may use the moneys to aid veterans, active service
members, and the families thereof by making grants to or selecting other nonprofit
organizations to provide the aid so long as no more than seven percent of the
moneys are used for administrative costs. Once an organization is selected, it shall
continue to administer the funds unless good cause is shown for removal.

(5) Special license plates issued under this section shall be renewed in the
same manner as other license plates under section 42-3-113 or, for personalized
plates, under section 42-3-211.

(6) The special license plates authorized by this section shall not be renewed
unless such plates have been issued for at least three thousand vehicles by July 1,
2009.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1484, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2012: (2) amended, (SB 12-007), ch. 88, p. 289, � 3, effective April 6.