§ 42-3-232 — Special plates - donate life

Colorado § 42-3-232

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 42: Vehicles and
• Art.: Registration, Taxation, and License Plates

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(1) On or after January 1, 2010, the
department shall issue donate life special license plates to qualified applicants in
accordance with this section for motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks, or
noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed sixteen thousand
pounds empty weight.

(2) The American transplant foundation, inc., may design the special license
plates. The design for the special license plates shall conform with standards
established by the department and shall be subject to the department's approval.

(3) A person shall be issued donate life special license plates if the person
pays the taxes and fees required under this section.

(4) The amount of the taxes and fees for 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 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 donate life 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 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 donate life special license plates for the vehicle
upon payment of the fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6) and upon turning in the
existing plates to the department. A person who has obtained personalized donate
life special license plates under this subsection (5) shall pay the annual fee
imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for renewal of personalized license plates. The
fees imposed under this subsection (5) are in addition to all other taxes and fees
imposed for personalized donate life special license plates.

(6) (a) The department shall retire the donate life special license plate if
three thousand license plates are not issued by July 1, 2016. A person who was
issued a donate life special license plate on or before July 1, 2016, may continue to
use the plate after July 1, 2016.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB 11-1236), ch. 98, p. 289, � 11,
effective April 8, 2011.)

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1347), ch. 357, p. 1860, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2011: (6) amended, (HB 11-1236), ch. 98, p. 289, � 11, effective April 8.