§ 42-3-233 — Special plates - Colorado state parks

Colorado § 42-3-233

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

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(1) On or after January 1,
2011, the department shall issue Colorado state parks 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 foundation for Colorado state parks 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 may apply for Colorado state parks special license plates 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 the foundation for
Colorado state parks or a successor organization, confirming that the person has
donated forty-four dollars to the foundation for Colorado state parks or a successor
organization. All moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (3) and all interest
and income earned on the investment of such moneys shall be expended on
Colorado state parks projects and shall not be used for the administration of the
foundation for Colorado state parks or a successor organization. The foundation for
Colorado state parks or a successor organization shall hold the moneys collected
pursuant to this subsection (3) in a separate account from all other moneys and
retain the records of the expenditures of moneys collected pursuant to this
subsection (3) for at least three years after the expenditure is made.

(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 Colorado state parks 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 Colorado state parks 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 Colorado state parks special license plates under this
subsection (5) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for
renewal of the personalized license plates. The fees imposed under this subsection
(5) are in addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for personalized Colorado
state parks special license plates.

(6) The department may stop issuing the Colorado state parks special
license plate if three thousand license plates are not issued by July 1, 2016. A
person who was issued a Colorado state parks special license plate on or before
July 1, 2016, may continue to use the plate after July 1, 2016.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-103), ch. 304, p. 1437, � 1, effective August 11. L. 2011: (6) amended, (HB 11-1236), ch. 98, p. 289, � 12, effective April 8.