§ 42-3-234 — Special plates - adopt a shelter pet

Colorado § 42-3-234

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

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(1) Beginning the earlier of
January 1, 2011, or when the department is able to issue the plates created by this
section, 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 adopt a shelter pet 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 person may apply for an adopt a shelter pet special license plate 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 the following fees
and donations:

(a) A one-time, twenty-five-dollar fee for issuance or replacement of the
license plate, which fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit
the same to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S.;

(b) A one-time, thirty-dollar donation for issuance or replacement of the
license plate, which donation shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall
credit the same to the adopt a shelter pet account in the pet overpopulation fund
created in section 35-80-116.5, C.R.S.; and

(c) An annual twenty-five-dollar license plate renewal donation, which
donation shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to
the adopt a shelter pet account in the pet overpopulation fund created in section
35-80-116.5, C.R.S.; except that the department and its authorized agents may
retain the portion of the donation necessary to offset implementing this paragraph
(c), up to a maximum of two dollars.

(5) An applicant may apply for personalized adopt a shelter pet 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 adopt a shelter pet 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
adopt a shelter pet special license plates under this subsection (5) shall pay the
annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for renewal of such personalized
plates. The fees under this subsection (5) are in addition to all other taxes and fees
imposed for personalized adopt a shelter pet special license plates.

(6) (a) The department shall retire the adopt a shelter pet license plate if
three thousand plates are not issued by July 1, 2016. A person who was issued an
adopt a shelter pet 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, � 13,
effective April 8, 2011.)

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1214), ch. 394, p. 1872, � 3, effective August 11. L. 2011: (6) amended, (HB 11-1236), ch. 98, p. 289, � 13, effective April 8.