§ 42-3-235 — Livery license plates - luxury limousines

Colorado § 42-3-235

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

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(1) The livery license
plate is hereby established. The plate consists of red letters on a white background
and features the words Colorado across the top and Livery across the bottom of
the plate.

(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d) of this subsection (2), a
person providing luxury limousine service under article 10.1 of title 40, C.R.S., shall
register the motor vehicle used for such purposes pursuant to this article and
display livery license plates on the vehicle. Upon registration, the department shall
issue livery license plates for the vehicles in accordance with this section. The
department shall not issue a livery license plate unless the person either submits a
verification document issued pursuant to section 40-10.1-303, C.R.S., or the public
utilities commission electronically verifies the authorization to provide luxury
limousine service under section 40-10.1-303, C.R.S.

(b) A person providing luxury limousine service under article 10.1 of title 40,
C.R.S., may provide such services without registering the motor vehicle or using
livery license plates if the motor vehicle is rented, but the person shall not provide
such services using a rented motor vehicle for more than thirty days.

(c) Repealed.

(d) If a motor vehicle is used to provide both taxicab services and luxury
limousine services, the department shall issue the motor vehicle a taxicab license
plate in accordance with section 42-3-236.

(3) Upon payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) for
personalized license plates, the department may issue personalized livery license
plates if the applicant complies with section 42-3-211. If an applicant has existing
personalized license plates, the applicant may transfer the combination of letters
or numbers to a new set of special livery license plates upon paying the fee
imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) and upon turning the existing plates in to the
department. A person who has obtained personalized livery license plates under
this subsection (3) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for
renewal of such personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (3) are in
addition to all other taxes and fees imposed for the livery license plates.

(4) No person shall operate a motor vehicle with a livery license plate or
temporary livery license plate unless the motor vehicle to which the plates are
attached is required by subsection (2) of this section to bear livery license plates. A
person who violates this section commits a class B traffic infraction, punishable by
a fine of seventy-five dollars.

(5) If the person who owns the motor vehicle with livery plates is not the
same person under whose authority the motor vehicle operates pursuant to article
10.1 of title 40, C.R.S., the person with such authority may request that the
department of revenue require the plate to be replaced. Upon a request being
made, the department shall require the owner to return the livery license plate and
be issued a new license plate.

(6) This section is effective January 1, 2011.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1161), ch. 319, p. 1484, � 2, effective August 11. L. 2011: (2)(a) amended and (2)(d) added, (HB 11-1234), ch. 142, p. 496, � 3, effective July 1; (2)(a), (2)(b), and (5) amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 424, � 23, effective August 10.