Colorado § 42-3-236 Taxicab license plates - taxicabs

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-3-236 — Taxicab license plates - taxicabs

Colorado § 42-3-236

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Registration, Taxation, and License Plates

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-3-236 (2026).

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(1)The taxicab license plate is hereby established. The plate consists of black letters on a yellow background and features the words Colorado across the top and taxicab across the bottom of the plate.

(2)A person that is authorized to provide taxicab service or large-market taxicab service under article 10.1 of title 40 shall register a motor vehicle used for taxicab purposes under this article 3 and display taxicab license plates on the vehicle. Upon registration, the department shall issue taxicab license plates for the vehicle in accordance with this section. The department shall not issue a taxicab license plate unless the person either submits a verification document or the public utilities commission electronically verifies the authorization as provided in section 40-10

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(1) The taxicab license plate is
hereby established. The plate consists of black letters on a yellow background and
features the words Colorado across the top and taxicab across the bottom of
the plate.

(2) A person that is authorized to provide taxicab service or large-market
taxicab service under article 10.1 of title 40 shall register a motor vehicle used for
taxicab purposes under this article 3 and display taxicab license plates on the
vehicle. Upon registration, the department shall issue taxicab license plates for the
vehicle in accordance with this section. The department shall not issue a taxicab
license plate unless the person either submits a verification document or the public
utilities commission electronically verifies the authorization as provided in section
40-10.1-207.

(3) Repealed.

(4) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with a taxicab license plate or
temporary taxicab license plate unless the motor vehicle to which the plates are
attached is required by subsection (2) of this section to bear taxicab license plates.

(5) If the person who owns the motor vehicle with taxicab license plates is
not the person under whose authority the motor vehicle operates under article 10.1
of title 40, the person with the authority may request that the department require
the plate to be replaced. Within thirty days after receiving the request, the
department shall require the owner of the motor vehicle to return the taxicab
license plate and be issued a new license plate. The owner of the motor vehicle
shall surrender the taxicab license plate to the department within ten days after
receiving notice from the department unless the owner of the motor vehicle obtains
authority to operate a taxicab under part 2 or 7 of article 10.1 of title 40, either
directly or as an agent, and either the person submits a verification document or the
public utilities commission electronically verifies the authorization as provided in
section 40-10.1-207.

(6) A person who violates this section commits a class B traffic infraction,
punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars.

(7) This section is effective January 1, 2012.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11-1234), ch. 142, p. 496, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2018: (2) and (5) amended, (HB 18-1320), ch. 363, p. 2170, � 11, effective August 8.