§ 42-3-247 — Special plates - emergency medical services (EMS)

Colorado § 42-3-247

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

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(1)
Beginning the earlier of January 1, 2015, or when the department is able to issue the
plates, the department shall issue 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) (a) There is hereby established the EMS license plate. The department
may stop issuing the EMS license plate if three thousand license plates are not
issued by July 1, 2019. A person who was issued an EMS license plate on or before
July 1, 2019, may continue to use the license plate after July 1, 2019, regardless of
whether the department stops issuing the special license plate.

(b) The emergency medical services association of Colorado may design the
special license plate, but the plate must conform with standards established by the
department.

(3) (a) A person may apply for an EMS license plate 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 emergency medical services
association of Colorado, or its successor organization, confirming that the applicant
has donated ten dollars to the emergency medical services association of Colorado.

(b) The emergency medical services association of Colorado, or its successor
organization, shall file with the department an annual statement verifying that it is a
nonprofit organization unless the department stops issuing the license plate.

(4) The amount of the taxes and fees for special license plates under this
section are the same as the amount of the taxes and fees 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 the license plate. The department shall
transmit the additional one-time fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fee
to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S.

(5) An applicant may apply for personalized EMS license plates. Upon
payment of the additional fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) for personalized
license plates, the department may issue the 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 EMS license plates for the vehicle upon paying the fee required by section
42-3-211 (6)(a) and upon turning in the existing plates to the department. A person
who has obtained personalized EMS license plates under this subsection (5) shall
pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for renewal of the
personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (5) are in addition to all other
applicable taxes and fees.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-036), ch. 334, p. 1486, � 1, effective August 6.