§ 42-3-250 — Special plates - Pueblo chile license plate

(1) Beginning on the
earlier of September 1, 2018, 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 Pueblo chile license plate. The
department may stop issuing the Pueblo chile license plate if fewer than three
thousand license plates are issued by July 1, 2022. A person who was issued a
Pueblo chile license plate on or before July 1, 2022, may continue to use the license
plate after July 1, 2022, regardless of whether the department stops issuing the
special license plate.

(b) The department shall use a design from an association of Pueblo chile
growers, but the design must conform to department standards and be approved by
the department.

(3) 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 for regular motor vehicle
license plates; except that the department shall collect an additional 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.

(4) An applicant may apply for personalized Pueblo chile 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 Pueblo chile 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 license plates under this
subsection (4) shall pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) for
renewal of the personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (4) are in
addition to all other applicable taxes and fees.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1012), ch. 142, p. 472, � 1, effective April 18.