§ 42-3-251 — Special plates - aviation 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 aviation license plate. The department
may stop issuing the aviation license plate if fewer than three thousand license
plates are issued by July 1, 2022. A person who was issued an aviation 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 of the Colorado Aviation Business
Association, 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 aviation 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 aviation 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 17-1212), ch. 378, p. 1947, � 1, effective August 9.