Colorado § 42-3-259 Electric vehicle license plates

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-3-259 — Electric vehicle license plates

Colorado § 42-3-259

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Registration, Taxation, and License Plates

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-3-259 (2026).

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(1)The electric vehicle license plate is hereby established. On or after January 1, 2022, the department shall design the plate to indicate that the motor vehicle to which the plate is attached is an electric motor vehicle.

(2)(a) Upon registering an electric motor vehicle, the department shall issue electric vehicle license plates for the motor vehicle unless the owner elects to use different license plates in accordance with subsection (2)(b) of this section. An owner that is issued the plates shall display the plates on the electric motor vehicle in accordance with section 42-3-202.

(b)The owner of the electric motor vehicle may elect to use different license plates issued under this article 3 or the rules promulgated under this article 3, not including the license plates

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(1) The electric vehicle license
plate is hereby established. On or after January 1, 2022, the department shall design
the plate to indicate that the motor vehicle to which the plate is attached is an
electric motor vehicle.

(2) (a) Upon registering an electric motor vehicle, the department shall issue
electric vehicle license plates for the motor vehicle unless the owner elects to use
different license plates in accordance with subsection (2)(b) of this section. An
owner that is issued the plates shall display the plates on the electric motor vehicle
in accordance with section 42-3-202.

(b) The owner of the electric motor vehicle may elect to use different license
plates issued under this article 3 or the rules promulgated under this article 3, not
including the license plates issued in accordance with section 42-3-203. If this
article 3 or the rules promulgated under this article 3 require different license
plates to be issued for a motor vehicle, the department shall issue the different
license plates for the motor vehicle. If an electric motor vehicle is not issued
electric vehicle license plates, the owner shall use the decal issued in section 42-3-304 (25) to identify the electric motor vehicle.

(3) Except as provided in section 42-3-304 (25), the amount of the taxes and
fees for the electric vehicle license plates issued under this section is the same as
the amount of the taxes and fees for regular motor vehicle license plates.

(4) An owner may apply for personalized electric vehicle 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 electric vehicle license plates for the electric motor vehicle upon paying the
fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) and upon turning in the existing plates to the
department. An owner that has obtained personalized license plates under this
subsection (4) must 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.