§ 42-3-261 — Special plates - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - short title

Colorado § 42-3-261

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

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(1) The
short title of this section is the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority License Plate Act.

(2) Beginning the earlier of January 1, 2023, 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.

(3) (a) There is hereby established the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license
plate.

(b) The department shall use a design that conforms to department
standards.

(4) A person may apply for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority license plate if
the person pays the taxes and fees required under this section and provides to the
department or an authorized agent evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the
applicant is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

(5) 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.

(6) An applicant may apply for personalized Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 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 (6) must pay the annual fee imposed by section
42-3-211 (6)(b) to renew the personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (6)
are in addition to all other applicable taxes and fees.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (HB 22-1103), ch. 269, p. 1947, � 2, effective August 10.