§ 42-3-265 — Special plates - epilepsy awareness

(1) On 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.

(2) (a) There is hereby established the epilepsy awareness license plate.

(b) The department shall use a design from an organization designated under
subsection (3)(a) of this section, but the design must conform to department
standards and be approved by the department.

(3) (a) At least once every five years, the department shall designate an
organization to qualify applicants to be issued the epilepsy awareness license
plate. The organization must:

(I) Be headquartered in Colorado;

(II) Have been in existence for at least five years;

(III) Be a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation;

(IV) Provide education to the public about epilepsy, seizures, and seizure first
aid care;

(V) Offer programs for youth and adults with epilepsy; and

(VI) Fund services and support for those affected by epilepsy in Colorado.

(b) A person may apply for an epilepsy awareness 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 organization designated under
subsection (3)(a) of this section confirming that the applicant has made a donation
to the organization. The organization may establish a minimum donation amount to
qualify for the license plate. The organization shall use each donation to support
those affected by epilepsy in Colorado.

(c) To qualify applicants to have an epilepsy awareness license plate, the
organization designated under subsection (3)(a) of this section must file with the
department an annual statement verifying that it is a nonprofit organization.

(4) 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.

(5) An applicant may apply for personalized epilepsy awareness 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 epilepsy awareness 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 (5) must pay the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211
(6)(b) to renew the personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (5) are in
addition to all other applicable taxes and fees.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (HB 22-1014), ch. 256, p. 1886, � 1, effective August 10.