§ 42-3-266 — Special plates - one hundred fiftieth anniversary

Colorado § 42-3-266

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

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(1) Beginning
on or after August 1, 2023, and before August 1, 2027, 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. A person who
has been issued a license plate under this section may continue to use the plate
after August 1, 2027.

(2) (a) There is hereby established the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of
statehood license plate.

(b) The department shall hold a competition to design a special license plate
to commemorate the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Colorado becoming a
state. The department shall close the competition by February 1, 2023, and choose
a design by March 1, 2023.

(c) A person may apply for a one hundred fiftieth anniversary of statehood
license plate if the person pays the taxes and fees required under this section.

(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.

(4) A qualified applicant may apply to the department for personalized one
hundred fiftieth anniversary of statehood 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 qualified applicant complies with section
42-3-211. If a qualified 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 one hundred fiftieth anniversary of statehood 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) 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.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (HB 22-1388), ch. 475, p. 3462, � 6, effective January 1, 2023.