§ 42-6-137 — Fees

(1) (a) Upon filing with the authorized agent an application
for a certificate of title, the applicant shall pay to the agent a fee of seven dollars
and twenty cents, which shall be in addition to the fees for the registration of such
motor vehicle. If the additional fee of seven dollars and twenty cents is collected by
a third-party provider, as defined in section 42-1-102, the provider shall collect and
remit the fee to the department, who shall transmit the fee to the authorized agent.

(b) Repealed.

(2) Upon the receipt by an authorized agent of a mortgage for filing under
section 42-6-121, 42-6-125, or 42-6-129, the filer shall pay the authorized agent the
fees that are imposed by law for the filing of like instruments in the office of the
county clerk and recorder and, in addition, a fee of seven dollars and twenty cents
for the issuance or recording of the certificate of title and the notation of the
existence of the mortgage. If the additional fee of seven dollars and twenty cents is
collected by a third-party provider, as defined in section 42-1-102, the provider shall
collect and remit the fee to the department, who shall transmit the fee to the
authorized agent.

(3) Upon application to the authorized agent to have noted or recorded on a
certificate of title the extension of a mortgage described in the certificate of title
and noted or recorded on the certificate, such authorized agent shall receive a fee
of one dollar and fifty cents.

(4) Upon the release and satisfaction of a mortgage and upon application to
the authorized agent for the notation on the certificate of title pursuant to section
42-6-125, such authorized agent shall be paid a fee of seven dollars and twenty
cents.

(5) For the issuance of a copy of a recorded certificate of title, except as may
be otherwise provided in this part 1, the authorized agent shall be paid a fee of eight
dollars and twenty cents. If the department assigns a new identifying number to
any motor vehicle, the fee charged for such assignment shall be three dollars and
fifty cents.

(6) Upon filing with the director or authorized agent an application for a
certificate of title, a motor or off-highway vehicle dealer who applies to receive a
certificate of title shall pay to the director or authorized agent a fee of twenty-five
dollars.

(7) An authorized agent shall, if possible, provide the following recording of
titles on the same day as the date of request by an applicant:

(a) A title issued because of a transfer of a motor or off-highway vehicle
currently titled in Colorado;

(b) A title issued for a new motor or off-highway vehicle upon filing of a
manufacturer's statement of origin without liens; and

(c) Any other title issued or recorded by the director or the authorized agent.
The director and authorized agents shall take into account the best service for
citizens in the most cost-effective manner, the use of electronic issuance of titles,
and consideration of the business plan for issuing titles at county offices.

(8) Notwithstanding the amount specified for any fee in this section, the
director by rule or as otherwise provided by law may reduce the amount of one or
more of the fees if necessary pursuant to section 24-75-402 (3), C.R.S., to reduce
the uncommitted reserves of the fund to which all or any portion of one or more of
the fees is credited. After the uncommitted reserves of the fund are sufficiently
reduced, the director by rule or as otherwise provided by law may increase the
amount of one or more of the fees as provided in section 24-75-402 (4), C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2465, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (5) amended, p. 800, � 1, effective July 1. L. 98: (8) added, p. 1359, � 115, effective June 1; (1), (2), and (5) amended and (7) added, p. 928, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (2), (3), (5), IP(7), and (7)(c) amended, p. 1669, � 28, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2001: (1), (2), and (5) amended, p. 814, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1)(b)(III) amended, p. 951, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 1978, � 4, effective May 22. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 821, � 26, effective August 8. L. 2013: (2), (6), (7)(a), and (7)(b) amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2393, � 32, effective June 5. L. 2018: (1)(a) and (2) amended, (HB 18-1299), ch. 297, p. 1814, � 13, effective July 1, 2019. L. 2022: (6) amended, (HB 22-1388), ch. 475, p. 3465, � 13, effective January 1, 2023.