C.R.S. Section 42-3-203
Standardized plates

  • notice of funding through gifts, grants, and donations
  • rules
  • repeal

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Unless otherwise authorized by statute, the department shall issue all Class C vehicles a single type of standardized license plate. Unless otherwise authorized by statute, the department shall issue all Class B vehicles, except recreational trucks, a single type of standardized license plate.

(b)

Repealed.

(2)

An owner who has applied for renewal of registration of a vehicle but who has not received the number plates or plate for the ensuing registration period may operate or permit the operation of such vehicle upon the highways, upon displaying the number plates or plate issued for the preceding registration period, for such time as determined by the department as it may find necessary for issuance of such new plates.
(3)(a)(I) The department may issue individual temporary registration number plates and certificates good for a period not to exceed sixty days upon application by an owner of a motor vehicle or the owner’s agent and the payment of a registration fee of two dollars, one dollar and sixty cents to be retained by the authorized agent or department issuing the plates and certificates and the remainder to be remitted monthly to the department to be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the highway users tax fund.

(II)

The authorized agent may issue individual temporary registration number plates and certificates good for a period not to exceed sixty days upon application by an owner of special mobile machinery or the owner’s agent and the payment of a registration fee of two dollars, one dollar and sixty cents to be retained by the authorized agent or department issuing the plates and certificates and the remainder to be remitted monthly to the department to be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the highway users tax fund.

(III)

It is unlawful for a person to use a number plate and certificate after it expires. A person who violates any provision of this paragraph (a) commits a class B traffic infraction.

(b)

The department may issue to licensed motor vehicle dealers temporary registration number plates and certificates in blocks of twenty-five upon payment of a fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents for each block of twenty-five. The department shall transmit any money it receives from this sale to the state treasurer for credit to the highway users tax fund and allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(b), C.R.S. The department may promulgate rules creating a system for the dealer to:

(I)

Print on the temporary plates the temporary registration number, vehicle identification number, and other information required by the department; and

(II)

Print temporary registration certificates with the information required by the department.

(c)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

Subject to subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (c), the department shall not issue more than two temporary registration number plates and certificates per year to a Class A or Class B motor vehicle.

(II)

Beginning July 1, 2008, the department shall track by vehicle identification number the number of temporary registration number plates and certificates issued to a motor vehicle.

(III)

The department may promulgate rules authorizing the issuance of more than two temporary registration number plates and certificates per year if the motor vehicle title work or lien perfection has caused the need for such issuance.

(d)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

By July 1, 2016, the department shall make temporary registration number plates or certificates so that each complies with the requirements of section 42-3-202, including being fastened, visible, and readable; except that a temporary plate is affixed only to the rear of the vehicle. The department shall implement an electronic issuance system for temporary license plates. The department may promulgate rules to implement this system.

(II)

and (III) Repealed.

(e)

A dealer may issue a second temporary registration number plate in accordance with this subsection (3) if the dealer:

(I)

Has issued a temporary plate to the owner when selling the motor vehicle to the owner;

(II)

Has not delivered or facilitated the delivery of the certificate of title to the purchaser or the holder of a chattel mortgage as required in section 42-6-112 or 42-6-119 (3) within sixty days after the motor vehicle was purchased; and

(III)

Has taken every reasonable action necessary to deliver or facilitate the delivery of the certificate of title.

(4)

All or part of the face of the license plates furnished pursuant to this section shall be coated with a reflective material.

Source: Section 42-3-203 — Standardized plates - notice of funding through gifts, grants, and donations - rules - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-42.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

42‑3‑101
Legislative declaration
42‑3‑102
Periodic registration - rules
42‑3‑103
Registration required - exemptions - rules
42‑3‑104
Exemptions - specific ownership tax - registration - domicile and residency - rules - definitions
42‑3‑105
Application for registration - tax - definitions
42‑3‑106
Tax imposed - classification - taxable value
42‑3‑107
Taxable value of classes of property - rate of tax - when and where payable - department duties - apportionment of tax collections - definitions - rules - repeal
42‑3‑108
Determination of year model - tax lists
42‑3‑109
Tax for registration period
42‑3‑110
Payment of motor vehicle registration fees and specific ownership taxes in installments
42‑3‑111
Tax year - disposition
42‑3‑112
Failure to pay tax - penalty - rules
42‑3‑113
Records of application and registration - disability of a driver - rules - definitions
42‑3‑114
Expiration
42‑3‑115
Registration upon transfer - rules - definitions
42‑3‑116
Manufacturers or dealers - fees - rules - definition - penalty
42‑3‑117
Nonresidents
42‑3‑118
Registration suspended upon theft - recovery - rules
42‑3‑118.5
Inoperable vehicle - rules
42‑3‑119
No application for registration granted - when
42‑3‑120
Department may cancel or deny registration
42‑3‑121
Violation of registration provisions - penalty
42‑3‑122
Perjury on a motor vehicle registration application
42‑3‑123
Dishonored payment - recovery of taxes, fees, and plates
42‑3‑124
Violation - penalty
42‑3‑125
Fleet operators - registration period certificates - multi-year registrations
42‑3‑126
Notice - primary body color
42‑3‑127
Sale of special mobile machinery
42‑3‑201
Number plates furnished - style - periodic reissuance - tabs - rules - definition - repeal
42‑3‑202
Number plates furnished to be attached - penalty
42‑3‑203
Standardized plates - notice of funding through gifts, grants, and donations - rules - repeal
42‑3‑204
Reserved parking for persons with disabilities - applicability - definitions - rules
42‑3‑205
Substitute plates - waiting period for reissuance of identical combination of numbers and letters
42‑3‑206
Remanufacture of certain license plates
42‑3‑206.5
Issuance of plates in a retired style authorized - additional fee - rules
42‑3‑207
Special plates - rules - new plates - retirement
42‑3‑208
Special plates - qualifications for issuance of special license plates
42‑3‑209
Legislative license plates
42‑3‑210
Radio and television license plates
42‑3‑211
Issuance of personalized plates authorized
42‑3‑212
Issuance of optional plates authorized - retirement
42‑3‑213
License plates - military veterans - rules - retirement
42‑3‑214
Special plates - alumni associations - retirement
42‑3‑217
Special plates - Colorado commission of Indian affairs
42‑3‑217.5
Special plates - breast cancer awareness - retirement
42‑3‑218
Special plates - active and retired members of the Colorado National Guard - retirement
42‑3‑220
Temporary special event license plates
42‑3‑221
Special plates - Denver Broncos
42‑3‑222
Special plates - support public education
42‑3‑223
Special plates - support the troops - retirement
42‑3‑224
Special plates - Colorado “Kids First”
42‑3‑225
Special plates - Italian-American heritage
42‑3‑226
Special plates - share the road
42‑3‑227
Special plates - Colorado horse development authority
42‑3‑228
Special plates - Colorado carbon fund
42‑3‑229
Special plates - boy scouts
42‑3‑230
Special plates - “Alive at Twenty-five”
42‑3‑231
Special plates - Colorado ski country
42‑3‑232
Special plates - donate life
42‑3‑233
Special plates - Colorado state parks
42‑3‑234
Special plates - adopt a shelter pet
42‑3‑235
Livery license plates - luxury limousines
42‑3‑235.5
Tow truck license plates - conditions for use - transitional provisions
42‑3‑236
Taxicab license plates - taxicabs
42‑3‑237
Special plates - girl scouts
42‑3‑238
Special plates - juvenile diabetes
42‑3‑239
Special plates - Colorado Avalanche or Denver Nuggets
42‑3‑240
Special plates - Craig hospital
42‑3‑241
Special plates - Colorado Rockies
42‑3‑242
Special plates - fallen heroes
42‑3‑243
Special plates - child loss awareness
42‑3‑244
Special plates - flight for life Colorado
42‑3‑245
Special plates - wildlife sporting
42‑3‑246
Special plates - “Protect Our Rivers”
42‑3‑247
Special plates - emergency medical services (EMS)
42‑3‑248
Special plates - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
42‑3‑249
Special plates - Rocky Mountain National Park
42‑3‑250
Special plates - Pueblo chile license plate
42‑3‑251
Special plates - aviation license plate
42‑3‑252
Special plates - childhood cancer awareness plate - short title
42‑3‑253
Special plates - Mesa Verde National Park
42‑3‑254
Special plates - Colorado professional fire fighters - definition
42‑3‑255
Special plates - support foster families
42‑3‑256
Special plates - hospice and palliative care
42‑3‑257
Special plates - support pollinators
42‑3‑258
Special plates - Colorado nurses - definition
42‑3‑259
Electric vehicle license plates
42‑3‑260
Special plates - Special Olympics Colorado - short title - definition
42‑3‑261
Special plates - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - short title
42‑3‑262
Special plates - Colorado rotary - fees - definition
42‑3‑263
Special plates - CASA license plate - definition
42‑3‑264
Special plates - Pikes Peak international hill climb
42‑3‑265
Special plates - epilepsy awareness
42‑3‑266
Special plates - one hundred fiftieth anniversary
42‑3‑267
Special plates - “Born to Be Wild” - gray wolf conflict mitigation and prevention
42‑3‑268
Special plates - “In God We Trust”
42‑3‑269
Special plates - stegosaurus state fossil
42‑3‑301
License plate cash fund - license plate fees
42‑3‑302
Special plate fees
42‑3‑303
Persistent drunk driver cash fund - programs to deter persistent drunk drivers
42‑3‑304
Registration fees - passenger-mile taxes - clean screen fund - pilot program - report - rules - definitions
42‑3‑306
Registration fees - passenger and passenger-mile taxes - fee schedule - repeal
42‑3‑307
Enforcement powers of department
42‑3‑308
Taxpayer statements - payment of tax - estimates - penalties - deposits - delinquency proceedings
42‑3‑309
Permit to be secured - records kept - penalties
42‑3‑310
Additional registration fees - apportionment of fees - repeal
42‑3‑311
Low-power scooter registration - fee
42‑3‑312
Special license plate surcharge
42‑3‑313
Fee for long-term or permanent registration - trailers and semitrailers
42‑3‑314
Military deployment
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 42-3-203’s source at colorado​.gov