2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 42 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 42-1-101 — 42-21-106) › TAXATION (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION, TAXATION, AND LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-101 — 42-3-314) › Part 2 - LICENSE PLATES (§§ 42-3-201 — 42-3-271) › Section 42-3-269 - Special plates - stegosaurus state fossil

(1)
On January 1, 2024, 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 established the stegosaurus state fossil 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 stegosaurus state fossil 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 educational services about the science and history of dinosaurs, dinosaur fossils, and related paleontology sites in Colorado;
(V)
Support the stewardship and preservation of dinosaur fossils, tracks, and other natural resources;
(VI)
Manage land and paleontology sites that are registered as part of a national natural landmark; and
(VII)
Have been conducting preservation, stewardship, and management of dinosaur fossils, dinosaur tracks, paleontology sites, and other natural resources for at least five years.
(b)
A person may apply for a stegosaurus state fossil 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 provide educational programs about dinosaurs to children, families, and others and preserve dinosaur fossils, dinosaur tracks, and other significant prehistoric sites in the state.
(c)
To be eligible to qualify applicants for the stegosaurus state fossil 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 stegosaurus state fossil 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 stegosaurus state fossil 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.
Added by 2023 Ch. 238,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 238, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).