1 CCR 204-10-2 - ESTABLISHING VEHICLE REGISTRATION PERIOD
Basis: This rule is promulgated under the authority of sections 42-1-204, 42-3-102, 42-3-103, 42-3-104, 42-3-106, 42-3-107, 42-3-112, 42-3-114, 42-3-115, 42-3-116, 42-3-201, 42-3-202, 42-3-203, 42-3-211, 42-3-301, 42-3-304, 42-3-306, 43-4-506(1)(k), 43-4-804(1)(a)(I), 43-4-805(5)(g)(I), 42-12-301, and 42-12-401 C.R.S.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to establish vehicle registration periods and methods of assessing taxes and fees.
1.0
Definitions
1.1
"Registration Expiration Date" means the expiration of the applicable
registration period required in sections
42-3-102,
42-3-114,
42-12-301, and
42-12-401, C.R.S.
1.2 "Validation Tabs" means devices issued by
the Department pursuant to section
42-3-201, C.R.S., that are affixed
to a license plate pursuant to section
42-3-202, C.R.S. One Validation
Tab will indicate the year of the Registration Expiration Date and one
Validation Tab will indicate the month of the Registration Expiration
Date.
2.0
Evidence of Vehicle
Registration Period
2.1
Evidence of a vehicle registration period is provided by the issuance of a
license plate with Validation Tabs affixed to it and the Registration
Expiration Date printed on the registration receipt. For vehicles not required
to display Validation Tabs in accordance with section
42-3-201(7),
C.R.S., the Registration Expiration Date is printed on the registration
receipt.
2.2 The Department will
issue Validation Tabs for each license plate required to display Validation
Tabs. Validation Tabs must be displayed on the license plate pursuant to
section 42-3-202(1)(b),
C.R.S.
2.3 A vehicle must display
two license plates unless exempted pursuant to sections
42-3-201(1)(a)(I) and
(II), C.R.S., and must be replaced when
damaged, rendered unreadable, or when lost or stolen.
3.0
Procedure to Establish Registration
Period and Method for Assessment of Fees and Taxes
3.1 A vehicle's registration period is
established when the vehicle owner applies to register the vehicle in
Colorado.
3.2 A vehicle not
previously registered in Colorado will be registered by vehicle class for the
period required by section
42-3-102, C.R.S. The Registration
Expiration Date will be the last day of the month at the end of each
registration period.
3.3 Specific
ownership tax will be determined in accordance with sections
42-3-106 and
42-3-107, C.R.S. Registration fees
will be determined in accordance with Title 42, articles 1, 3, and 12, and
sections 43-4-506(1)(k),
43-4-804(1)(a)(I),
and 43-4-805(5)(g)(I)
C.R.S., and will be assessed and collected
for each registration period. Registration fees and specific ownership tax can
not be exempted unless specifically exempted pursuant to Colorado Revised
Statutes.
3.4 Specific ownership
taxes will be collected for the period the vehicle was owned and located in
Colorado, or when Colorado residency of the vehicle owner is established.
Consideration may be given for registrations that require bonds, affidavits,
court orders, or as determined by the Department.
3.5 Registration fees will be collected for
the appropriate registration period.
a. A
vehicle's registration expires on the last day of the month as indicated on the
registration receipt and Validation Tabs. All registrations will be evidenced
by the issuance of license plate(s), a registration receipt, and Validation
Tabs, except for those vehicles exempted from the Validation Tab requirement
pursuant to section
42-3-201(7),
C.R.S.
b. So long as a vehicle's
registration renewal submission is received on or before the last day of the
month following the month of expiration pursuant to section
42-3-114, C.R.S., the registration
will be renewed for the appropriate registration period following the previous
registration period. Specific ownership taxes and registration fees will be
calculated and collected for the appropriate registration period.
c. A vehicle's registration renewal
submission received after the last day of the month following the month of
expiration will be processed as a renewal following the previous registration
period. The specific ownership taxes and registration fees will be collected
for the registration period for that class of vehicle. In addition, specific
ownership taxes will be collected for the period the person registering the
vehicle was the owner from the date of expiration of the previous registration
to the beginning of the registration period in addition to any late fees and
prorated taxes and fees pursuant to section
42-3-112, C.R.S.
d. A vehicle registration application not
received within twelve months of the Registration Expiration Date will be
processed as a new registration. The specific ownership taxes and registration
fees will be collected for the registration period for that class of vehicle.
In addition, specific ownership taxes will be collected for the period
beginning on the date of expiration of the previous registration and ending on
the date registration is renewed, plus any late fee and prorated taxes and fees
imposed pursuant to section
42-3-112, C.R.S.
e. If a license plate is transferred, the new
registration will be issued to correspond with the appropriate registration
period beginning with the month of application to transfer the license plates
to the vehicle. Specific ownership taxes and registration fees will be
collected the month following the month of purchase or the month following the
date the vehicle was acquired by the owner and for the registration period for
that class of vehicle. Credits will be given in accordance with section
42-3-107(25),
C.R.S., as determined by the Department, for fees and any specific ownership
taxes previously paid which remain on the vehicle's previous registration
period.
4.0
Exceptions to Registration Periods
4.1 A vehicle issued personalized plates
pursuant to section
42-3-211, C.R.S, will have a
registration period that expires on the same date the registration for the
previously issued plates was set to expire, and have period of registration in
accordance with section
42-3-102, C.R.S., from that point
forward.
4.2 A vehicle issued
horseless carriage license plates will have a five-year registration period
pursuant to section
42-12-301(3)(a),
C.R.S.
4.3 A vehicle issued
collector license plates will have a five-year registration period beginning on
the date of registration of the vehicle pursuant to section
42-12-401, C.R.S.
4.4 Pursuant to section
42-3-102(3)(a),
C.R.S., the Department may register a vehicle that is not registered under the
international registration plan at intervals of less than one year upon payment
of the appropriate registration fees and specific ownership tax in order to
allow the owner of more than one vehicle to provide for the owner's vehicle
registrations to expire simultaneously. The owner is permitted to select an
expiration month which coincides with a current registered vehicle in the
owner's name. Vehicles previously registered in intervals of less than one year
will be renewed for registration periods as provided in section
42-3-102, C.R.S., and this
rule.
4.5 Pursuant to section
42-3-102(1)(b)(I),
C.R.S., utility trailers weighing less than 2,000 pounds may be registered in
five-year intervals upon payment of five-year registration fees and five-year
specific ownership tax. A five-year registration period is optional and shall
not be required. The five-year registration period shall be evidenced with a
standard trailer regular license plate with a five-year Validation
Tab.
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