(1) The fees collected pursuant to sections 42-3-213 and 42-3-217 for the issuance of a license plate pursuant to sections 42-3-213 (9) and 42-3-217 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the license plate cash fund created in section 42-3-301.
(2) Repealed.
Source: L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1135, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2017: (2) repealed, (HB 17-1137), ch. 45, p. 136, � 8, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 42-3-122.5 as it existed prior to 2005.
42-3-303. Persistent drunk driver cash fund - programs to deter persistent drunk drivers. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the persistent drunk driver cash fund, which shall be composed of moneys collected for penalty surcharges under section 42-4-1307 (10)(b). The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly:
(a) To pay the costs incurred by the department concerning persistent drunk drivers under sections 42-2-126 (10) and 42-7-406 (1.5);
(b) To pay for costs incurred by the department for computer programing changes related to treatment compliance for persistent drunk drivers pursuant to section 42-2-144;
(c) (I) To support programs that are intended to deter persistent drunk driving or intended to educate the public, with particular emphasis on the education of young drivers, regarding the dangers of persistent drunk driving.
(II) The departments of transportation, revenue, and human services and the judicial branch shall coordinate programs intended to accomplish the goals described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c).
(d) On and after July 1, 2007, to pay a portion of the costs for intervention or treatment services required under sections 42-2-125, 42-2-126, 42-2-132, 42-2-132.5, and 42-4-1301.3 for a persistent drunk driver, as defined in section 42-1-102 (68.5), who is unable to pay for the required intervention or treatment services;
(e) To assist in providing court-ordered alcohol treatment programs for indigent and incarcerated offenders;
(f) To assist in providing approved ignition interlock devices, as defined in section 42-2-132.5 (9)(a), for indigent offenders; and
(g) To assist in providing continuous monitoring technology or devices for indigent offenders.
Source: L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1135, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1369, � 8, effective January 1, 2007. L. 2008: (1)(a) amended, p. 252, � 19, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1)(c)(II) amended and (1)(e), (1)(f), and (1)(g) added, (HB 10-1347), ch. 258, p. 1158, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2011: IP(1) amended, (HB 11-1268), ch. 267, p. 1221, � 5, effective June 2; IP(1) amended, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1182, � 109, effective August 10. L. 2012: IP(1) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 12-1168), ch. 278, p. 1484, � 7, effective August 8.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 42-3-130.5 as it existed prior to 2005.
42-3-304. Registration fees - passenger-mile taxes - clean screen fund - fees - report - rules - definitions - repeal. (1) (a) In addition to other fees specified in this section, an applicant shall pay a motorist insurance identification fee in an amount determined by paragraph (d) of subsection (18) of this section when applying for registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle under this article.
(b) The following vehicles are exempt from the motorist insurance identification fee:
(I) Vehicles that are exempt from registration fees under this section or are owned by persons who have qualified as self-insured pursuant to section 10-4-624, C.R.S.
(II) Repealed.
(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-274), ch. 210, p. 955, � 8, effective May 1, 2009.)
(2) With respect to passenger-carrying motor vehicles, the weight used in computing annual registration fees shall be that weight published by the manufacturer in approved manuals, and, in case of a dispute over the weight of such vehicle, the actual weight determined by weighing such vehicle on a certified scale, as provided in section 35-14-122 (6), C.R.S., shall be conclusive. With respect to all other vehicles, the weight used in computing annual registration fees shall be the empty weight, determined by weighing such vehicle on a certified scale or in the case of registration fees imposed pursuant to section 42-3-306 (5), the declared gross vehicle weight of the vehicle declared by the owner at the time of registration.
(3) No fee is payable for the annual registration of a vehicle when:
(a) The owner of the vehicle is a veteran who in an application for registration shows that the owner has established such owner's rights to benefits under the provisions of Pub.L. 79-663, as amended, and Pub.L. 82-187, as amended, or is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who incurred a disability and who is, at the date of application, receiving compensation from the veterans administration or any branch of the armed forces of the United States for a fifty percent or more, service-connected disability, or for loss of use of one or both feet or one or both hands, or for permanent impairment or loss of vision in both eyes that constitutes virtual or actual blindness. The exemption provided in this subsection (3)(a) applies to the original qualifying vehicle and to any vehicle subsequently purchased and owned by the same veteran but does not apply to more than one vehicle at a time.
(b) Repealed.
(c) The owner of such vehicle is the state or a political or governmental subdivision thereof; but any such vehicle that is leased, either by the state or any political or governmental subdivision thereof, shall be exempt from payment of an annual registration fee only if the agreement under which it is leased has been first submitted to the department and approved, and such vehicle shall remain exempt from payment of an annual registration fee only so long as it is used and operated in strict conformity with such approved agreement.
(d) The owner of such vehicle is a former prisoner of war being issued special plates pursuant to section 42-3-213 (3) or is the surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war retaining the special plates that were issued to such former prisoner of war pursuant to section 42-3-213 (3).
(e) The owner of such vehicle is the recipient of a purple heart being issued special plates pursuant to section 42-3-213 (2).
(f) The owner of such vehicle is a recipient of a medal of honor issued special plates pursuant to section 42-3-213 (7).
(g) The owner of the vehicle is a recipient of a medal of valor and is issued special license plates pursuant to section 42-3-213 (10).
(h) The owner of the vehicle survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and is issued special license plates pursuant to section 42-3-213 (6).
(4) Upon registration, the owner of each motorcycle shall pay a surcharge of four dollars, which shall be credited to the motorcycle operator safety training fund created in section 43-5-504, C.R.S.
(5) In lieu of registering each vehicle separately, a dealer in motorcycles or autocycles shall pay to the department an annual registration fee of twenty-five dollars for the first license plate issued pursuant to section 42-3-116 (1), a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for each additional license plate issued up to and including five plates, and a fee of ten dollars for each license plate issued in excess of five.
(6) In lieu of registering each vehicle separately:
(a) A dealer in motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers, except dealers in motorcycles or autocycles, shall pay to the department an annual fee of thirty dollars for the first license plate issued pursuant to section 42-3-116 (1), and a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for each additional license plate issued up to and including five, and a fee of ten dollars for each license plate issued in excess of five; and
(b) A manufacturer of motor vehicles shall pay to the department an annual fee of thirty dollars for the first license plate issued pursuant to section 42-3-116 (1), and a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for each additional license plate so issued up to and including five, and a fee of ten dollars for each additional license plate issued.
(7) (a) Every drive-away or tow-away transporter shall apply to the department for the issuance of license plates that may be transferred from one vehicle or combination to another vehicle or combination for delivery without further registration. The annual fee payable for the issuance of such plates shall be thirty dollars for the first set and ten dollars for each additional set. No transporter shall permit such license plates to be used upon a vehicle that is not in transit, or upon a work or service vehicle, including a service vehicle utilized regularly to haul vehicles, or by any other person.
(b) Each such transporter shall keep a written record of all vehicles transported, including the description thereof and the names and addresses of the consignors and consignees, and a copy of such record shall be carried in every driven vehicle; except that, when a number of vehicles are being transported in convoy, such copy, listing all the vehicles in the convoy, may be carried in only the lead vehicle in the convoy.
(c) This subsection (7) shall not apply to a nonresident engaged in interstate or foreign commerce if such nonresident is in compliance with the in-transit laws of the state of his or her residence and if such state grants reciprocal exemption to Colorado residents. The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with any other state or states containing such reciprocal exemptions or may issue written declarations as to the existence of any such reciprocal agreements.
(8) (a) Subsections (5), (6)(a), and (7) of this section shall not apply to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer operated by a dealer or transporter for such dealer's or transporter's private use or to a motor vehicle bearing full-use dealer plates issued pursuant to section 42-3-116 (6)(d).
(b) Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of this section shall only apply to a motor vehicle if owned and operated by a manufacturer, a representative of a manufacturer, or a person so authorized by the manufacturer. A motor vehicle bearing manufacturer plates shall be of a make and model of the current or a future year and shall have been manufactured by or for the manufacturer to which such plates were issued.
(9) In addition to the registration fees imposed by section 42-3-306 (4)(a), the following additional registration fee shall be imposed on such vehicles:
(a) For farm trucks less than seven years old, twelve dollars;
(b) For farm trucks seven years old but less than ten years old, ten dollars;
(c) For farm trucks ten years old or older, seven dollars.
(10) (a) In addition to the registration fees imposed by section 42-3-306 (5)(a) and (13), for motor vehicles described in section 42-3-306 (5)(a) and (13), the following additional registration fee shall be imposed:
(I) For light trucks and recreational vehicles less than seven years old, twelve dollars;
(II) For light trucks and recreational vehicles seven years old but less than ten years old, ten dollars;
(III) For light trucks and recreational vehicles ten years old or older, seven dollars.
(b) In addition to the registration fees imposed by section 42-3-306 (5)(b), (5)(c), or (12)(b), an additional registration fee of ten dollars shall be assessed.
(c) The department shall adopt rules that allow a vehicle owner or a vehicle owner's agent to apply for apportioned registration for a vehicle that is used in interstate commerce and that qualifies for the registration fees provided in section 42-3-306 (5). In establishing the amount of such apportioned registration, such rules shall take into account the length of time such item may be operated in Colorado or the number of miles such item may be driven in Colorado. The apportioned registration, if based upon the length of time such item may be operated in Colorado, shall be valid for a period of between two and eleven months. Such rules shall also allow for extensions of apportioned registration periods. During such rule-making, the department shall confer with its authorized agents regarding enhanced communications with the authorized agents and the coordination of enforcement efforts.
(11) The additional fees collected pursuant to section 42-3-306 (2)(b)(II) and subsection (9) of this section and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (10) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund to be allocated pursuant to section 43-4-205 (6)(b), C.R.S.
(12) An owner or operator that desires to make an occasional trip into this state with a truck, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer that is registered in another state shall obtain a permit from the public utilities commission as provided in article 10.1 of title 40, C.R.S. This subsection (12) does not apply to the vehicles of a public utility that are temporarily in this state to assist in the construction, installation, or restoration of utility facilities used in serving the public.
(13) In addition to the annual registration fees prescribed in this section for vehicles with a seating capacity of more than fourteen and operated for the transportation of passengers for compensation, the owner or operator of every such vehicle operated over the public highways of this state shall pay a passenger-mile tax equal to one mill for each passenger transported for a distance of one mile. The tax shall be credited to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S., as required by section 43-4-203 (1)(c), C.R.S., and allocated and expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(d), C.R.S. The tax assessed by this subsection (13) shall not apply to passenger service rendered within the boundaries of a city, city and county, or incorporated town by a company engaged in the mass transportation of persons by buses or trolley coaches.
(14) (a) The owner or operator of special mobile machinery having an empty weight not in excess of sixteen thousand pounds that the owner or operator desires to operate over the public highways of this state shall register such vehicle under section 42-3-306 (5)(a).
(b) The owner or operator of special mobile machinery with an empty weight exceeding sixteen thousand pounds that the owner or operator desires to operate over the public highways of this state shall register the vehicle under section 42-3-306 (5)(b).
(15) The owner of special mobile machinery, except that mentioned in sections 42-1-102 (44) and 42-3-104 (3), that is not registered for operation on the highway shall pay a fee of one dollar and fifty cents, which shall not be subject to any quarterly reduction.
(16) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a farmer or rancher from occasionally exchanging transportation with another farmer or rancher when the sole consideration involved is the exchange of personal services and the use of vehicles.
(17) (a) (I) The owner shall present to the authorized agent a certified scale ticket showing the weight of a truck if the truck:
(A) Is subject to the registration fee imposed in section 42-3-306 (5);
(B) Weighs more than four thousand five hundred pounds but not more than ten thousand pounds; and
(C) Has been modified, including mounting equipment other than recreational equipment, and the modifications change the truck's weight by three hundred pounds or more.
(II) The owner of a truck shall present to the authorized agent a manufacturer's certificate of origin, a certificate of title, a certified scale ticket, or other approved document or system, as any of these options is required or authorized by rule, if the truck:
(A) Is subject to the registration fee imposed in section 42-3-306 (5);
(B) Weighs more than four thousand five hundred pounds but not more than ten thousand pounds; and
(C) Has not been modified to change the truck's weight by three hundred pounds or more.
(b) The department shall furnish appropriate identification, by means of tags or otherwise, to indicate that a vehicle registered under this section is not subject to clearance by a port of entry weigh station.
(18) (a) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, the owner shall pay, at the time of registration, a fee of fifty cents on every item of Class A, B, or C personal property required to be registered pursuant to this article 3. The fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to a special account within the highway users tax fund, to be known as the AIR account, and such money shall be used, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, to cover the direct costs of the motor vehicle emissions activities of the department of public health and environment in the presently defined nonattainment area and to pay for the costs of the air quality control commission in performing its duties under section 25-7-106.3. In the program areas within counties affected by this article 3, the authorized agent shall impose and retain an additional fee of up to seventy cents on every such registration to cover reasonable costs of administration of the emissions compliance aspect of vehicle registration. The department of public health and environment may accept and expend grants, gifts, and money from any source for the purpose of implementing its duties and functions under this section or section 25-7-106.3.
(a.5) (I) For state fiscal years commencing on or before July 1, 2024, and on or after July 1, 2026, the state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the AIR account to the AIR account.
(II) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(e) of this section to the contrary, for the state fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2025, in accordance with section 24-36-114 (1), the state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the AIR account to the general fund.
(III) (A) On June 30, 2025, the state treasurer shall transfer two hundred forty-two thousand eleven dollars from the AIR account to the general fund.
(B) This subsection (18)(a.5)(III) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
(b) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, at the time of registration of any motor vehicle in the program area subject to inspection and not exempt from registration, the owner shall pay a fee of one dollar and fifty cents. Such fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the AIR account within the highway users tax fund, and such moneys shall be expended only to cover the costs of administration and enforcement of the automobile inspection and readjustment program by the department of revenue and the department of public health and environment, upon appropriation by the general assembly. For such purposes, the revenues attributable to one dollar of such fee shall be available for appropriation to the department of revenue, and the revenues attributable to the remaining fifty cents of such fee shall be available for appropriation to the department of public health and environment.
(c) There shall be established two separate subaccounts within the AIR account, one for the revenues available for appropriation to the department of public health and environment pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (18) and one for the revenues available for appropriation to the department of revenue pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (18) and section 42-4-305. After the state treasurer transfers moneys in the department of revenue subaccount to the department of revenue equal to the amount appropriated to the department of revenue from the AIR account for the fiscal year, the state treasurer shall transfer from the balance in the department of revenue subaccount to the department of public health and environment subaccount any amount needed to cover appropriations made to the department of public health and environment from the AIR account for that fiscal year for the administration and enforcement of the automobile inspection and readjustment program. Transfers from the department of revenue subaccount to the department of public health and environment subaccount shall be made on a monthly basis after the transfers to the department of revenue equal to the department of revenue's appropriation for that fiscal year have been made. The state treasurer shall not transfer to the department of public health and environment an amount that exceeds the amount of the appropriation made to the department of public health and environment from the AIR account for the fiscal year. Any transfer made pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be subject to any limits imposed or appropriations made by the general assembly for other purposes and any limitations imposed by section 18 of article X of the state constitution.
(d) (I) (A) Repealed.
(B) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, the owner, in order to register a motor vehicle or low-power scooter, must pay a motorist insurance identification fee. The department shall annually adjust the fee based upon appropriations made by the general assembly for the operation of the motorist insurance identification database program. The department shall transmit the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2). This subsection (18)(d)(I)(B) takes effect July 1, 2019.
(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-274), ch. 210, p. 955, � 8, effective May 1, 2009; (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1268, � 30, effective July 1, 2010.)
(e) (I) On July 1, 2026, the state treasurer shall transfer five thousand six hundred seventy-four dollars from the AIR account's subaccount available for appropriation to the department of public health and environment under subsections (18)(a) and (18)(b) of this section to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211.
(II) This subsection (18)(e) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
(19) (a) If the air quality control commission determines pursuant to section 42-4-306 (23)(b) to implement an expanded clean screen program in the enhanced emissions program area, on and after the specific dates determined by the commission for each of the following subparagraphs:
(I) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, authorized agents, acting as agents for the clean screen authority, shall collect at the time of registration an emissions inspection fee in an amount determined by section 42-4-311 (6)(a) on every motor vehicle that the department of revenue has determined from data provided by its contractor to have been clean screened; except that the motorist need not pay the emissions inspection fee if the authorized agent determines that a valid certification of emissions compliance has already been issued for the vehicle being registered indicating that the vehicle passed the applicable emissions test at an enhanced inspection center, inspection and readjustment station, motor vehicle dealer test facility, or fleet inspection station.
(II) Authorized agents may retain three and one-third percent of the fee so collected to cover the agent's expenses in the collection and remittance of the fee. County treasurers shall, no later than ten days after the last business day of each month, remit the remainder of the fee to the clean screen authority created in section 42-4-307.5. The clean screen authority shall transmit the fee to the state treasurer, who shall deposit the remainder in the clean screen fund, which fund is hereby created. The clean screen fund is a pass-through trust account to be held in trust solely for the purposes and the beneficiaries specified in this subsection (19). Money in the clean screen fund is not fiscal year spending of the state for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution and is a custodial fund that is not subject to appropriation by the general assembly. Interest earned from the deposit and investment of money in the clean screen fund shall be credited to the clean screen fund, and the clean screen authority may also expend interest earned on the deposit and investment of the clean screen fund to pay for its costs associated with the implementation of House Bill 01-1402, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-third general assembly. The clean screen authority may also expend interest earned on the deposit and investment of the clean screen fund to pay for its costs associated with the implementation of House Bill 06-1302, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly.
(III) The clean screen authority shall transmit moneys from the clean screen fund monthly to the contractor in accordance with the fees determined by section 42-4-311 (6)(a) within one week after receipt by the authority from the department of revenue of a notification of the number of registrations of clean-screened vehicles during the previous month.
(IV) Repealed.
(b) In specifying dates for the implementation of the clean screen program pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (19), the commission may specify different dates for the enhanced and basic emissions program areas.
(c) This subsection (19) shall not apply to El Paso county if the commission has excluded such county from the clean screen program pursuant to section 42-4-306 (23)(a).
(d) Any moneys remaining in the clean screen fund upon termination of the AIR program shall revert to the AIR account established in paragraph (a) of subsection (18) of this section.
(20) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, there shall be collected, at the time of registration, a fee of ten dollars on every light- and heavy-duty diesel-powered motor vehicle in the program area registered pursuant to this article in Colorado. Such fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the AIR account in the highway users tax fund, and such moneys shall be used, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, to cover the costs of the diesel-powered motor vehicle emissions control activities of the departments of public health and environment and revenue.
(21) In order to promote an effective emergency medical network and thus the maintenance and supervision of the highways throughout the state, in addition to any other fees imposed by this section, there shall be assessed an additional fee of two dollars at the time of registration of any motor vehicle. Such fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the emergency medical services account created by section 25-3.5-603, C.R.S., within the highway users tax fund.
(22) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (22) is effective until July 1, 2027.] In addition to any other fees imposed by this section, the authorized agent may collect and retain, and an applicant for registration shall pay at the time of registration, a reasonable fee, as determined from time to time by the authorized agent, that approximates the direct and indirect costs incurred, not to exceed five dollars, by the authorized agent in shipping and handling those license plates that the applicant has, pursuant to section 42-3-105 (1)(a), requested that the department mail to the owner.
(22) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (22) is effective July 1, 2027.] In addition to any other fees imposed by this section, an authorized agent may collect and retain, and an applicant for registration must pay at the time of registration, a fee, as determined by the authorized agent, that is necessary to recover the direct costs incurred by the authorized agent in shipping and handling motor vehicle documents or license plates that the applicant has requested that the department or authorized agent mail to the owner. On an annual basis, an authorized agent may, on or before October 15, calculate and publish on county public-facing media the fee that applies to the registration period beginning January 1 of the following year.
(23) Repealed.
(24) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, at the time of registration, the owner shall pay a fee of one dollar on every item of Class A, B, or C personal property required to be registered by this article. Notwithstanding section 43-4-203, the department shall transmit the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the peace officers standards and training board cash fund, created in section 24-31-303 (2)(b); except that authorized agents may retain five percent of the fee collected to cover the agents' expenses in the collection and remittance of the fee. All of the money in the fund that is collected under this subsection (24) shall be used by the peace officers standards and training board for the purposes specified in section 24-31-310.
(25) (a) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, for registration periods beginning during state fiscal years prior to state fiscal year 2022-23, each authorized agent shall annually collect a fee of fifty dollars at the time of registration on every electric motor vehicle. For registration periods beginning during state fiscal year 2022-23 or during any subsequent state fiscal year, each authorized agent shall continue to collect the fee, and the amount of the fee for registration periods beginning during any given state fiscal year is the amount of the fee collected for registration periods beginning during the prior state fiscal year, adjusted for inflation; except that an adjustment shall be made only if the rate of inflation is positive and the adjustment must be the lesser of the actual rate of inflation or five percent. The department of revenue shall annually calculate the inflation-adjusted amount of the fee for registration periods beginning during each state fiscal year and shall publish the amount no later than April 15 of the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins. The authorized agent shall transmit the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit thirty dollars, adjusted for inflation, of each fee to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, and twenty dollars, adjusted for inflation, of each fee to the electric vehicle grant fund created in section 24-38.5-103.
(a.5) (I) In addition to any other fee imposed by this section, including the fee imposed by subsection (25)(a) of this section, for registration periods beginning during state fiscal year 2022-23 or during any subsequent state fiscal year, each authorized agent shall annually collect an electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee at the time of registration on every battery electric motor vehicle as specified in subsections (25)(a.5)(II) and (25)(a.5)(III) of this section and on every plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle as specified in subsections (25)(a.5)(IV) and (25)(a.5)(V) of this section. The authorized agent shall transmit the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the highway users tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (6.8).
(II) For registration periods beginning during state fiscal years 2022-23 through 2031-32, the amount of the electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee for a battery electric motor vehicle is as follows:
Fiscal Year Fee
2022-23 $4
2023-24 $8
2024-25 $12
2025-26 $16
2026-27 $26
2027-28 $36
2028-29 $51
2029-30 $66
2030-31 $81
2031-32 $96
(III) For registration periods beginning during state fiscal year 2032-33 or during any subsequent state fiscal year, the amount of the electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee for a battery electric motor vehicle is the amount of the fee for registration periods beginning during the prior state fiscal year, adjusted for inflation; except that an adjustment shall be made only if the rate of inflation is positive and the adjustment must be the lesser of the actual rate of inflation or five percent. The department of revenue shall annually calculate the inflation adjusted amount of the electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee for a battery electric motor vehicle for registration periods beginning during each state fiscal year and shall notify authorized agents of the amount no later than the May 1 of the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins.
(IV) For registration periods beginning during state fiscal years 2022-23 through 2031-32, the amount of the electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee for a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle is:
Fiscal Year Fee
2022-23 $3
2023-24 $5
2024-25 $8
2025-26 $11
2026-27 $13
2027-28 $16
2028-29 $19
2029-30 $21
2030-31 $24
2031-32 $27
(V) For registration periods beginning during state fiscal year 2032-33 or during any subsequent state fiscal year, the amount of the electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee for a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle is the amount of the fee for registration periods commencing during the prior state fiscal year, adjusted for inflation; except that an adjustment shall be made only if the rate of inflation is positive and the adjustment must be the lesser of the actual rate of inflation or five percent. The department of revenue shall calculate the inflation adjusted amount of the electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee for a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle for registration periods beginning during each state fiscal year and shall notify authorized agents of the amount no later than the May 1 of the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins.
(a.6) Because the electric motor vehicle fee imposed pursuant to subsection (25)(a) of this section and the electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee imposed pursuant to subsection (25)(a.5) of this section are intended to equalize the average aggregate amount of registration fees and motor fuel charges annually paid by owners of electric motor vehicles and owners of motor vehicles powered exclusively by internal combustion engines, and because motor fuel charges are paid throughout the year rather than at the time of annual motor vehicle registration, the department shall implement a pilot program to allow fees imposed pursuant to this subsection (25) to be paid on an automated prorated quarterly basis. After evaluating the success of the pilot program after the second year of implementation, the department shall make the pilot program permanent unless there is compelling evidence that the pilot program has not been successful. The department may promulgate rules to implement this subsection (25)(a.6).
(a.7) (I) In lieu of any other fee imposed by this subsection (25), for registration periods beginning during state fiscal year 2022-23 or during any subsequent state fiscal year, each authorized agent shall annually collect a commercial electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee in the amount specified in subsection (25)(a.7)(II) or (25)(a.7)(III) of this section. The authorized agent shall transmit the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it as specified in subsection (25)(a.7)(IV) of this section.
(II) For registration periods beginning during state fiscal year 2022-23, the amount of the commercial electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee is:
(A) Fifty dollars for a commercial electric motor vehicle that weighs more than ten thousand pounds but not more than sixteen thousand pounds;
(B) One hundred dollars for a commercial electric motor vehicle that weighs more than sixteen thousand pounds but not more that twenty-six thousand pounds; and
(C) One hundred fifty dollars for a commercial electric motor vehicle that weighs more than twenty-six thousand pounds.
(III) For registration periods beginning during state fiscal year 2023-24 or during any subsequent state fiscal year, the amount of the commercial electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee is the amount of the fee for registration periods commencing during the prior state fiscal year, adjusted for inflation; except that an adjustment shall be made only if the rate of inflation is positive and the adjustment must be the lesser of the actual rate of inflation or five percent. The department of revenue shall calculate the inflation adjusted amount of the commercial electric motor vehicle road usage equalization fee for a commercial electric motor vehicle for registration periods beginning during each state fiscal year and shall notify authorized agents of the amount no later than the May 1 of the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins.
(IV) The state treasurer shall credit fee revenue collected pursuant to this subsection (25)(a.7) as follows:
(A) Seventy percent to the highway users tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (6.8); and
(B) Thirty percent to the state highway fund created in section 43-1-219 for the purpose of funding freight-related projects that ease effective, efficient, and safe freight transport.
(a.8) During the 2026 legislative interim, the Colorado energy office, the department of transportation, and the department of public health and environment, after consulting with the community access enterprise created in section 24-38.5-303 (1), the clean fleet enterprise created in section 25-7.5-103 (1)(a), the clean transit enterprise created in section 43-4-1203 (1)(a), and the nonattainment area air pollution mitigation enterprise created in section 43-4-1303 (1)(a), shall jointly complete a written report and present the report at a hearing of the transportation legislation review committee created in section 43-2-145 (1)(a). The report shall detail progress on all projects completed or undertaken using funding provided pursuant to Senate Bill 21-260, enacted in 2021, identify other projects expected to be completed in the next five years, specifically document the use of general fund money provided pursuant to Senate Bill 21-260, enacted in 2021, and make recommendations as to whether additional general fund money should be provided for similar uses in light of current economic conditions, inflation, and other project completion cost factors, and available state revenue. The report shall also include the joint recommendations of the office and the departments as to whether, beginning in state fiscal year 2027-28 or a later state fiscal year, the amount of any or all of the fees imposed by this subsection (25) should be adjusted or, due to increased use of such motor vehicles, fees should also be imposed on hydrogen fuel cell motor vehicles that are powered by electricity produced from a fuel cell that uses hydrogen gas as fuel to ensure that the goal of equalizing the average aggregate amount of registration fees and motor fuel charges annually paid by owners of electric motor vehicles and owners of motor vehicles powered exclusively by internal combustion engines continues to be realized. When developing their recommendations regarding the fees, the office and the departments shall take into account, at a minimum, the most recent available reliable data on current average fuel efficiency and current fuel efficiency for the most fuel-efficient motor vehicles for the Colorado light-duty and commercial motor vehicle fleets or, if Colorado data is not available, the United States light-duty and commercial motor vehicle fleets, and the most recent available reliable projections of future average fuel efficiency and future fuel efficiency for the most fuel-efficient motor vehicles for the Colorado light-duty and commercial motor vehicle fleets or, if Colorado data is not available, for the United States light-duty and commercial motor vehicle fleets. To the extent feasible based on the data available, analysis of commercial motor vehicle fleet data shall account separately for different categories or weight classes of commercial motor vehicles.
(a.9) As used in this subsection (25), unless the context otherwise requires:
(I) Battery electric motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that is powered exclusively by a rechargeable battery pack that can be recharged by being plugged into an external source of electricity and that has no secondary source of propulsion.
(II) Commercial electric motor vehicle means an electric motor vehicle that is a commercial vehicle.
(III) Electric motor vehicle means a battery electric motor vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle.
(IV) Inflation means the average annual percentage change in the United States department of transportation, federal highway administration, national highway construction cost index or its applicable predecessor or successor index for the five-year period ending on the last December 31 before a state fiscal year for which an annual inflation adjustment to the amount of any fee imposed pursuant to this subsection (25) is to be made begins.
(V) Plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that is powered by both a rechargeable battery pack that can be recharged by being plugged into an external source of electricity and a secondary source of propulsion such as an internal combustion engine.
(b) The department of revenue shall create an electric vehicle decal, which an authorized agent shall give to each person that pays the fees charged under subsections (25)(a), (25)(a.5), and (25)(a.7) of this section and that is not issued an electric vehicle license plate under section 42-3-259 for the electric motor vehicle. The decal must be attached to the upper right-hand corner of the front windshield on the motor vehicle for which it was issued. If there is a change of vehicle ownership, the decal is transferable to the new owner.
(c) Repealed.
Source: L. 2005: (13) and (18)(d)(I) amended, p. 145, � 21, effective April 5; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1136, � 2, effective August 8; (18)(c) amended, p. 328, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2006: (10)(b) amended, p. 1511, � 71, effective June 1; (1)(c) amended, p. 1011, � 5, effective July 1; (19)(a)(I), (19)(a)(II), and (19)(d) amended and (19)(a)(IV) added, p. 1030, �� 12, 11, effective July 1; (3)(g) and (3)(h) added, p. 921, � 4, effective January 1, 2007. L. 2009: (1)(c) and (18)(d) amended, (SB 09-274), ch. 210, p. 955, � 8, effective May 1; (21) amended, (SB 09-002), ch. 277, p. 1242, � 1, effective May 19; (24) amended, (HB 09-1036), ch. 300, p. 1601, � 1, effective July 1; (4), (5), and (6)(a) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1268, � 29, effective October 1; (18)(d) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1268, � 30, effective July 1, 2010. L. 2010: (18)(d)(I) amended, (HB 10-1387), ch. 205, p. 890, � 7, effective May 5; (18)(d)(I) amended, (HB 10-1341), ch. 285, p. 1336, � 1, effective May 26; (2), IP(9), IP(10)(a), (10)(b), (10)(c), (11), (14), and (17)(a) amended and (23) repealed, (SB 10-212), ch. 412, pp. 2036, 2032, � 12, 1, effective July 1; (14) and (15) amended, (HB 10-1172), ch. 320, p. 1491, � 11, effective October 1. L. 2011: IP(18)(d)(I) amended, (HB 11-1182), ch. 124, p. 387, � 1, effective April 22; (1)(b)(II) repealed, (HB 11-1004), ch. 136, p. 475, � 2, effective August 10; (12) amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 425, � 24, effective August 10. L. 2012: (18)(d)(I) amended, (HB 12-1216), ch. 80, p. 267, � 6, effective July 1; (19)(a)(I) amended and (19)(a)(IV) repealed, (SB 12-034), ch. 107, p. 362, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2013: (25) added, (HB 13-1110), ch. 225, p. 1064, � 12, effective January 1, 2014. L. 2014: (25)(c)(II) amended, (HB 14-1027), ch. 6, p. 88, � 1, effective February 19; (18)(d)(I) amended, (SB 14-194), ch. 346, p. 1551, � 19, effective June 5; (24) amended, (SB 14-123), ch. 246, p. 946, � 3, effective August 6. L. 2017: (18)(d)(I), IP(19)(a), (19)(a)(I), (19)(a)(II), (24), (25)(a), and (25)(b) amended, (HB 17-1107), ch. 101, p. 369, � 17, effective August 9. L. 2018: (18)(d)(I) amended, (SB 18-253), ch. 293, p. 1799, � 3, effective May 29. L. 2019: (25)(c) repealed, (HB 19-1298), ch. 384, p. 3438, � 2, effective August 2. L. 2021: (25)(a) and (25)(b) amended and (25)(a.5), (25)(a.6), (25)(a.7), (25)(a.8), and (25)(a.9) added, (SB 21-260), ch. 250, p. 1407, � 26, effective June 17; (25)(b) amended, (HB 21-1141), ch. 339, p. 2198, � 5, effective September 7. L. 2022: (17)(a) amended, (SB 22-108), ch. 63, p. 318, � 1, effective August 10; IP(17)(a)(II) amended, (HB 22-1388), ch. 475, p. 3463, � 7, effective August 10; (5) and (6)(a) amended, (HB 22-1043), ch. 361, p. 2583, � 10, effective January 1, 2023. L. 2025: (18)(a) amended and (18)(a.5) added, (SB 25-317), ch. 385, p. 2167, � 52, effective June 3; (18)(e) added, (SB 25-321), ch. 387, p. 2178, � 8, effective June 3; IP(3) and (3)(a) amended and (3)(b) repealed, (HB 25-1076), ch. 16, p. 62, � 7, effective August 6; (22) amended, (HB 25-1189), ch. 395, p. 2227, � 3, effective July 1, 2027.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former � 42-3-134 as it existed prior to 2005.
(2) Subsection (13) was originally numbered as � 42-3-134 (21)(a), and the amendments to it in Senate Bill 05-041 were harmonized with � 42-3-304 (13) as it appears in House Bill 05-1107. Subsection (18)(c) was originally numbered as � 42-3-134 (26)(c), and the amendments to it in House Bill 05-1268 were harmonized with and relocated to � 42-3-304 (18)(c) as it appears in House Bill 05-1107. Subsection (18)(d)(I) was originally numbered as � 42-3-134 (26)(d)(I), and the amendments to it in Senate Bill 05-041 were harmonized with and relocated to � 42-3-304 (18)(d)(I) as it appears in House Bill 05-1107.
(3) Amendments to subsection (18)(d) by Senate Bill 09-074 and House Bill 09-1026 were harmonized.
(4) Section 137 of Senate Bill 09-292 changed the effective date of subsections (4), (5), and (6)(a) from July 1, 2010, to October 1, 2009, and subsection (18)(d) from October 1, 2009, to July 1, 2010.
(5) Amendments to subsection (18)(d)(I) by House Bill 10-1387 and House Bill 10-1341 were harmonized.
(6) Amendments to subsection (14) by Senate Bill 10-212 and House Bill 10-1172 were harmonized.
(7) Subsection (18)(d)(I)(A) provided for the repeal of subsection (18)(d)(I)(A), effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2018, p. 1799.)
(8) Amendments to subsection (25)(b) by HB 21-1141 and SB 21-260 were harmonized.
(9) Section 18(2) of chapter 16 (HB 25-1076), Session Laws of Colorado 2025, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed or to the issuance, acceptance, or use of identification documents on or after August 6, 2025.
(10) Section 7(2) of chapter 395 (HB 25-1189), Session Laws of Colorado 2025, provides that the act changing this section applies to titles issued and fees incurred on or after July 1, 2027.
Cross references: (1) For Public Law 663, 79th Congress, as amended, and Public Law 187, 82nd Congress, as amended, see 60 Stat. 915 and 65 Stat. 574, respectively, and 38 U.S.C. �� 3901 to 3905.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act amending subsections (19)(a)(I), (19)(a)(II), and (19)(d) and enacting subsection (19)(a)(IV), see section 1 of chapter 225, Session Laws of Colorado 2006. For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act repealing subsection (1)(b)(II), see section 1 of chapter 136, Session Laws of Colorado 2011. For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding subsection (25), see section 1 of chapter 225, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
(3) For the legislative declaration in SB 21-260, see section 1 of chapter 250, Session Laws of Colorado 2021. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1141, see section 1 of chapter 339, Session Laws of Colorado 2021. For the legislative declaration in SB 25-317, see section 1 of chapter 385, Session Laws of Colorado 2025.
42-3-305. Registration fees - passenger and passenger-mile taxes - fee schedule for years of TABOR surplus revenue - applicability. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2005: (6), (7), (8)(c), (11)(a), and (11)(b) amended, p. 145, � 21, effective April 5; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1145, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2009: (2)(a) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1269, � 31, effective October 1. L. 2010: Entire section repealed, (SB 10-212), ch. 412, p. 2032, � 1, effective July 1; (12)(a) amended, (HB 10-1172), ch. 320, p. 1492, � 12, effective October 1.
Editor's note: (1) This section was similar to former � 42-3-134 as it existed prior to 2005.
(2) Subsection (12)(a) was amended in House Bill 10-1172, effective October 1, 2010. However, those amendments were superseded by the repeal of the entire section by Senate Bill 10-212, effective July 1, 2010.
42-3-306. Registration fees - passenger and passenger-mile taxes - fee schedule - repeal. (1) This section shall apply in any fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2010.
(2) Fees required for the annual registration of passenger-carrying motor vehicles are as follows:
(a) Motorcycles and autocycles, three dollars;
(b) (I) Passenger cars, station wagons, taxicabs, ambulances, motor homes, and hearses:
(A) Weighing two thousand pounds or less, six dollars;
(B) Weighing forty-five hundred pounds or less, six dollars plus twenty cents per one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, of weight over two thousand pounds;
(C) Weighing more than forty-five hundred pounds, twelve dollars and fifty cents plus sixty cents per one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, of weight over forty-five hundred pounds; except that, for motor homes weighing more than sixty-five hundred pounds, such fees shall be twenty-four dollars and fifty cents plus thirty cents per one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, of weight over sixty-five hundred pounds.
(II) In addition to the registration fees imposed by subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section, an additional registration fee is imposed on the motor vehicles described in the introductory portion to subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section, based on the age of the motor vehicle. The department shall set the fees as follows:
(A) For motor vehicles less than seven years old, twelve dollars;
(B) For motor vehicles seven years old but less than ten years old, ten dollars;
(C) For motor vehicles ten years old or older, seven dollars.
(III) The department shall transmit one dollar out of the additional fees collected in accordance with subsection (2)(b)(II) of this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the licensing services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5. The department shall use the one dollar that is credited to the licensing services cash fund to offset the cost to the department to implement sections 42-3-103 (4)(a)(II) and 42-3-112 (1)(a)(II). The department shall transmit the remaining amount to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund to be allocated pursuant to section 43-4-205 (6)(b).
(IV) If a regional transportation plan is implemented within the regional transportation district, residents of the E-470 highway authority area shall be exempt from the first ten dollars of any motor vehicle registration fee increase in such plan.
(V) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b)(II) of this section and in addition to the registration fees imposed in subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section, an additional registration fee is imposed on the motor vehicles described in the introductory portion to subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section, based on the age of the motor vehicle. The department shall set the fees as follows:
(A) For motor vehicles less than seven years old, nine dollars;
(B) For motor vehicles at least seven years old but less than ten years old, seven dollars; and
(C) For motor vehicles ten years old or older, five dollars.
(VI) The department shall adjust the fees imposed and set in subsection (2)(b)(V) of this section to compensate for increases in or decreases in revenue credited to the highway users tax fund under sections 42-3-103 (4)(a)(II) and 42-3-112 (1)(a)(II) and revenue increases or decreases due to the repeal of section 42-3-112 (1.5)(a)(III); except that a fee shall not be set at less than one dollar, which is retained by the department. In adjusting these fees, the department shall not set the fees at amounts that exceed:
(A) For motor vehicles less than seven years old, twelve dollars;
(B) For motor vehicles at least seven years old but less than ten years old, ten dollars; and
(C) For motor vehicles ten years old or older, seven dollars.
(VII) This subsection (2)(b)(VII) and subsections (2)(b)(V) and (2)(b)(VI) of this section are repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
(c) Passenger buses:
(I) All such vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for compensation having a seating capacity of fourteen or less passengers, twenty-five dollars plus one dollar and seventy cents for each seat capacity; and all such vehicles having a seating capacity of more than fourteen passengers, twenty-five dollars plus one dollar and twenty-five cents for each seat capacity in excess of fourteen;
(II) All such vehicles owned by a private owner and used for the transportation of school pupils having a juvenile seating capacity (meaning fourteen lineal inches of seat space) of twenty-five or less, fifteen dollars; and for all such vehicles having a juvenile seating capacity of more than twenty-five, fifteen dollars plus fifty cents for each juvenile seat capacity in excess of twenty-five.
(3) Fees for the annual registration of the following vehicles shall be:
(a) Trailer coaches, three dollars;
(b) Trailers, utility trailers, and camper trailers having an empty weight of two thousand pounds or less, three dollars;
(c) Trailers, utility trailers, and camper trailers having an empty weight exceeding two thousand pounds, seven dollars and fifty cents;
(d) Semitrailers, seven dollars and fifty cents.
(4) (a) The annual registration fee for trucks and truck tractors owned by a farmer or rancher that are operated over the public highways and are only commercially used to transport to market or place of storage raw agricultural products actually produced or livestock actually raised by such farmer or rancher or to transport commodities and livestock purchased by such farmer or rancher for personal use and used in such person's farming or ranching operations, shall be as follows:
(I) Each such vehicle having an empty weight of five thousand pounds or less, an amount computed to the nearest pound of the empty weight of such vehicle, according to the following schedule:
Empty Weight Registration
(Pounds) Range Fee
2,000 and under $ 6.20
2,001 but not more than 2,100 6.40
2,101 but not more than 2,200 6.60
2,201 but not more than 2,300 6.80
2,301 but not more than 2,400 7.00
2,401 but not more than 2,500 7.20
2,501 but not more than 2,600 7.40
2,601 but not more than 2,700 7.60
2,701 but not more than 2,800 7.80
2,801 but not more than 2,900 8.00
2,901 but not more than 3,000 8.20
3,001 but not more than 3,100 8.40
3,101 but not more than 3,200 8.60
3,201 but not more than 3,300 8.80
3,301 but not more than 3,400 9.00
3,401 but not more than 3,500 9.20
3,501 but not more than 3,600 9.40
3,601 but not more than 3,700 9.60
3,701 but not more than 3,800 9.80
3,801 but not more than 3,900 10.00
3,901 but not more than 4,000 10.20
4,001 but not more than 4,100 10.40
4,101 but not more than 4,200 10.60
4,201 but not more than 4,300 10.80
4,301 but not more than 4,400 11.00
4,401 but not more than 4,500 11.20
4,501 but not more than 4,600 13.10
4,601 but not more than 4,700 13.70
4,701 but not more than 4,800 14.30
4,801 but not more than 4,900 14.90
4,901 but not more than 5,000 15.50
(II) Each such vehicle having an empty weight of ten thousand pounds or less but more than five thousand pounds, fifteen dollars and fifty cents plus forty-five cents per one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, of empty weight over five thousand pounds;
(III) Each such vehicle having an empty weight of more than ten thousand pounds but not more than sixteen thousand pounds, thirty-eight dollars plus one dollar and twenty cents per one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, of empty weight exceeding ten thousand pounds;
(IV) Each such vehicle having an empty weight of more than sixteen thousand pounds, one hundred ten dollars, plus one dollar and fifty cents per one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, of empty weight exceeding sixteen thousand pounds.
(b) Nothing in this subsection (4) shall be construed to prevent a farmer or rancher from occasionally exchanging transportation with another farmer or rancher, but only if the sole consideration involved is the exchange of personal services or the use of equipment.
(c) A person applying for registration under this subsection (4) shall certify to the licensing authority on forms furnished by the department that the vehicle will be used in conformity with paragraph (a) of this subsection (4).
(d) No vehicle carrying mounted equipment other than a camper or other purely recreational equipment shall be registered under this subsection (4), and a vehicle registered under this subsection (4) shall be reregistered under the proper classification whenever equipment designed for commercial use is mounted upon such vehicle.
(e) The department or its authorized agent shall not require a person registering a farm truck or truck tractor under this subsection (4) to demonstrate that the owner's primary business or source of income is agriculture if the farm truck or truck tractor is used primarily for agricultural production on a farm or ranch owned or leased by the owner of the truck or truck tractor, and the land on which it is used is classified as agricultural land for the purposes of levying and collecting property tax under section 39-1-103, C.R.S.
(5) The annual registration fee for those trucks and truck tractors operated over the public highways of this state, except trucks that are registered under subsections (4) and (13) of this section and section 42-12-401 (1)(c), is as follows:
(a) For each such vehicle having an empty weight of up to and including sixteen thousand pounds, such registration fee shall be based upon the empty weight of such vehicle, computed to the nearest pound, according to the following schedule:
Empty Weight Registration
(Pounds) Range Fee
2,000 and under $ 7.60
2,001 but not more than 2,100 7.80
2,101 but not more than 2,200 8.00
2,201 but not more than 2,300 8.20
2,301 but not more than 2,400 8.40
2,401 but not more than 2,500 8.60
2,501 but not more than 2,600 8.80
2,601 but not more than 2,700 9.00
2,701 but not more than 2,800 9.20
2,801 but not more than 2,900 9.40
2,901 but not more than 3,000 9.60
3,001 but not more than 3,100 10.20
3,101 but not more than 3,200 10.40
3,201 but not more than 3,300 10.60
3,301 but not more than 3,400 10.80
3,401 but not more than 3,500 11.00
3,501 but not more than 3,600 16.10
3,601 but not more than 3,700 16.70
3,701 but not more than 3,800 17.30
3,801 but not more than 3,900 17.90
3,901 but not more than 4,000 18.50
4,001 but not more than 4,100 19.10
4,101 but not more than 4,200 19.70
4,201 but not more than 4,300 20.30
4,301 but not more than 4,400 20.90
4,401 but not more than 4,500 21.50
4,501 but not more than 4,600 35.00
4,601 but not more than 4,700 37.00
4,701 but not more than 4,800 39.00
4,801 but not more than 4,900 41.00
4,901 but not more than 5,000 43.00
5,001 but not more than 5,100 45.00
5,101 but not more than 5,200 47.00
5,201 but not more than 5,300 49.00
5,301 but not more than 5,400 51.00
5,401 but not more than 5,500 53.00
5,501 but not more than 5,600 55.00
5,601 but not more than 5,700 57.00
5,701 but not more than 5,800 59.00
5,801 but not more than 5,900 61.00
5,901 but not more than 6,000 63.00
6,001 but not more than 6,100 65.00
6,101 but not more than 6,200 67.00
6,201 but not more than 6,300 69.00
6,301 but not more than 6,400 71.00
6,401 but not more than 6,500 73.00
6,501 but not more than 6,600 75.00
6,601 but not more than 6,700 77.00
6,701 but not more than 6,800 79.00
6,801 but not more than 6,900 81.00
6,901 but not more than 7,000 83.00
7,001 but not more than 7,100 85.00
7,101 but not more than 7,200 87.00
7,201 but not more than 7,300 89.00
7,301 but not more than 7,400 91.00
7,401 but not more than 7,500 93.00
7,501 but not more than 7,600 95.00
7,601 but not more than 7,700 97.00
7,701 but not more than 7,800 99.00
7,801 but not more than 7,900 101.00
7,901 but not more than 8,000 103.00
8,001 but not more than 8,100 105.00
8,101 but not more than 8,200 107.00
8,201 but not more than 8,300 109.00
8,301 but not more than 8,400 111.00
8,401 but not more than 8,500 113.00
8,501 but not more than 8,600 115.00
8,601 but not more than 8,700 117.00
8,701 but not more than 8,800 119.00
8,801 but not more than 8,900 121.00
8,901 but not more than 9,000 123.00
9,001 but not more than 9,100 125.00
9,101 but not more than 9,200 127.00
9,201 but not more than 9,300 129.00
9,301 but not more than 9,400 131.00
9,401 but not more than 9,500 133.00
9,501 but not more than 9,600 135.00
9,601 but not more than 9,700 137.00
9,701 but not more than 9,800 139.00
9,801 but not more than 9,900 141.00
9,901 but not more than 10,000 143.00
10,001 but not more than 10,100 144.50
10,101 but not more than 10,200 146.00
10,201 but not more than 10,300 147.50
10,301 but not more than 10,400 149.00
10,401 but not more than 10,500 150.50
10,501 but not more than 10,600 152.00
10,601 but not more than 10,700 153.50
10,701 but not more than 10,800 155.00
10,801 but not more than 10,900 156.50
10,901 but not more than 11,000 158.00
11,001 but not more than 11,100 159.50
11,101 but not more than 11,200 161.00
11,201 but not more than 11,300 162.50
11,301 but not more than 11,400 164.00
11,401 but not more than 11,500 165.50
11,501 but not more than 11,600 167.00
11,601 but not more than 11,700 168.50
11,701 but not more than 11,800 170.00
11,801 but not more than 11,900 171.50
11,901 but not more than 12,000 173.00
12,001 but not more than 12,100 174.50
12,101 but not more than 12,200 176.00
12,201 but not more than 12,300 177.50
12,301 but not more than 12,400 179.00
12,401 but not more than 12,500 180.50
12,501 but not more than 12,600 182.00
12,601 but not more than 12,700 183.50
12,701 but not more than 12,800 185.00
12,801 but not more than 12,900 186.50
12,901 but not more than 13,000 188.00
13,001 but not more than 13,100 189.50
13,101 but not more than 13,200 191.00
13,201 but not more than 13,300 192.50
13,301 but not more than 13,400 194.00
13,401 but not more than 13,500 195.50
13,501 but not more than 13,600 197.00
13,601 but not more than 13,700 198.50
13,701 but not more than 13,800 200.00
13,801 but not more than 13,900 201.50
13,901 but not more than 14,000 203.00
14,001 but not more than 14,100 204.50
14,101 but not more than 14,200 206.00
14,201 but not more than 14,300 207.50
14,301 but not more than 14,400 209.00
14,401 but not more than 14,500 210.50
14,501 but not more than 14,600 212.00
14,601 but not more than 14,700 213.50
14,701 but not more than 14,800 215.00
14,801 but not more than 14,900 216.50
14,901 but not more than 15,000 218.00
15,001 but not more than 15,100 219.50
15,101 but not more than 15,200 221.00
15,201 but not more than 15,300 222.50
15,301 but not more than 15,400 224.00
15,401 but not more than 15,500 225.50
15,501 but not more than 15,600 227.00
15,601 but not more than 15,700 228.50
15,701 but not more than 15,800 230.00
15,801 but not more than 15,900 231.50
15,901 but not more than 16,000 233.00
(b) (I) Except as provided in subparagraphs (II) and (III) of this paragraph (b), for each vehicle registered under this subsection (5) having an empty weight exceeding sixteen thousand pounds, the registration fee shall be based upon the declared gross vehicle weight of the vehicle registered, according to the following schedule:
Declared Gross Vehicle
Weight (Pounds)Registration Fee
16,001 but not more than 20,000$ 330
20,001 but not more than 24,000 410
24,001 but not more than 30,000 490
30,001 but not more than 36,000 630
36,001 but not more than 42,000 770
42,001 but not more than 48,000 940
48,001 but not more than 54,000 1,150
54,001 but not more than 60,000 1,370
60,001 but not more than 66,000 1,570
66,001 but not more than 74,000 1,850
Over 74,000 1,975
(II) For each vehicle registered under this subsection (5) that has an empty weight exceeding sixteen thousand pounds and that is used in the operations of a common or contract carrier for hire, such registration fee shall be based upon the declared gross vehicle weight of the vehicle registered, according to the following schedule:
Declared Gross Vehicle
Weight (Pounds)Registration Fee
16,001 but not more than 20,000$ 440
20,001 but not more than 24,000 550
24,001 but not more than 30,000 660
30,001 but not more than 36,000 770
36,001 but not more than 42,000 930
42,001 but not more than 48,000 1,130
48,001 but not more than 54,000 1,430
54,001 but not more than 60,000 1,700
60,001 but not more than 66,000 1,980
66,001 but not more than 74,000 2,260
Over 74,000 2,350
(III) (A) For each vehicle registered under this subsection (5) that has an empty weight exceeding sixteen thousand pounds and that is operated less than ten thousand miles in all jurisdictions during each year, such registration fee shall be based upon the declared gross vehicle weight of the vehicle registered, according to the following schedule:
Declared Gross Vehicle
Weight (Pounds)Registration Fee
16,001 but not more than 20,000$ 330
20,001 but not more than 24,000 360
24,001 but not more than 30,000 380
30,001 but not more than 36,000 440
36,001 but not more than 42,000 500
42,001 but not more than 48,000 580
48,001 but not more than 54,000 600
54,001 but not more than 60,000 640
60,001 but not more than 66,000 660
66,001 but not more than 74,000 690
Over 74,000 710
(B) If a vehicle qualifies for both a registration fee provided in this subparagraph (III) and a registration fee provided in subparagraph (I) or (II) of this paragraph (b), the lesser registration fee shall apply.
(C) If a person replaces a registered vehicle with another vehicle, the mileage history of the vehicle being replaced may be used to qualify the new vehicle for the fees assessed under this subparagraph (III).
(D) If a person purchases an established business that is located in this state and the purchase of the business includes the purchase of vehicles, the mileage history of a vehicle so purchased may be used to qualify for the fees assessed under this subparagraph (III) if the business operations remain the same after the purchase and if, during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the date of purchase, the vehicle has been registered in Colorado and has been in operation in the business. A person purchasing a business shall present a copy of the current vehicle registration of the previous owner for each vehicle to be registered pursuant to this sub-subparagraph (D).
(E) If a truck or truck tractor having an empty weight exceeding sixteen thousand pounds is purchased by a person owning one or more other such vehicles and the other such vehicles owned by the purchaser all qualify for the fees assessed under this subparagraph (III), the purchased truck or truck tractor also qualifies for the fees assessed under this subparagraph (III). A person seeking to register a truck or truck tractor pursuant to this sub-subparagraph (E) shall present a copy of the current vehicle registration for each of the other trucks and truck tractors with empty weights exceeding sixteen thousand pounds that are owned by such person.
(c) For each vehicle registered under this subsection (5) that is exempt from the registration fees assessed under paragraph (b) of this subsection (5) under paragraph (d), (f), (g), or (h) of subsection (9) of this section and that weighs more than sixteen thousand pounds empty weight, the registration fee shall be one hundred seventy-five dollars plus one dollar and fifteen cents for each one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, in excess of sixteen thousand pounds.
(d) For each vehicle registered under this subsection (5) that is exempt from the registration fees assessed under paragraph (b) of this subsection (5) pursuant to paragraph (d), (f), or (g) of subsection (9) of this section and that weighs more than sixteen thousand pounds empty weight, the registration fee shall be two hundred thirty-three dollars plus one dollar and fifty cents for each one hundred pounds, or fraction thereof, in excess of sixteen thousand pounds.
(e) Each vehicle registered under this subsection (5) having an empty weight not in excess of sixteen thousand pounds that is operated in combination with a trailer or semitrailer, which is commonly referred to as a tractor-trailer, shall be assessed according to paragraph (b) of this subsection (5).
(6) In lieu of the payment of registration fees specified in subsections (3) and (5) of this section, the owner of a truck, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operating in interstate commerce may apply to the department for a special unladen weight registration. The registration shall be valid for a period of thirty days from issuance and shall authorize the operation of the vehicle only when empty. The fee for registration of a truck or truck tractor shall be five dollars. The fee for registration of a trailer or semitrailer shall be three dollars. The moneys from the fees shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(c), C.R.S.
(7) In lieu of the payment of registration fees specified in subsections (3) and (5) of this section, the owner of a truck or truck tractor operating in interstate commerce shall apply to the department for a special laden weight registration. The registration shall be valid for seventy-two hours after issuance and shall authorize the operation of the vehicle when loaded. The moneys collected by the department from the fees shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(c), C.R.S. The fee for the special registration of a truck or a truck tractor shall be based on the actual gross vehicle weight of the vehicle and its cargo, computed to the nearest pound, according to the following schedule:
Declared Gross Vehicle
Weight (Pounds)Registration Fee
10,001 but not more than 30,000$ 60
30,001 but not more than 60,000 70
Over 60,000 80
(8) (a) The owner or operator of a motor vehicle that is exempt from the registration fees assessed under paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (9) of this section may apply to the department for a temporary commercial registration permit for such motor vehicle. Such temporary commercial registration permit shall authorize the operation of such motor vehicle in commerce so long as the motor vehicle is operated solely in agricultural harvest operations within Colorado.
(b) A temporary commercial registration permit issued pursuant to this subsection (8) shall be valid for a period not to exceed sixty days. A maximum of two such temporary commercial registration permits may be issued for a motor vehicle in a twelve-month period. The fee for issuance of a temporary commercial registration permit for a motor vehicle shall be based upon the configuration and number of axles of such motor vehicle according to the following schedule:
Configuration Registration Permit
Single unit (two axles) $ 80.00
Single unit (three or more axles) 120.00
Combination unit (any number of axles) 200.00
(c) The moneys collected by the department from the fees for temporary commercial registration permits shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users tax fund.
(d) This subsection (8) shall not be interpreted to affect the authority of a dealer in motor vehicles to use a dealer plate obtained under section 42-3-116 to demonstrate a truck or truck tractor by allowing a prospective buyer to operate such truck or truck tractor when loaded.
(9) The registration fees imposed by paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of this section shall not apply:
(a) To a motor vehicle operated by a manufacturer, dealer, or transporter issued plates pursuant to section 42-3-304 (6) and (7);
(b) To a farm truck or truck tractor registered under subsection (4) of this section;
(c) To a farm tractor or to a farm tractor and trailer or wagon combination;
(d) To a vehicle specially constructed for towing, wrecking, and repairing that is not otherwise used for transporting cargo;
(e) To a vehicle owned by the state or any political or governmental subdivision thereof;
(f) To an operator-owned vehicle transporting racehorses to and from the stud or to and from a racing meet in Colorado;
(g) To a veterinary mobile truck unit;
(h) To a mobile mixing concrete truck or trash compacting truck or to trucks designated by the executive director of the department as special use trucks;
(i) To a noncommercial or recreational vehicle registered under subsection (13) of this section.
(10) The owner or operator of a truck, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operating over the public highways of this state and rendering service pursuant to a temporary certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the public utilities commission shall pay for the issuance or renewal of such temporary certificate a fee of ten dollars.
(11) (a) The owner or operator of a passenger bus operating over the public highways of this state and rendering service pursuant to a temporary certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the public utilities commission shall pay for the issuance or renewal of such temporary certificate a fee of ten dollars, which fee shall be in lieu of the tax assessed under this subsection (11), shall be credited to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S., as required by section 43-4-203 (1)(c), C.R.S., and shall be allocated and expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(d), C.R.S.
(b) The owner or operator of a passenger bus that is registered in another state and that is used to make an occasional trip into this state need not obtain a permit from the public utilities commission as provided in article 10.1 of title 40, C.R.S., but may instead apply to the department for the issuance of a trip permit and shall pay to the department for the issuance of such trip permit a fee of twenty-five dollars or the amount of passenger-mile tax becoming due and payable under paragraph (a) of this subsection (11) by reason of such trip, whichever amount is greater. The fee or passenger-mile tax shall be credited to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S., as required by section 43-4-203 (1)(c), C.R.S., and allocated and expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(d), C.R.S.
(12) (a) In lieu of registration under section 42-3-304 (14), the owner or operator of special mobile machinery that the owner or operator desires to operate over the public highways of this state may elect to pay an annual fee computed at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per ton of vehicle weight for operation not to exceed a distance of two thousand five hundred miles in any registration period.
(b) In lieu of registration under section 42-3-304 (14), a public utility, as defined by section 40-1-103, C.R.S., owning or operating a utility truck having an empty weight in excess of ten thousand pounds that it desires to operate over the public highways of this state may elect to pay an annual registration fee for such a vehicle computed at the rate of ten dollars per ton of vehicle weight.
(13) The annual registration fee for a noncommercial or recreational vehicle, except a motor home, operated on the public highways of this state with an empty weight of six thousand pounds or less is computed according to the schedule provided in subsection (5) of this section, and, for a noncommercial or recreational vehicle exceeding six thousand pounds, the fee is twenty-four dollars and fifty cents plus sixty cents for each one hundred pounds in excess of four thousand five hundred pounds.
(14) (a) In addition to any other fee required by this section, on and after July 1, 2011, each authorized agent shall collect a fee of:
(I) Fifty cents per paid registration of any motor vehicle that is not exempt from the motor insurance identification fee pursuant to section 42-3-304 (1)(b); or
(II) Ten cents per paid registration of any motor vehicle that is exempt from the motor insurance identification fee pursuant to section 42-3-304 (1)(b).
(b) (I) Repealed.
(II) (A) The fee required by subsection (14)(a) of this section is required for every registration of a motor vehicle that is designed primarily to be operated or drawn on any highway in the state and is required in addition to the annual registration fee for the vehicle; except that the fee does not apply to a vehicle that is exempt from payment of the registration fees imposed by this article 3. The department shall credit the fee to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund created in section 42-1-211 (2).
(B) Repealed.
Source: L. 2005: (6), (7), (11)(a), and (11)(b) amended, p. 147, � 22, effective April 5; entire article amended with relocations, p. 1155, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2009: (2)(a) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1269, � 32, effective October 1. L. 2010: (1) amended, (SB 10-212), ch. 412, p. 2037, � 13, effective July 1; (12)(a) amended, (HB 10-1172), ch. 320, p. 1492, � 13, effective October 1. L. 2011: (14) added, (HB 11-1182), ch. 124, p. 387, � 2, effective April 22; (4)(e) added, (HB 11-1004), ch. 136, p. 475, � 3, effective August 10; IP(5) amended, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 246, � 10, effective August 10; (11)(b) amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 425, � 25, effective August 10. L. 2017: (14)(b) amended, (HB 17-1107), ch. 101, p. 371, � 18, effective August 9. L. 2018: (14)(b)(I)(B) and (14)(b)(II)(B) amended, (SB 18-253), ch. 293, p. 1799, � 4, effective May 29. L. 2022: IP(2) and (2)(a) amended, (HB 22-1043), ch. 361, p. 2583, � 11, effective January 1, 2023; IP(2), IP(2)(b)(II), and (2)(b)(III) amended and (2)(b)(V), (2)(b)(VI), and (2)(b)(VII) added, (HB 22-1254), ch. 428, p. 3028, � 4, effective January 1, 2023; (13) amended, (HB 22-1388), ch. 475, p. 3463, � 8, effective January 1, 2023.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former � 42-3-134.5 as it existed prior to 2005.
(2) Subsections (6), (7), (11)(a), and (11)(b) were originally numbered as � 42-3-134.5 (14), (15), (21)(b), and (21)(c), respectively, and the amendments to them in Senate Bill 05-041 were harmonized with � 42-3-306 (6), (7), (11)(a), and (11)(b) as they appear in House Bill 05-1107.
(3) Subsection (14)(b)(I)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (14)(b), effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2018, p. 1799.) However, because subsection (14)(b)(II) takes effect July 1, 2019, only subsection (14)(b)(I) is shown as repealed.
(4) Subsection (14)(b)(II)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (14)(b)(II)(B), effective July 1, 2020. (See L. 2018, p. 1799.)
(5) Amendments to subsection IP(2) by HB 22-1043 and HB 22-1254 were harmonized.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act adding subsection (4)(e), see section 1 of chapter 136, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
(2) For the short title (the Colorado Registration Fairness Act) in HB 22-1254, see section 1 of chapter 428, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.