1 CCR 204-10-38 - YEAR OF MANUFACTURE LICENSE PLATE
Basis: The statutory bases for this rule are sections 42-1-204, 42-3-103, 42-3-201 through 42-3-207, and 42-12-301 through 42-12-302, C.R.S.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to establish criteria for the Dual Registration of a Year of Manufacture License Plate.
1.0
Definitions
1.1 "Dual
Registration" means a vehicle that has both a Primary Registration and a
Secondary Registration.
1.2
"License Plate Configuration" means the unique combination of letters and
numbers assigned to a motor vehicle's license plate.
1.3 "Motorcycle Size License Plate" means a
Colorado manufactured license plate that is issued to and used to evidence
registration of a motorcycle as defined in section
42-1-102(55),
C.R.S.
1.4 "Motor Vehicle
Registration" means the registration of a motor vehicle with the State of
Colorado, compulsory or otherwise.
1.5 "Nonconforming License Plate" means a
license plate produced by means other than the Department approved license
plate manufacturing processing, which involves a metal dye stamping/embossing
press machine or digital printing techniques. A "Nonconforming License Plate"
shall include, but is not limited to, novelty license plates or license plates
produced by government entities other than the State of Colorado.
1.6 "Passenger Size License Plate" means a
Colorado manufactured license plate that is issued to and used to evidence
registration of a motor vehicle that is not a motorcycle.
1.7 "Primary Registration" means a Motor
Vehicle Registration established and required by Article 3 of Title 42 and
42-12-301, C.R.S.
1.8 "Remanufacture" means the production of a
license plate that would duplicate a previously issued License Plate
Configuration.
1.9 "Secondary
Registration" for the purpose of this rule means the issuance of a Year of
Manufacture License Plate to a vehicle that has a Primary
Registration.
1.10 "Year of
Manufacture License Plate" means a Colorado original license plate that meets
the criteria in
42-12-302(1)(a) through
(e), C.R.S.
2.0
Requirements
2.1 An applicant desiring to Secondary
Register a motor vehicle with a Year of Manufacture License Plate must apply to
the Department using form DR 2818 Year of Manufacture License Plate
Authorization. A color photo of the Year of Manufacture License Plate must be
provided with the DR 2818 at the time of application.
2.2 Secondary Registration of a Year of
Manufacture License Plate must meet the requirements in
42-12-302(1),
C.R.S. A Year of Manufacture License Plate may only be a Secondary Registration
for a motor vehicle.
2.3 A Year of
Manufacture License Plate may not be a Nonconforming License Plate. The
Department will not Remanufacture a Year of Manufacture License Plate. The
applicant must provide the original Year of Manufacture License Plate in order
to Secondary Register it to a motor vehicle.
2.4 The original Year of Manufacture License
Plate must be the license plate size required for the motor vehicle it is being
registered (e.g., light truck must have a Passenger Size License Plate,
motorcycle must have a Motorcycle Size License Plate, etc.).
2.5 A Year of Manufacture License Plate
configuration may not conflict with any current, past or future License Plate
Configuration and may not carry connotations offensive to good taste and
decency or are misleading, as determined by the Department.
2.6 A Secondary Registration may be issued
only to owner(s) of motor vehicle with a Year of Manufacture License Plate.
Ownership must be evidenced by the motor vehicle's Colorado certificate of
title and/or Motor Vehicle Registration.
2.7 A Secondary Registration may only be
completed when the motor vehicle has a current Primary Registration. Upon
issuance of the Year of Manufacture License Plate to the motor vehicle the
motor vehicle is considered a Dual Registration.
2.8 The owner of a Dual Registered motor
vehicle must keep the Primary Registration receipt and license plate in motor
vehicle whenever the Year of Manufacture License Plate is being
displayed.
2.9 A motor vehicle
displaying a Year of Manufacture License may operate only within the
limitations of sections
42-12-301(5) and
42-12-302(2),
C.R.S. The operation of a motor vehicle with a Dual Registration is not limited
by sections
42-12-301(5) and
42-12-302(2),
C.R.S.
2.10 A lost or stolen Year
of Manufacture License Plate must be reported to local law enforcement and the
Department within seventy-two (72) hours of the loss or theft using form DR
2283 Affidavit for Lost or Stolen License Plates/Permits. The Department will
cancel the Dual Registration and invalidate the Year of Manufacture License
Plate upon receipt of the DR 2283. The Department will not replace or
Remanufacture a lost or stolen Year of Manufacture License Plate.
3.0
Appeals
3.1 The Department may deny a request for a
Secondary Registration or cancel a Secondary Registration of a Year of
Manufacture License Plate for the following reasons: for mis-use of the Year of
Manufacture License Plate; false information on the application DR 2818 Year of
Manufacture License Plate Authorization; the Primary Registration is no longer
valid; or the use of a Nonconforming License Plate.
3.2 In the event of denial or cancellation of
a Secondary Registration, the owner/applicant may request a hearing, in
writing, within sixty (60) days after the date of notice of denial or date the
Secondary Registration was cancelled. Written hearing requests must be
submitted to the Department of Revenue, Hearing Division.
3.3 Any hearing will be held at the
Department of Revenue, Hearing Division. The presiding hearing officer shall be
an authorized representative designated by the Executive Director of the
Department of Revenue. A Department's representative need not be present at the
hearing unless the presiding hearing officer requires his or her presence or
the person requesting the hearing requests his or her presence in writing. If
the Department's representative is not present at the hearing, the hearing
officer has the discretion to consider any written documents and affidavits
submitted by the Department.
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