Code of Colorado Regulations
1507 - Department of Public Safety
1507 - Investigative Services
8 CCR 1507-50 - COLORADO AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY

3.1. AUTOMOBILE: Means a motor vehicle as defined within § 42-5-101(5), CRS, which is any vehicle of whatever description propelled by any power other than muscular, except a vehicle running on rails.

3.2. CATPA: Defined under § 42-5-112(1), CRS, and is referred to throughout these rules as the Colorado Automobile Theft Prevention Authority.

3.3. CATPA BOARD ("BOARD"): Created by § 42-5-112(2), CRS, the board that solicits, reviews, awards, and evaluates grant projects funded pursuant to § 42-5-112(4), CRS. Referred to throughout these rules as the "Board."

3.4. CATPA GRANT MANAGERS GUIDANCE MANUAL (GMG): The guidance publication approved by the Board providing information on grant application requirements and processes. The GMG is updated annually and the most current version publicly available is applicable to these rules.

3.5. CDPS: Colorado Department of Public Safety

3.6. CSP: Colorado State Patrol

3.7. CSP CATPA BUSINESS UNIT: The business unit within the CSP responsible for the day-to-day operations and support of the Board, consistent with § 42-5-112(3) (c) and (d), CRS.

3.8. QUALIFIED APPLICANT: A Colorado law enforcement agency, state agency, local unit of government, independent school district, not-for-profit or for profit organization that can demonstrate its proposed program addresses some aspect of automobile theft prevention.

4.1. APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERIOD. The Board will announce annually in writing the availability of grant funding and the start of the application submission period. Notice may include mailings, posting upon the CSP website and through other agencies and organizations.

4.2. APPLICATION FORMAT AND REQUIRED CONTENT. All applications shall be in the form required by the grant announcement(s), consistent with the requirements set forth within statute, these rules, and the CATPA GMG.

4.3. METHOD AND DELIVERY OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION. Applications shall be filed with the Board as directed in the grant application, notice, and/or instructions.

5.1. USE OF CATPA GMG. The Board shall review applications consistent with statute, these rules, and with guidance provided within the most current publication of the CATPA GMG.

5.2. MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PRIORITY. Consistent with § 42-5-112(3) (a), CRS, these rules, and the CATPA GMG, the Board shall give priority to those grant applications representing multijurisdictional programs.

5.3. MINIMUM DESCRIPTION REQUIRED. All applications must, at minimum, describe the type of automobile theft prevention, enforcement, specialized training, prosecution, or first-time offender rehabilitation program proposed.

5.4. APPLICABLE REVIEW GUIDELINES.

The Board shall review each application to determine if the submitting entity meets the definition of a Qualified Applicant and for its completeness. The Board will then further review applications received pursuant to the following guidelines:

5.5. REVIEW EQUITY. The Board will apply applicable statutes, these rules, and the CATPA GMG to ensure equitable review of grant applications received from law enforcement agencies and other Qualified Applicants.

5.6. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. The Board shall approve grants in a variety of geographic areas of the state to the extent that it is practicable to do so.

6.1. APPROVAL CRITERIA. The Board shall predicate approved grant amounts upon consideration of the following criteria:

6.2. BOARD RECOMMENDATION FOR FUNDING. The Board will notify all applicants submitting applications during an announced submission period of its decision to approve or deny an application in writing.

6.3. An applicant may accept or decline program funding recommended by the Board consistent with the schedule set forth within the CATPA GMG.

7.1. REPORTING FORMS PROVIDED. The Board will provide grant recipients with forms necessary to submit required quarterly financial and program progress/achievement reports.

7.2 BOARD REVIEW CRITERIA. Board review of quarterly reports submitted by grant recipients shall be consistent with identified goals and objectives of the CATPA.

7.3. PROGRAM MONITORING. The Board will monitor program implementation, financial administration and achievement of declared program objectives as is consistent with § 42-5-112(3), CRS, these rules and the CATPA GMG as is applicable.

7.4. BOARD FEEDBACK. The Board will provide feedback to grant recipients submitting or failing to submit required quarterly reports, or as is appropriate and consistent with statute, the goals and objectives of CATPA, these rules, and the CATPA GMG.

7.5. FAILURE TO PERFORM.

In the event a grant recipient fails to perform or complete required quarterly financial and program progress/achievement reports, the Board may:

8.1. The following publications, standards, guidelines and/or rules are adopted within these rules in accordance with § 24-4-103 (12.5), CRS:

8.2. The CSP CATPA Business Unit and the Board shall maintain copies of the complete texts of these rules and any incorporated or adopted publications, standards, guidelines and rules and make each available for public inspection during regular business hours. Interested parties may contact the Board or the CSP CATPA Business Unit by phone at 303-239-4560 or email at CDPS_CATPA@STATE.CO.US. Interested parties may also access the following material(s) at their convenience online:

8.3. These rules do not include later amendments to or editions of any publications, standards, guidelines, or rules incorporated by reference herein with the exception of statutorily mandated updates or forms and publications controlled by CATPA.