Code of Colorado Regulations
200 - Department of Revenue
204 - Division of Motor Vehicles
1 CCR 204-10 - VEHICLE SERVICES SECTION
38 - 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.