Beginning July 1, 2001, for persons 21 to 60 years of age, extends the term of a driver's license or an identification card from 5 to 10 years. Eliminates duplicate driver's licenses and identification cards except for persons under 21 years of age. Eliminates the provisional driver's license for persons 18 to 21 years of age and the need for renewal of an identification card at 18 years of age. Doubles the cost of a driver's license and identification card on and after July 1, 2006. Requires the division to report to the transportation legislation review committee concerning the effect that doubling the terms of driver's licenses and identification cards will have on the fee revenue of the division and its authorized agents.
Eliminates the requirement that an applicant submit an eye examination report for renewal of a driver's license by mail. Extends the maximum period of a temporary license from 90 days to one year.
For fiscal year 2001-02, increases the allocation of sales and use tax revenues to the highway users tax fund by $67,000, and specifies the allocation of such amount.
Directs the division to issue temporary disabled parking permits to persons from other states who become disabled while in this state.
APPROVED by Governor May 30, 2000
PORTIONS EFFECTIVE May 30, 2000, July 1, 2000, July 1, 2001
S.B. 00-15 Regulation of vehicles - electronic titles - records maintained by county clerks - appropriation. Adds definitions of electronic record, file, record, and signature to motor vehicle title certificate laws.
Allows the executive director of the department of revenue (director) to promulgate rules for electronic record keeping to be done by county clerk and recorders for each county and the Denver manager of revenue, as authorized agents of the director. Allows for electronic or paper filing of motor vehicle certificates of title. Allows for filing of mortgages, refinancing of mortgages, and liens in an electronic format. Allows for salvage designation to be made in the electronic record.
Clarifies that a transfer of title is necessary when selling or conveying the title of a vehicle.
Allows for the presentation of a court order when title to a vehicle is conveyed by gift, death, or law.
Clarifies that authorized agents conduct the primary business related to certificates of title and maintain the electronic files. Authorizes agents to transfer electronic files to the director for maintenance of a centralized file. Specifies that the director will promulgate rules related to when electronic signatures are acceptable.
Requires the director to develop a plan to implement electronic filing on a statewide basis. Specifies that electronic filing will be implemented by July 1, 2006. Allows the director to grant a county an exclusion from the electronic filing system based on a showing that electronic filing would be burdensome to the county.
Repeals obsolete provisions.
Appropriates $241,199 out of the distributive data processing fund and 1.0 FTE to the department of revenue for the implementation of this act.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2001
S.B. 00-18 Ignition interlock devices - repeal probationary license provisions - expand restricted licenses - increase penalties - appropriation. Extends the repeal of the current voluntary ignition interlock probationary license program until January 1, 2001.
Includes driving while ability is impaired as an alcohol-related offense that, if committed within 5 years after another alcohol-related offense, requires the defendant to hold a restricted license requiring an ignition interlock device for one year. Eliminates the $33 fee for each ignition interlock lease.
Repeals the requirement that a person convicted of driving under the influence who is not required to have an ignition interlock restricted license for one year must have the restricted license for 6 months.
Permits a person who is required to have an ignition interlock restricted license for one year and who is not the owner of a motor vehicle to obtain a restricted license without submitting a lease for an ignition interlock device.
For offenses relating to driving a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device and circumventing or attempting to circumvent an ignition interlock device:
Effective January 1, 2001, changes the voluntary ignition interlock program from a probationary license to a restricted license program. Establishes eligibility and ineligibility requirements for the voluntary restricted license. Sets the length of the restriction to at least the time remaining before the person would be eligible for a new license.
Revokes the restricted license of anyone who violates the restrictions. Allows the restriction to be extended one year if a person attempts to start a vehicle while intoxicated 3 times within any 12-month period. Prohibits the operation of commercial vehicles while under the license restriction.
Appropriates $20,853 to the department of revenue.
APPROVED by Governor May 26, 2000
PORTIONS EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000, January 1, 2001
S.B. 00-53 Definition of school bus - school-sponsored activities - stopping at railroad crossings. Clarifies the definition of school bus to include leased vehicles and vehicles used in transporting children to school-sponsored activities.
Limits the provisions of the statute requiring certain vehicles to stop at railroad crossings to apply only to those school buses required to have school bus markings and visual signal lights.
APPROVED by Governor March 9, 2000
EFFECTIVE March 9, 2000
S.B. 00-54 Organ and tissue donation - central registry of donors - consent for minors to donate - appropriation. Finds that, although the number of individuals within the United States who have donated organs upon death has increased, the need far outweighs the supply of donated organs. Declares that it is in the best interests of Colorado to create and maintain a registry of the donors of organs and tissue to facilitate timely and successful organ and tissue procurement.
Creates an organ and tissue donor registry, to be implemented and maintained by the federally designated organ procurement agency for the region. Requires the department of revenue to electronically provide records of persons who have designated organ and tissue donation on a driver's license, driver's permit, or identification card. Requires moneys from the organ and tissue donation awareness fund to pay all reasonable costs associated with electronic transfer of data. Clarifies that all subsequent electronic transfer of data shall be available to the federally designated organ procurement agency at no charge. Prohibits the use of information within the organ and tissue donor registry for fund-raising. Allows information from the organ and tissue donor registry to be released for the facilitation of organ or tissue donation.
Requires donors of organs or tissue who decide to amend or revoke their anatomical gift to notify the federally designated organ procurement agency to allow the registry to be updated. Encourages physicians who receive notification that a person wants to donate organs or tissue to notify the federally designated organ procurement agency to update the registry, as practicable.
Clarifies that a minor may volunteer to donate organs or tissue upon death on an instructional driving permit, minor driver's license, or donor card with parental consent or if the minor is emancipated.
Requires the organ and tissue awareness fund to pay for computer programming and form changes necessary as a result of the creation of the organ and tissue donor registry and to educate the public about the registry. Allows the department of revenue to request a donation of one dollar or more from driver's license applicants for the organ and tissue donation awareness fund.
Appropriates $34,040 from the organ and tissue donation awareness fund to the department of revenue for the implementation of the act.
Provides that sections 13 and 14 of the act shall only take effect if Senate Bill 00-11 becomes law.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
NOTE: Senate Bill 00-11 was signed by the Governor on May 30, 2000.
S.B. 00-87 Drivers' licenses - revocation - grounds - determination of blood alcohol level. Requires the determination of whether a driver under 21 years of age has been drinking alcohol to be made by a breath test when the expected level of blood alcohol is in the range of at least 0.02 but not in excess of 0.05 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, except in cases of medical necessity.
APPROVED by Governor May 12, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 12, 2000
S.B. 00-93 Towing carriers - notification requirements - lienholder and owner. Requires a towing carrier to notify the owner and any lienholder of a towed vehicle that such vehicle has been towed within 5 days after such tow; otherwise, the tow operator forfeits all storage fees from the date of the tow until the owner and lienholder are notified. Caps the fees a tow operator may charge for giving such notice. Requires the department of revenue to implement an electronic system that provides tow operators with the information, but only the information necessary, to make such notification.
APPROVED by Governor March 31, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
S.B. 00-146 License plates - collectors' items - use of original plates - appropriation. Authorizes the use of original plates on collectors' vehicles if the plates were made before 1943, are embossed with the year of issue, are legible, do not exceed seven characters, and were issued contemporaneously with the year of manufacture of the vehicle upon which they are displayed. Restricts the use of vehicles with such plates.
Appropriates $15,400 to the department of revenue from the distributive data processing fund for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 26, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1012 License plates - fees - mailing. Requires applicants for motor vehicle registration who wish to have their license plates mailed to them to pay to the authorized agents of the department of revenue a reasonable fee to cover the actual shipping and handling costs incurred by the authorized agent. Caps such fee at $5. Allows the department's agents to collect and retain such a fee.
APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 24, 2000
H.B. 00-1024 Registration - proof of insurance - light trucks and sports utility vehicles. Expands the requirement that a person registering or renewing the registration of a motor vehicle with the department of revenue provide proof of a complying motor vehicle insurance policy, operator's policy, or certificate of self-insurance, to include light trucks that are sixteen thousand pounds empty weight that are not insured through a commercial line of insurance and sports utility vehicles that are classified as class B personal property.
APPROVED by Governor May 12, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 12, 2000
H.B. 00-1042 License plates - purple heart recipients - elimination of fees and taxes - appropriation. Eliminates the payment of fees and specific ownership taxes for one set of special license plates for purple heart recipients. Requires an eligible person who applies for any additional such license plates to pay the appropriate fees and taxes.
Appropriates $66,827 to the department of education for the implementation of the act. Reduces the general fund appropriation to the capital construction fund and the capital construction fund exempt appropriation to the department of transportation by $66,827.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1070 License plates - temporary plates, tags, or certificates - number of days valid. Increases the maximum number of days for which the department of revenue may issue a temporary motor vehicle license plate, tag, or certificate from 45 days to 60 days.
APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1140 Specific ownership tax - Class A and B personal property - taxable value - appropriation. Changes the taxable value for Class A and B vehicles from 75% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price to the actual purchase price. Defines "actual purchase price" as the gross selling price, including all property traded to the seller in exchange for the vehicle. Requires that a manufacturer's statement of origin be provided to the department in order for the taxable value to be set at the particular price the purchaser paid; otherwise, the department shall set taxable value by a uniform compilation of values.
Appropriates $147,767 to the department of education, public school finance, total program, for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1142 Commercial vehicles - engine compression brake device - muffler. Requires commercial vehicles that are equipped with engine compression brake devices to have mufflers for such devices. Authorizes personnel of port of entry weigh stations to enforce the muffler requirement for commercial vehicles that are equipped with engine compression brake devices. Makes the use of engine compression brake devices without mufflers by commercial vehicles punishable by a $500 fine. Provides for half of the fine to be transmitted to the highway users tax fund and the other half to be transmitted to the financial officer of the city or unincorporated area of the county where the violation occurred.
APPROVED by Governor May 26, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1153 Drivers' licenses - cancellation - grounds - outstanding warrants. Authorizes the department of revenue (the department) to cancel or deny a driver's license or renewal of a license for persons who have certain outstanding warrants or judgments issued against them after giving such persons an opportunity to submit written proof that the warrants or judgments are no longer outstanding. Authorizes the department to cancel or deny a driver's license or renewal of a license of persons who have submitted fraudulent proof regarding license cancellation or denial.
APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1178 Special mobile machinery - proration of payments - specific ownership tax - registration - appropriation. Authorizes the owners of special mobile machinery (self-propelled construction equipment and the like) to seek assessment of a prorated specific ownership tax and registration for such special mobile machinery based upon the number of months, between 2 and 11, per year the special mobile machinery is located in Colorado and, for registration only, the number of miles the machinery may be driven in Colorado. Requires the department of revenue to remit prorated taxes monthly to the state treasurer. Allows extension of the prorated specific ownership tax and registration. For the tax, such extension shall be allowed upon proof that the owner requires additional time to complete the work for which the special mobile machinery is being used and payment of the extended prorated specific ownership tax. Specifies that any person who commits fraud in connection with an application for prorated specific ownership tax commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense, and that an owner who operates special mobile machinery in Colorado after the expiration of the period for which the specific ownership tax was assessed is subject to a civil penalty of $500 or double the specific ownership tax, whichever is greater. Authorizes peace officers and port of entry personnel to enforce the specific ownership tax proration program.
Appropriates $84,700 to the department of revenue for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2001
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1227 Registration - fees - reduction - temporary TABOR surplus refund mechanism - appropriation. Beginning July 1, 2001, and in any fiscal year thereafter in which the state budget is projected to contain a surplus of at least $330,000,000 that would otherwise be subject to a refund under article X, section 20 of the state constitution ("taxpayers' bill of rights" or "TABOR" amendment), reduces the annual basic registration fees for passenger cars to $2.50 and for most other passenger-carrying motor vehicles and certain trailers to $2.25. Reduces the annual registration fees for trucks, truck tractors, and other vehicles by 25%, subject to a minimum of $2.25.
Directs the state treasurer to increase the amount of sales and use tax paid to the highway users tax fund and decrease the amount paid to the general fund, each month, in an amount equal to the reduction in motor vehicle registration fees received during the preceding month as reported by the executive director of the department of revenue. Allocates the money thus effectively transferred as follows: 65% to the state highway fund; 26% to counties; and 9% to municipal governments.
Appropriates $60,597 to the department of revenue for implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 2000
PORTIONS EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000, July 1, 2001
H.B. 00-1323 License plates - special plates - agriculture and natural resources plate - appropriation. Authorizes the department of revenue to issue special license plates to persons requesting the plates for the benefit of the Colorado foundation for agriculture. Permits the Colorado foundation for agriculture to collect special dues and issue a certificate to persons wishing to support the foundation. Requires persons who apply for or renew special agriculture and natural resources license plates to present the certificate to the department of revenue or the department's authorized agent. Requires any moneys collected by the foundation for special license plates to be spent on the foundation's programs. Permits applicants to apply for personalized special agriculture and natural resources license plates for an additional fee.
Appropriates $23,100 to the department of revenue for the implementation of this act.
APPROVED by Governor May 26, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 26, 2000
H.B. 00-1381 Diesel emissions - inspection fee. Increases the fee for diesel emissions testing from $45 to the posted hourly rate for shop work for one hour. Requires the personnel of a testing facility to inform the owner of the diesel vehicle of the fee prior to the commencement of any testing activities.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2000
EFFECTIVE February 1, 2001
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1393 License plates - special plates - military veterans - maximum weight limit increase - appropriation. Increases the maximum weight allowed for issuance of special license plates for military veterans from 6,500 to 12,000 pounds empty weight for all eligible vehicles except motorcycles. Expands the list of eligible vehicles to include noncommercial and recreational vehicles. Requires the owners of vehicles over 6,500 pounds empty weight to pay the fee for the issuance of such special license plates.
Appropriates $9,240 to the department of revenue for the implementation of this act.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1426 Driving under restraint - habitual offenders - enhanced sentence - license surrender - speeding - point assessment. Enhances the sentence for an habitual offender convicted of driving on a revoked operator's license. Requires a defendant to surrender his or her operator's license or permit to the court upon entering a guilty or nolo contendere plea to, or upon a verdict or judgment of guilt on, certain charges concerning driving under restraint. Requires the court to forward a notice of the plea, verdict, or judgment, along with the surrendered license or permit, to the department of revenue. Makes failure to surrender the license or permit a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
Clarifies that speeding violations include speeding in excess of the reasonable and prudent speed and speeding in excess of the maximum lawful speed limit. Modifies the point assessment for certain speeding violations.
Applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2000.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
H.B. 00-1492 Emissions inspection program - clean screen program - enhanced and basic areas - appropriation. Authorizes operation of the clean screen motor vehicle emissions inspection program in the enhanced inspection area beginning January 1, 2002, and allows the El Paso county portion of the basic area to opt out of the clean screen program if it acts by September 1, 2000. Deletes the requirement for the general assembly to hold a hearing to determine whether there is a need for the clean screen program.
Gives the executive director of the department of public health and environment discretion regarding the term and the rebidding of the contract to perform the clean screen inspections. Requires the companies that conduct inspections to notify the department of revenue of vehicles they have determined, either through an inspection at an inspection center or a clean screen, comply with the inspection requirements. Allows a county clerk to issue a registration for a vehicle when the department of revenue notifies the clerk that such vehicle does not need a test.
Requires clerks to collect an emissions inspection fee for each vehicle registered in the enhanced area and to transmit such fee to the state treasurer. Directs the state treasurer to deposit such fees in a trust account and to pay out such fees monthly to the entities conducting inspections upon receipt by the department of revenue of a notification from such entities of the number of emissions inspections completed by each such entity in the previous month. Specifies such fees to be $5 in the basic program area and $7 in the enhanced program area. Requires initial inspections conducted at enhanced inspection centers to be free.
Appropriates $92,400 from highway users tax fund AIR account to the department of revenue for the implementation of the act.
VETOED by Governor May 26, 2000
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