Colorado § 42-3-220 - Temporary special event license plates.
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§ 42-3-220. Temporary special event license plates.
(1) The department may issue a temporary special event license plate to a person or group of people in connection with a special event for a passenger vehicle or a truck that does not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty weight.
(2) An applicant for a special event license plate shall submit to the department the name, date or dates, and location of the special event to which the request for the license plate is connected; the dates the license plate is needed; the quantity of license plates requested; a list of vehicle information including the vehicle identification number, make, model, and year of each vehicle; a certified letter stating that insurance coverage will be in place for each vehicle during its use for the period for which the temporary plate is issued; and any other information required by the department.
(3) The department may determine the amount of an application fee for special event license plates and determine the fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, for the issuance of each temporary special event license plate. Such fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the license plate cash fund, created in section 42-3-301 (1).
(4) The executive director of the department may prepare any special forms and issue any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Source: L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1133, § 2, effective August 8.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-3-117.7 as it existed prior to 2005.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-3-220 ("Temporary special event license plates.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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