Colorado § 10-4-617 - Insurers - biannual fee - auto theft prevention authority.

§ 10-4-617. Insurers - biannual fee - auto theft prevention authority.

(1) Each insurer that issues a policy pursuant to this part 6 shall biannually pay a fee to the automobile theft prevention board, created pursuant to section 42-5-112, C.R.S., for the support of the automobile theft prevention authority. Upon receiving payment, the board shall transfer the amount received to the state treasurer for deposit in the Colorado auto theft prevention cash fund created in section 42-5-112 (4), C.R.S. The amount of the fee shall be equal to one dollar multiplied by the number of motor vehicles insured by the insurer as of July 1 of each year, divided by two. The insurer shall report the number of insured motor vehicles and pay the assessed biannual fee as follows:

(a) On or before August 15, 2008, and on or before August 15 each year thereafter, the insurer shall notify the automobile theft prevention board of the number of motor vehicles insured by that insurer as of July 1 of that year; and

(b) On or before January 1, 2009, and July 1, 2009, and on or before January 1 and July 1 each year thereafter, the insurer shall pay to the automobile theft prevention board the assessed biannual fee in the amount specified in this subsection (1).

(2) On or before February 1, 2009, and on or before February 1 each year thereafter, the automobile theft prevention board shall compare the list of insurers who paid the biannual fee with the list compiled by the division of insurance of all insurance companies licensed to insure motor vehicles in the state and shall notify the commissioner of the division of insurance of any insurer's failure to pay the fee prescribed in subsection (1) of this section. Upon receiving notice of an insurer's failure to pay the fee, the commissioner shall notify the insurer of the fee requirement. If the insurer fails to pay the fee to the automobile theft prevention board within fifteen days after receiving the notice, the commissioner may suspend the insurer's certificate of authority or impose a civil penalty of not more than one hundred twenty percent of the amount due, or both. The insurer shall pay the civil penalty to the commissioner. The commissioner shall transfer the amount received to the state treasurer who shall credit the amount to the Colorado auto theft prevention cash fund, created in section 42-5-112 (4), C.R.S.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "insurer" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 10-1-102 (13) that covers the operation of a motor vehicle.

(4) (a) Each insurer subject to the provisions of this section is hereby authorized to recoup the fee required in subsection (1) of this section from its policyholders.

(b) Each insurer subject to the provisions of this section shall not raise its premiums based on the fee in this section.

(5) As used in this section, "motor vehicle" does not include vehicles or vehicle combinations with a declared gross weight of more than twenty-six thousand pounds.

Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1330, § 2, effective April 22. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 2098, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2009: IP(1) and (2) amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1943, § 13, effective August 5.

Editor's note: This section was originally numbered as § 10-4-616 in House Bill 03-1251 but has been renumbered on revision for ease of location.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 415, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.