Colorado § 17-24-109.5 - License plates - highway signs.

§ 17-24-109.5. License plates - highway signs.

(1) The division may purchase such equipment, machinery, and other materials as may be necessary to manufacture and deliver motor vehicle license plates, temporary registration plates and certificates, validating tabs or decals, road signs, markers, and metal badges used by any department and manufactured under the authority of this article. Each year the executive director of the department of revenue shall estimate the number of license plates, temporary registration plates and certificates, and validating tabs or decals that will be required and the cost of manufacturing thereof for the year such estimate is made and shall certify such estimates to the joint budget committee of the general assembly.

(2) During the year the estimate required by subsection (1) of this section is made and certified by the executive director of the department of revenue from the sale of motor vehicle license plates, temporary registration plates and certificates, and validating tabs or decals, the joint budget committee shall consider the estimate in making its budget recommendation for the division of correctional industries to the general assembly. Any amounts appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this section shall be used and expended by the division of correctional industries to purchase such equipment and machinery, including repairs thereof, sheet steel or aluminum, paints, enamels, and other materials and support services as may be necessary to manufacture and deliver as a finished product motor vehicle license plates required by the executive director of the department of revenue to be furnished under the motor vehicle laws of this state.

Source: L. 78: Entire section added, p. 359, § 1, effective May 2. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 663, § 2, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 705, § 1, effective July 1, 1989. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 550, § 1, effective May 7. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (SB 15-090), ch. 334, p. 1360, § 4, effective (see editor's note).

Editor's note: Section 6(1)(b) and 6(2) of chapter 334 (SB 15-090), Session Laws of Colorado 2015, provides that changes to this section take effect only if the department of revenue receives enough gifts, grants, and donations for materials, start-up costs, and computer programming necessary to implement this act, and take effect January 1, 2016, only if the revisor of statutes receives written notice that such funds were received. The revisor of statutes received the required notice, dated February 12, 2016.