Colorado § 40-10.1-111 - Filing, issuance, and annual fees - fee setting by the commission.

§ 40-10.1-111. Filing, issuance, and annual fees - fee setting by the commission.

(1) A motor carrier shall pay the commission the following fees in amounts set administratively by the commission with approval of the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, in consultation with the director of the commission:

(a) The filing fee for an application for a temporary authority, certificate, or permit under part 2 of this article 10.1 or for an extension, amendment, transfer, or lease of a temporary authority, certificate, or permit and the fee for issuance of a temporary authority, certificate, or permit under part 2 of this article 10.1;

(b) The annual filing fee for a permit to operate under part 7 of this article 10.1 to provide large-market taxicab service;

(c) The filing fee for a permit to operate under part 4 or part 8 of this article 10.1;

(d) The annual filing fee for a permit to operate under part 5 of this article 10.1;

(e) The filing fee for a temporary permit to operate as a mover pursuant to section 40-10.1-502 (5)(a);

(e.5) The filing fee for a permit to operate pursuant to part 3 of this article 10.1; and

(f) The annual fee for each motor vehicle a motor carrier owns, controls, operates, or manages.

(2) Except for a mover holding a permit issued under part 5 of this article 10.1 and a motor carrier that has paid a fee pursuant to article 10.5 of this title 40, a motor carrier shall not operate any motor vehicle in intrastate commerce unless the motor carrier has paid the annual fees required by subsection (1)(f) of this section. The annual fees apply on a calendar year basis and are creditable only to the specific vehicles for which the fees have been paid.

(3) Administratively set fees must be based on the appropriation made for the purposes specified in section 40-2-110 (2)(a)(I), subject to the approval of the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, such that the revenue generated from all motor carrier fees approximates the direct and indirect costs of the commission in the supervision and regulation of motor carriers.

(4) The commission shall transmit all fees collected under this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the public utilities commission motor carrier fund created in section 40-2-110.5.

Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 402, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2012: (1)(c) amended, (HB 12-1327), ch. 217, p. 931, § 1, effective May 24. L. 2018: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, (HB 18-1320), ch. 363, p. 2166, § 8, effective August 8. L. 2019: (1)(c)(I) amended, (SB 19-236), ch. 359, p. 3333, § 28, effective May 30. L. 2022: (1)(c)(I) amended, (HB 22-1314), ch. 416, p. 2936, § 8, effective August 10. L. 2023: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 23-187), ch. 220, p. 1142, § 2, effective May 18. L. 2026: IP(1) amended, (HB 26-1326), ch. 210, p. 1232, § 26, effective August 12.

Editor's note: (1) Section 6 of chapter 217, Session Laws of Colorado 2012, provides that the act amending subsection (1)(c) applies to towing carriers that applied for permits on, before, or after May 24, 2012.

(2) Subsection (1)(c)(II)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(c)(II), effective July 1, 2014. (See L. 2012, p. 931.)

(3) Section 50(2) of chapter 210 (HB 26-1326), Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after August 12, 2026.