Colorado § 42-2-114.5 - Fees for driver's licenses, identification cards, and related services - crediting to DRIVES account - fee setting procedures - rules.

§ 42-2-114.5. Fees for driver's licenses, identification cards, and related services - crediting to DRIVES account - fee setting procedures - rules.

(1) All net revenue received by the department from the fees specified in subsection (2) of this section, as such fees may be raised or lowered by the department in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, shall be credited to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2).

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the following fees must be paid for the following functions:

(a) The fee for a driving record under section 42-1-206 (2) is nine dollars;

(b) The fee for a certified driving record under section 42-1-206 (2) is ten dollars;

(c) The application fee for an instruction permit under section 42-2-107 is fourteen dollars;

(d) The fee for a driver's license or minor driver's license under section 42-2-114 (2)(a) or (4)(a), respectively, is:

(I) Twenty-six dollars beginning July 1, 2016, but before July 1, 2017;

(II) Twenty-seven dollars beginning July 1, 2017, but before July 1, 2018; and

(III) Twenty-eight dollars beginning July 1, 2018;

(e) The fee for retaking either the examination of knowledge or the demonstration of ability under section 42-2-114 (2)(e) is set by the department not to exceed fifteen dollars;

(f) The fee for a duplicate permit or minor driver's license under section 42-2-117 (1) is twelve dollars for the first duplicate and fourteen dollars for a subsequent duplicate;

(g) The fee for a driver's license extension under section 42-2-118 (1)(b)(I) is six dollars and fifty cents;

(h) The fee for the return of a license under section 42-2-127.7 (4)(d)(II) is five dollars;

(i) The fee for a replacement license under section 42-2-133 (2) is five dollars;

(j) The fee for issuing or renewing an identification card under section 42-2-306 (1)(a) is ten dollars and fifty cents;

(k) The fee for reissuance of an identification card that has been canceled or denied under section 42-2-306 (1)(b) is twenty dollars;

(l) The fee for issuing a commercial driver's license under section 42-2-406 (1) and (2) is thirty-five dollars;

(m) The fee for administering driving tests under section 42-2-406 (3) is one hundred dollars;

(n) The fee for licensing testing units under section 42-2-406 (4) is three thousand ninety-four dollars for the initial license and one thousand fifty-two dollars for each subsequent annual license renewal;

(o) The fee for licensing driving testers under section 42-2-406 (5) is one hundred forty-eight dollars for the initial license and one hundred forty dollars for each subsequent annual license renewal; and

(p) The fee for issuing an identification document under part 5 of this article.

(3) The department may raise or lower the fees listed in subsection (2) of this section, but the department shall not increase the fee by more than five percent per year. The department may round a fee increase to the nearest dollar.

(4) A rule promulgated under this section that increases fees shall not take effect until thirty days after the department has issued a report to the joint budget committee. The report must:

(a) List the fees being changed and the amounts of the changes; and

(b) Provide an explanation of the reasons for the changes and an analysis of why the changes are needed.

(5) to (7) Repealed.

(8) If there is money available from the appropriation made pursuant to section 25-4-2208 (3) or the gifts, grants, or donations accepted pursuant to section 25-4-2208 (5), the department shall not charge or collect the fees established in this section from an individual who demonstrates eligibility to receive assistance under the necessary document program established in section 25-4-2208 and administered by the office of health equity in the department of public health and environment.

Source: L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1570, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-279), ch. 367, p. 1933, § 26, effective June 1. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1387), ch. 205, p. 888, § 4, effective May 5. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-194), ch. 346, p. 1544, § 8, effective June 5. L. 2015: (2)(h) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 968, § 93, effective August 5. L. 2016: (1) amended, (HB 16-1415), ch. 139, p. 413, § 3, effective May 4; (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(d), (2)(f), (2)(g), (2)(n), (2)(o), and (3) amended, (HB 16-1415), ch. 139, p. 413, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2018: (2)(o) amended, (HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1723, § 86, effective May 29. L. 2022: (7) added, (HB 22-1004), ch. 165, p. 1024, § 2, effective May 16; (1) and (3) amended and (5) and (6) added, (HB 22-1339), ch. 135, p. 909, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2025: (3) amended, (HB 25-1076), ch. 16, p. 65, § 14, effective August 6; (7) repealed, (SB 25-300), ch. 428, p. 2460, § 70, effective August 6; (8) added, (SB 25-008), ch. 207, p. 936, § 3, effective August 6.

Editor's note: (1) Subsection (5)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (5), effective July 1, 2023. (See L. 2022, p. 909.)

(2) Subsection (6)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (6), effective July 1, 2024. (See L. 2022, p. 909.)

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1004, see section 1 of chapter 165, Session Laws of Colorado 2022. For the legislative declaration in SB 25-008, see section 1 of chapter 207, Session Laws of Colorado 2025.