Creating the Chicano Special License Plate

The act creates the Chicana/o special license plate. An applicant becomes eligible to use the plate by providing a certificate to the department of revenue (department) confirming that the applicant has made a donation to a nonprofit organization (organization) chosen by the department based on the organization's provision of services to the Latin American community. The organization may implement the act by making grants to other organizations that also qualify under the standards of the act. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the plate requires 2 one-time fees of $25. One of the fees is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the licensing services cash fund. To implement this act, $14,191 is appropriated to the department. This appropriation consists of $7,562 from the license plate cash fund and $6,629 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund. APPROVED by Governor June 4, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)