Bill Summary for Bill Number Discussion with County Clerks and the Department of Revenue

Date: 10/23/2015

Final
Discussion with County Clerks and the Department of Revenue

OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES

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09:34 AM -- Discussion with County Clerks and the Department of Revenue

Pam Anderson, Colorado County Clerks Association (CCCA), and Tony Anderson, Department of Revenue (DOR), came to the table to provide their organizations' positions on the bill as drafted. Ms. Anderson said that CCCA would like for the registration of OHVs to be brought under the current licensing and registration system used by the DOR, as the clerks do not have an accounting system to handle and process OHV registrations and to redistribute the fees collected through registration. She said that specific DOR processes are already set up surrounding the License Plate Cash Fund, including plate design standards and the plate on demand system, that the clerks cannot currently tap into. She said that implementing stand-alone systems for county clerk and recorders would be very challenging.

Ms. Anderson estimated that the initial impact of the bill to county clerk and recorders' offices would be $230,000 in the first year, and $25,000 per year ongoing. Ms. Anderson and Mr. Anderson responded to questions on current state OHV titling requirements and the number of vehicles that are titled in the state, stating that roughly 12,000 OHVs are currently titled in Colorado. They responded to questions on whether DOR could assume the cost of registering OHVs under the program. Committee discussion ensued on how the bill could best address the costs of OHV registrations and the processing of registrations.