1999
BY REPRESENTATIVES Kester and Lee;
also SENATOR Dennis.
Concerning the procurement of products that evidence the registration of a motor vehicle.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 17-24-109.5 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
17-24-109.5. License plates - highway signs. (2) During the year such estimate is so made and certified by the executive director of the department of revenue from the sale of motor vehicle license plates and validating tabs or decals, the joint budget committee shall consider such estimate in making its budget recommendation for the division of correctional industries to the general assembly. Any amounts appropriated by the general assembly to the division of correctional industries 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 and validating tabs or decals required by the executive director of the department of revenue to be furnished under the motor vehicle laws of this state.
SECTION 2. 42-3-113 (1) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
42-3-113. Number plates furnished - style - periodic reissuance. (1) (b) (I) The department may furnish the number plates required in this section for one or more registration periods. If the number plates are issued for multiyear use, the department may issue a validating tab or sticker to indicate the year of registration of the vehicle.
(II) Any validating tab or sticker that evidences the receipt of taxes under this article may be obtained by the department through normal purchasing procedures and may be produced and issued by the department through any of its authorized agents. Any such validation tab or sticker shall be produced in accordance with the minimum specifications of the department, and such specifications shall reflect, at a minimum, the same quality control standards employed by the department of corrections in the production of any such validation tab or sticker as those standards existed on January 1, 1999.
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
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Russell George Ray Powers
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
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Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Bill Owens
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO