Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB021 Compare Versions

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1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
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6	6
7	7	LLS NO. 25-0661.01 Christopher McMichael x4775
8	8	SENATE BILL 25-021
9	9	Senate Committees House Committees
10	10	Agriculture & Natural Resources
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING THE REGISTRATION OF OFF -HIGHWAY VEHICLES .101
14	14	Bill Summary
15	15	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
16	16	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
17	17	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
18	18	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
19	19	http://leg.colorado.gov
20	20	.)
21	21	The bill specifies that dealers of off-highway vehicles shall require
22	22	a purchaser of an off-highway vehicle to complete the off-highway
23	23	vehicle registration application and pay the registration fee in order to
24	24	complete the sale of an off-highway vehicle, unless the purchaser attests
25	25	that the off-highway vehicle will be used exclusively outside the state.
26	26	The bill clarifies that a dealer that does not comply with the registration
27	27	requirements is subject to a fine of $200 per instance of noncompliance.
28	28	The bill also explicitly authorizes the parks and wildlife commission to
29	29	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
30	30	Bright,
31	31	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
32	32	(None),
33	33	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
34	34	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
35	35	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. adopt rules concerning the enforcement of the registration requirements
36	36	of off-highway vehicles.
37	37	Under current law, proof of ownership is required for the
38	38	registration of an off-highway vehicle. The bill removes this requirement
39	39	so that an individual registering their off-highway vehicle no longer has
40	40	to provide the division of parks and wildlife with proof of ownership for
41	41	the off-highway vehicle.
42	42	The bill amends certain provisions related to the off-highway
43	43	vehicle recreation fund (fund) to clarify what the money in the fund shall
44	44	be used for. The bill also specifies that money remaining in the fund at
45	45	the end of a given fiscal year shall remain in the fund and only be used for
46	46	specific purposes related to the use of off-highway vehicles in Colorado.
47	47	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
48	48	SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
49	49	finds and declares that:3
50	50	(a) Off-highway vehicle recreation is the second highest4
51	51	recreational use of public lands in Colorado, only behind the skiing5
52	52	industry;6
53	53	(b) There are over 290,000 households that participate in7
54	54	off-highway vehicle recreation each year;8
55	55	(c) In the 2022-23 season, there was over $1.4 billion in direct9
56	56	sales of off-highway vehicles and an additional $1.4 billion in indirect10
57	57	and induced sales related to off-highway vehicle recreation, accounting11
58	58	for a $2.8 billion contribution to the Colorado economy;12
59	59	(d) Off-highway vehicle recreation supports nearly 19,000 jobs in13
60	60	Colorado and $1 billion in labor income; and14
61	61	(e) Money collected by off-highway vehicle registration fees is15
62	62	used to support the use, maintenance, and quality of off-highway vehicle16
63	63	recreation areas in Colorado and is one of the only user-funded trail17
64	64	maintenance programs in the state.18
65	65	(2) Therefore, the general assembly further declares that it is in19
66	66	SB25-021-2- the interest of the state of Colorado to require that purchasers of1
67	67	off-highway vehicles register their vehicles and pay the registration fee2
68	68	at the point-of-sale in order to protect a vital source of revenue for the3
69	69	state and help ensure the continued growth of an important industry for4
70	70	the Colorado economy.5
71	71	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-14.5-102, amend6
72	72	(2)(a) and (8) as follows:7
73	73	33-14.5-102. Off-highway vehicle registration -8
74	74	nonresident-owned or -operated off-highway vehicle permits - fees -9
75	75	applications - requirements - exemptions - rules. (2) (a) (I) E
76	76	XCEPT AS10
77	77	PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a)(II) OF THIS SECTION, every dealer shall11
78	78	require a purchaser of an off-highway vehicle to complete a registration12
79	79	application and pay the registration fee before the vehicle leaves the
80	80	13
81	81	dealer's premises, except for those off-highway vehicles purchased for14
82	82	use exclusively outside of this state IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE SALE OF15
83	83	AN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE.16
84	84	(II) A
85	85	PURCHASER OF AN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE WHO ATTESTS17
86	86	THAT THE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE IS BEING PURCHASED FOR USE18
87	87	EXCLUSIVELY OUTSIDE OF THIS STATE IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A19
88	88	REGISTRATION APPLICATION OR PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE PURSUANT TO20
89	89	SUBSECTION (2)(a)(I) OF THIS SECTION.21
90	90	(8) Any
91	91	A dealer who does not comply with subsection (2)(a)22
92	92	SUBSECTION (2)(a)(I) of this section commits a civil infraction and, upon23
93	93	conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one TWO hundred dollars PER24
94	94	OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SOLD WITHOUT THE PURCHASER COMPLETING A25
95	95	REGISTRATION APPLICATION OR PAYING THE REGISTRATION FEE .26
96	96	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-14.5-103, repeal27
97	97	SB25-021
98	98	-3- (1) as follows:1
99	99	33-14.5-103. Record of registered off-highway vehicles2
100	100	maintained. (1) The division shall require proof of ownership for an3
101	101	off-highway vehicle prior to the initial registration required under this4
102	102	article, but the division shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.5
103	103	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-14.5-106, amend6
104	104	(1) as follows:7
105	105	33-14.5-106. Off-highway vehicle recreation fund - creation -8
106	106	use of money. (1) (a) All fees collected from the registration of9
107	107	off-highway vehicles and all fees collected from the sale of off-highway10
108	108	use permits, plus all interest earned on such moneys THE MONEY, shall be11
109	109	credited to the off-highway vehicle recreation fund, which fund is hereby12
110	110	created, and shall be used for:13
111	111	(I) The administration of this article, ARTICLE 14.5;14
112	112	(II) for PROVIDING information and awareness on the availability15
113	113	of off-highway vehicle recreational opportunities;16
114	114	(III) for The promotion of off-highway vehicle safety;17
115	115	(IV) for The establishment and maintenance of off-highway18
116	116	vehicle routes, parking areas, and facilities; and19
117	117	(V) for The purchase or lease of private land for the purposes of20
118	118	access to public land for uses consistent with the provisions of this article;21
119	119	ARTICLE 14.5.22
120	120	(b) However, any moneys MONEY collected in excess of four23
121	121	dollars per original INITIAL or renewal registration shall be used24
122	122	exclusively for direct services and not
123	123	FOR administrative costs.25
124	124	(c) The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from26
125	125	the off-highway vehicle recreation fund for the purposes enumerated in27
126	126	SB25-021
127	127	-4- this subsection (1).1
128	128	(d) A
129	129	NY UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEY REMAINING2
130	130	IN THE FUND AT THE END OF A STATE FISCAL YEAR OR ANY MONEY THAT3
131	131	IS RETURNED TO THE FUND REMAINS IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT BE4
132	132	TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND .5
133	133	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-14.5-107, amend6
134	134	(1) introductory portion; and add (1)(e) as follows:7
135	135	33-14.5-107. Rules. (1) The commission shall adopt rules in the8
136	136	manner provided by article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.,
137	137	concerning the following:9
138	138	(e) E
139	139	NFORCEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE REGISTRATION10
140	140	REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 33-14.5-102 AND11
141	141	33-14.5-104.12
142	142	SECTION 6. Act subject to petition - effective date -13
143	143	applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following14
144	144	the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the15
145	145	general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant16
146	146	to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an17
147	147	item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,18
148	148	section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the19
149	149	general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take20
150	150	effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the21
151	151	governor.22
152	152	(2) This act applies to violations occurring on or after the23
153	153	applicable effective date of this act.24
154	154	SB25-021
155	155	-5-