Motor Vehicle Division

• General Information
• Proof of Insurance
• Fees and Taxes
• Late Fee
• Purchasing a Vehicle From a Dealer
• Purchasing a Vehicle From a Private Party
• Re-Registering a Vehicle From Out of State
• Renewals
  ONLINE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION IS HERE!!!
  
  Citizens, you can now renew your vehicles online as long as they are not expired or an SMM Rental renewal.
  
  IMPORTANT RENEWAL FACTS
  
  You may renew 30 days before or after the Month TAB on your license plate It is best to refer to your Month TAB than to wait for your renewal card
  Do not wait to renew until the last week of your 30 days after your Month tab
  
  To renew Online
  YOU WILL NEED:
  Your license plate #
  • Credit card or checking account info
  • A valid email address
  
  Go To: www.colorado.gov/revenue
  
  Click on:
  DMV
  
  Follow the Steps:
  • Online Services
  • Plate Renewal
  • Start Renewal
  • Enter License Plate #
  • Continue
  • Address Verification
  • Checkout
  
  
• Information for Persons with Disabilities Regarding Parking Privileges
• Link to renew online vehicle registration

• Your driver's license number
• Your current phone number
• The check maker must imprint Name and Address on the check

• Out of state
• Temporary
• Credit Card checks

• A $20.00 returned check fee would be charged.
• Your vehicle's registration and license plates will be CANCELLED and possibly seized by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office.
• For two years from the date of the check, all transactions will be CASH ONLY.

• Bodily Injury $25,000.00 per person / $50,000.00 two or more persons
• Property Damage $15,000.00

• Valid Insurance Card
• Declaration Page
• Binder/letter from an insurance company on company letterhead

1. A manufacturer's statement of origin, or title properly assigned.
   
   
2. A standard sales tax receipt.
   
   
3. Application for title, form DR2411.
   • Joint Tenancy / Tenancy in Common
   
   
4. A security agreement, odometer statement, VIN inspection, and a dealer's bill of sale, if applicable.
   
   
5. A certified weight slip is required when titling a truck for the first time in Colorado without an MSO and the empty weight is between 4,500 and 10,000 pounds. A certified weight slip is required when titling a motor home for the first time in Colorado.
   
   
6. If you have plates you wish to transfer, bring your registration and plates from the old vehicle.
   
   Once the County receives the paperwork from the dealer, a "Title Complete" card will be sent to the customer. The cards will not show the amount due nor will fees be quoted over the phone.
   
   If there is not a lien on the vehicle, the dealer may send the paperwork directly to the individual not to the County. Please check with the title clerk at the dealership to find out where the paperwork will be mailed.
   
   
7. Proof of Insurance required.
   
   Note: Colorado plates remain with the customer NOT the vehicle. If a vehicle is sold or traded, license plates should be removed. A pro-rata portion of the registration fees may be credited toward the same owner's renewal or new vehicle registration, provided the registration has not expired at the time of the credit. Bring in old plates and proof of sale or trade-in date.

1. A title, properly transferred from seller to buyer.
   • If title is with a lien holder, a bill of sale, insurance on the new vehicle, and proof of ownership from previous owner will allow you to receive a temporary registration/tag.
   • If the title is not a Colorado title, you will need to get a VIN verification (available at any emission station upon request for a fee, licensed Colorado dealer or Colorado law enforcement officer).
   • Older Colorado titles may require a notary. If the title has a spot for a notary to sign, it needs to be notarized, or Statement of Transfer (in lieu of notarization of Colorado title), Form DR2445 needs to be filled out.
   
   
2. A Bill of Sale
   
   
3. If the vehicle is newer than 10 years old, an odometer statement is required.
   • Most titles provide a place for the odometer reading.
   
   
4. If you have a lien on the vehicle you will need a security agreement/loan agreement. The security agreement must list:
   • Description of the vehicle including year, make and VIN.
   • Total amount of payments (amount of lien)
   • Signature in ink, carbon or copy, stamped as true copy of original.
   • Lien holder's name and address.
   
   
5. A certified weight slip will need to be submitted when titling a truck that weighs between 4,500 lbs. and 10,000 lbs.
   • If the truck has a Colorado title, or an out of state title that shows the weight, a weight slip is not necessary.
   • The same applies for a motor home.
   
   
6. If you have plates you wish to transfer, bring your registration and plates from the old vehicle.
   
   
7. Proof of Insurance on the new vehicle is required, a fax copy is acceptable.
   
   
8. Sales tax and registration fees are collected at the time the title is processed. Credit Cards are not accepted

1. A registration not more than 6 months expired (original)
   • Leased vehicle-registration must show lessor (owner) and lessee, or provide a lease agreement.
   • Lessor's name, address and lease date will be needed.
   OR a title (a copy of the title accepted)
   • If out of state title is not surrendered, a Colorado title cannot be issued.
   • Lien holder's name and address if applicable.
   • Purchase date
   
   
2. Verification of the vehicle identification number, Form DR2087
   • Available through any emission station upon request, Colorado dealer or law enforcement officer.
   • If you own a non-titled vehicle or coming from foreign country, please see a clerk for a complete checklist. Certified VIN inspection required.
   
   
3. Certified empty weigh slip must be submitted for truck weights between 4,500 lbs. and 10,000 lbs. and for a motor home.
   • If the empty weight is listed on the registration or title, weight slip is not required.
   
   
4. Proof of Insurance is required prior to registration on tax Class C (passenger cars, motorcycles, motor homes and buses) and Class B (light trucks and recreational trucks).

• Remove the mailing label found on the renewal postcard. Place it on an envelope or address to:

  Elbert County Clerk
  P.O. Box 37
  Kiowa, CO 80117

• Return the postcard with your payment in the envelope so that it will reach the County Clerk's office before the last day of the expiration month. Checks should be made payable to Elbert County and a driver's license number should be included on the check as well.
  
  
• House Bill 98-1213, which became effective July 1, 1999, requires that prior to registration or renewal, owners of tax Class C vehicles (Passenger, Motor Home and Motorcycle), must provide proof of insurance. Signing the back of the renewal card DOES NOT constitute showing proof of insurance.
  
  
• Effective May 12, 2000, owners of Class B vehicles (including light trucks and SUV's) must also show proof of insurance before registering vehicles.
  
  
• If moving from another county, within the State of Colorado, fees may change. Please call the Motor Vehicle Main Office at 303-621-3123.

• Persons who cannot walk without the aid of another person, a guide dog, a companion dog, a walker, a cane, crutches, braces, prostheses, or a wheelchair.
• Persons are mobility impaired by best corrected central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye as measured by the Snellen Test, OR persons who have central visual acuity better than 20/200 with a limitation of the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of 20 or less.
• Persons who are restricted by a pulmonary condition to the extent that the Arterial Oxygen Saturation, on room air, at rest, is 90% less or the patient desaturate to 90% or less on mild exercise, OR who use prescribed portable oxygen during the day.
• Persons who have a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified as class III or IV according to the standards of the New York Heart Association.
• Persons who have a disability that would be aggravated by walking 150 to 200 feet under normal environmental conditions and a resultant mobility impairment of the same degree as described in the four criteria above.

• Permanent License Plates Only
  Persons with a disability owns and drives a vehicle:
  • Submit a completed application in the name of the person with a disability.
  • Enclose a photocopy of the title or registration to the vehicle.
  
  
• Permanent License Plates and Permanent Placard
  If a person has an additional impairment which makes it impossible to hang a placard in a vehicle, they may have one set of plates for their vehicle, and a placard for use when they are driven by someone else.
  • Application procedure is the same for license plates.
  
  
• Permanent Placard - No Fee
  For persons with permanent disabilities who do not own, or who own more than one vehicle:
  • Submit a completed application in the name of the person with a disability.
  • A permanent placard will be issued which is to be placed inside the vehicle when the person with a disability is riding.
  • The placard is movable from one vehicle to another.
  
  
• Temporary Placard - No Fee
  For persons with a temporary disability to the degree described under Qualification:
  • Submit a completed application in the name of the person with a disability.
  • A 90-day temporary placard will be issued which is to be placed inside the vehicle when the person with a disability is riding.
  • The placard is moveable from one vehicle to another.
  
  
• Disabled Veteran Handicap Plates
  All applicants need to comply with the same requirements as a regular Disabled Veteran plate. In addition, they will need to provide an application for Persons with Disabilities Parking Privileges. This application will need to be signed by a Colorado physician.