Dual Registration

Dual Registration applies to authorized vehicles obtaining the following :

• Year of Manufacture License Plates

  • A license plate that is original, embossed with the year of original issue, that does not exceed seven legible characters in which the embossed year is contemporaneous with the year of manufacture of the vehicle upon which it is registered. (See Year of Manufacture Plate).

• Emergency Vehicle Authorization Decal

  • Emergency Vehicle Decal or often referred to as “Red Dot Sticker”, means the window decal issued by the Department signifying that a vehicle has been designated an Authorized Emergency Vehicle (See Emergency Vehicle Authorization).

• SMM Exempt Plate

  • SMM that is registered with an SMM plate or decal, but does not conform to Colorado lighting requirements, must also display an SMM Exempt plate (See SMM Exempt Plate).

Rule 38. Year of Manufacture License Plates

Rule 11. Emergency Vehicle Authorization