Section 42-5-104 - Theft of motor vehicle parts - theft of license plates(4)(a) Any person who knowingly and with criminal intent removes, detaches, or takes from a motor vehicle that is the property of another a license plate or who aids, abets, or assists in the commission of such an act or acts is guilty of theft of a license plate.(b) Theft of a license plate is a class 2 misdemeanor.Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 746, eff. 3/1/2022.L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2441, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 98: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 1441, § 23, effective July 1; (2)(a), (2)(b), and (3) amended, p. 799, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4) added, p. 2649, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1697, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3318, p. 3318, § 746, effective 3/1/2022; (5) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3318, 3331, §§ 746, 803.Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). (1) For penalties for class 2 misdemeanors, see § 18-1.3-501 . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending subsections (2) and (3), see section 1 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.