{
 "state": "Colorado",
 "code": "CO",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/colorado/",
 "summary": "Colorado charges a yearly specific ownership tax (SOT) in place of property tax, paid with registration at the county motor vehicle office. Taxable value is 85% of MSRP, and the rate drops from 2.10% in year one to a flat $3 from year ten. Registration also adds weight-based license fees and FASTER fees.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "msrpSchedule",
  "per": 1000,
  "byAge": [
   {
    "age": 0,
    "mills": 17.85
   },
   {
    "age": 1,
    "mills": 12.75
   },
   {
    "age": 2,
    "mills": 10.2
   },
   {
    "age": 3,
    "mills": 7.65
   },
   {
    "age": 4,
    "mills": 3.825
   },
   {
    "age": 5,
    "mills": 3.825
   },
   {
    "age": 6,
    "mills": 3.825
   },
   {
    "age": 7,
    "mills": 3.825
   },
   {
    "age": 8,
    "mills": 3.825
   },
   {
    "age": 9,
    "mills": 0,
    "flat": 3
   }
  ],
  "flat": 0,
  "note": "C.R.S. 42-3-107(9),(10), Class C. Taxable value = 85% of MSRP. The rate is 2.10% of that value in year 1, then 1.50%, 1.20%, and 0.90%. Years 5–9 pay 0.45% or $10, whichever is greater, and year 10 on pays $3. Mills shown are per $1 of MSRP. Registration fees and FASTER fees are extra."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 2.9,
  "name": "Colorado state sales/use tax",
  "localAdds": true,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "County, city, RTD, and special-district taxes are added and collected at registration, based on your address."
 },
 "registration": "Registration and FASTER fees are usually $50–$100 plus SOT. The license fee depends on weight and age, plus a road safety surcharge and a bridge safety surcharge. Title costs $7.20.",
 "due": "Paid every year with registration renewal, by the last day of the month the registration expires (one-month grace period).",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "C.R.S. 42-3-107 Specific ownership tax",
   "url": "https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_42-3-107"
  },
  {
   "title": "Colorado DMV – Registration fees",
   "url": "https://dmv.colorado.gov/"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}