AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department started an enforcement program to crack down on vehicle registrations problems.
It's an issue officers have seen across the metro area, especially in Aurora. Police have noticed expired plates, some that haven't been updated since 2021, but officers have had enough.
“For the last couple of years, we noticed a trend that we were issuing hundreds violations for vehicle registrations and those numbers haven’t been dropping in the last couple of years," said Lt. Chris Amsler with Aurora Police. "We're constantly seeing plates that are expired or some type of registration violation, so it just continues to be an issue."
The new operation will target the following violations:
- No Registration
- Failure to Register Vehicle Within 90 Days of Residency
- No License Plates Attached. Expired License Plates
- Expired Temporary Permit. Failed to Display Valid Registration
- Displayed Fictitious/Stolen Plates
- Legally Inoperable Vehicle (parking violation)
Aurora's Motorcycle Enforcement Team issued tickets to 42 drivers for vehicle registration violations, five of those summonses also included a driver's license violation, officers also towed three vehicles and confiscated five fake plates.
“We’re hoping people will take this seriously and get their plates taken care of, or whatever they need to do, before one of our officers actually has to stop them," Amsler said.
Officers will conduct enforcement operations on a weekly basis throughout the summer.
Fines for vehicle registration violations range from $15-$75 with applicable surcharges. The fine and surcharge for an expired plate of more than 60 days is $95.50. A motorist convicted of having fake, suspended, altered or stolen plates is subject to a minimum sentence of 10 days in jail or a $150 fine or both, and a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail or a $300 fine or both.
For more information about registering your vehicle or a list of locations, visit DMV.
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