Colorado waives the late fee on a vehicle registration renewal when medical care, treatment or incapacitation kept the owner from renewing on time, under C.R.S. 42-3-112(1.5)(a) and DMV Rule 44. The owner completes page 1 of DR 2538, and a medical professional certifies on page 2 the period during which the owner was under care or incapacitated.
The vehicle owner completes page 1 (owner and vehicle information) and signs the affidavit. A medical professional completes page 2, the Medical Professional Certification, with name, license number, address, the beginning and ending dates of the hardship, and a signature.
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Medical Hardship Late Fee Exemption Affidavit
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Only their name, license number and address, the beginning and ending dates of the period the person was under their care or incapacitated, and a signature and date. The form specifically says not to include HIPAA-protected information or details about the care, treatment, service or incapacitation.
Medical care, treatment, service or incapacitation, certified by a medical professional, that prevented the owner from using the available methods to register or renew the vehicle within the statutory time. The definition comes from Colorado DMV Rule 44 and C.R.S. 42-3-112(1.5)(a).
The vehicle owner brings it with the registration renewal to the county motor vehicle office. The medical professional's role ends with signing page 2; the owner completes page 1, including the VIN and license plate number, and claims the exemption.