DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Investigative Services COLORADO AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY 8 CCR 1507-50 [Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.] _________________________________________________________________________ CATPA 1 AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS The Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety is authorized by section 42-5-112(3) (f), C.R.S., to adopt rules and regulations whereby law enforcement agencies or other qualified applicants may apply for grants to assist in improving and supporting motor vehicle theft prevention programs or programs for the enforcement or prosecution of motor vehicle theft crimes through statewide planning and coordination.

CATPA 2 DEFINITIONS “Qualified Applicant” – A Colorado law enforcement agency, state agency, local unit of government, independent school district, nonprofit, or for profit organization that can demonstrate its proposed program addresses some aspect of motor vehicle theft prevention. CATPA 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENTITY OTHER THAN A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO BE A QUALIFIED APPLICANT:

A. An entity must provide written verification that the proposed program addresses motor vehicle theft prevention, enforcement, prosecution, or offender rehabilitation. CATPA 4 APPLICABILITY These rules and regulations shall apply to all law enforcement agencies and other qualified applicants within the State of Colorado.

CATPA 5 APPLICATION PROCEDURES A. Grant applications shall be in the form required by grant announcements.

B. The Colorado Automobile Theft Prevention Board (Board) will annually announce the availability of grant funds and the start of the application process. The notice may include notification by mail and internet posting on the website of the State of Colorado, the Department of Public Safety, the Colorado State Patrol, and other agencies and organizations. Each application shall, at a minimum, specifically describe the type of motor vehicle theft prevention, enforcement, prosecution, or offender rehabilitation program proposed.

C. Applications shall be filed with the Colorado Automobile Theft Prevention Board, “Board” , at 710 Kipling Street, Denver, Colorado or as required pursuant to the grant application, notice or instructions.

CATPA 6 SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS - EVALUATION AND AWARD OF GRANT APPLICATIONS Code of Colorado Regulations 1 A. The Board shall give priority to applications representing multijurisdictional programs and review each application based upon one or more of the following guidelines:  Whether the application addresses an auto theft problem that is clearly identified, measurable and is supported by relevant statistical evidence.  Whether the application minimizes duplicative or overlapping existing programs.  Whether the application provides a design wherein activities and goals are realistic and attainable.

1.  Whether the application displays innovation in its concept/design/operation. A project is considered innovative if it provides a new and different strategy or approach that prevents, deters, intervenes, or stops criminal activity from occurring.  Whether the application demonstrates a cost structure which is realistic when compared to its goals. (cost vs benefit)
   1.  Whether the application includes a proposed evaluation design that provides relevant data to measure the effectiveness of the project and a plan for performing such evaluation.

B. The Board shall ensure that the guidelines are applied equitably to all qualified applicants.

C. To the extent practical, the Board shall approve grants in a variety of geographic areas of the state. CATPA 7 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT A. Grant amounts shall be predicated upon consideration of the following criteria by the Board:  The amount of funds available for the current grant cycle.  Existing activities or programs that address the problem.  Statistical analyses of auto theft problems in the project area.  Cooperation and coordination with other agencies/projects to address auto theft problems.

1.  Proposed plan for auto theft crime prevention, education, and training.  The number of personnel involved in the project.
   1.  Applicants’ experience, qualifications and past performance which demonstrate a capability to successfully operate the proposed project. CATPA 8 NOTIFICATION OF GRANT AWARD DECISIONS

A. The Board shall give written notification to applicants of the final decisions of the Board approving or denying grant applications.

CATPA 9 PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GRANT PROGRAMS Code of Colorado Regulations 2 A. Grant recipients must submit quarterly financial and progress reports for review by the Board for monitoring grant implementation and achievement of objectives.

1. 1. The Board will provide financial and quarterly reporting forms to grant recipients.
2. 2. Grant recipients will complete and submit CATPA forms quarterly.
3. 3. The Board will review quarterly reports based upon identified CATPA goals and objectives.
4. 4. The Board will give feedback to grant recipients.

PUBLICATIONS AND RULES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE A. All publications and rules adopted and incorporated by reference in these regulations are on file and available for public inspection by contacting the CATPA Board. This rule does not include later amendments to or editions of any materials incorporated by reference. All publications and rules adopted and incorporated by reference in these regulations may be examined at any state publications depository library.

_________________________________________________________________________ Editor’s Notes History Rules CATPA 1-12 eff. 6/30/04.

Rules CATPA 5, CATPA 6, CATPA 7, CATPA 10, and CATPA 11 eff. 5/1/05. Entire Rule eff. 04/30/2009.

Annotations Rules CATPA 5, CATPA 6, CATPA 7, CATPA 10, and CATPA 11 (adopted 5/6/04) were not extended by Senate Bill 05-183 and therefore expired 5/15/05; Rules CATPA 5, CATPA 6, CATPA 7, CATPA 10, and CATPA 11 (adopted 3/17/05) were repealed by Senate Bill 05-183 effective 05/15/05. Code of Colorado Regulations 3