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H0288.....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES - Amends existing law to revise the annual registration
fee schedule for motor vehicles weighing in excess of sixty thousand
pounds; and to provide that the annual registration fee for motor vehicles
weighing in excess of sixty thousand pounds may be paid in quarterly
installment payments.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 288
BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF SIXTY THOU-
3 SAND POUNDS GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT; AMENDING SECTION 49-434, IDAHO CODE, TO
4 REVISE THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WEIGHING IN
5 EXCESS OF SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR QUARTERLY INSTALLMENT
6 PAYMENTS OF THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE; AMENDING SECTION 17, CHAPTER 418,
7 LAWS OF 2000, TO DELETE LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR FULL PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL
8 REGISTRATION FEE ON THE REGISTRATION FEE ONLY SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF REGIS-
9 TRATION OR RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION FOR REGISTRATIONS AND RENEWAL OF REGIS-
10 TRATIONS OCCURRING ON AND AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2001; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
11 TIVE DATE.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Section 49-434, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
14 amended to read as follows:
15 49-434. OPERATING FEES. (1) There shall be paid on all commercial vehi-
16 cles, noncommercial vehicles, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum gross
17 weight not in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration
18 fee in accordance with the following schedule.
19 Maximum Gross Weight Annual Registration Fee
20 (Pounds) Noncommercial and Commercial
21 Farm Vehicles Vehicles
22 8,001-16,000 inc. .....................$ 48.00 $ 48.00
23 16,001-26,000 inc. ..................... 61.08 143.40
24 26,001-30,000 inc. ..................... 91.68 223.80
25 30,001-40,000 inc. ..................... 130.08 291.60
26 40,001-50,000 inc. ..................... 188.28 360.00
27 50,001-60,000 inc. ..................... 311.88 515.40
28 (2) There shall be paid on all commercial vehicles, irrespective of body
29 type, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum gross weight in excess of
30 sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration fee in the amount pre-
31 scribed by subsection (8) of this section, as applicable.
32 (3) In addition, the annual registration fee for trailers shall be:
33 (a) Trailer or semitrailer in a combination of vehicles ...........$15.00
34 (b) Rental utility trailer with a gross weight of two thousand (2,000)
35 pounds or less ......................................................$8.00
36 (c) Rental utility trailer with a gross weight over two thousand (2,000)
37 pounds .............................................................$15.00
38 (4) As an option to the trailer and semitrailer annual registration, the
39 department may provide extended registration.
40 (a) For trailers and semitrailers, the optional extended-registration
41 period shall not extend beyond seven (7) years.
42 (b) The fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each year.
43 (c) The license plate originally issued shall remain on the trailer or
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1 semitrailer until the registration expires.
2 (d) The registration document shall be the official record of the status
3 of the extended registration. No pressure-sensitive validation sticker
4 shall be required.
5 (e) For rental utility trailers, the optional registration period shall
6 not extend beyond five (5) years. The fee shall be as specified in subsec-
7 tion (3)(b) or (c) of this section. A pressure-sensitive sticker shall be
8 used to validate the license plate. The license plate shall become void if
9 the owner's interest in the rental utility trailer changes during the five
10 (5) year period. If the owner fails to enter the rental utility trailer on
11 the annual renewal application during the five (5) year period, the regis-
12 tration record shall be purged. Any unrenewed plate shall be returned to
13 the department if it is not entered on the renewal application.
14 (5) A fleet registration option is available to owners who have twenty-
15 five (25) or more commercial or farm vehicles or any combination thereof. Such
16 owners may register all of their company vehicles with the department in lieu
17 of registering with a county assessor. To qualify the fleet must be owned and
18 operated under the unified control of one (1) person and the vehicles must be
19 physically garaged and maintained in two (2) or more counties. Fleet registra-
20 tion shall not include fleets of rental vehicles. The department shall provide
21 a registration application to the owner and the owner shall provide all infor-
22 mation that the department determines is necessary. The department shall
23 devise a special license plate numbering system for fleet-registered vehicles
24 as an alternative to county license plates. The fleet registration application
25 and all subsequent registration renewals shall include the physical address
26 where a vehicle is principally used, garaged and maintained. The fleet owner
27 shall report the physical address to the department upon initial registration,
28 on each renewal, and at any time a vehicle registered under this option is
29 permanently transferred to another location.
30 (6) If the ownership of a vehicle changes during the registration period,
31 the original owner may transfer the plate to another vehicle. The remaining
32 fee shall be credited against the cost of the new registration. Refunds may be
33 given for any unexpired portion of the vehicle registration fee if the plate
34 is not transferred by the owner to another vehicle. Any request for refund
35 shall include surrender of the license plate, validation sticker and registra-
36 tion document. Owners of vehicles registered under the international registra-
37 tion plan may request a refund of the unexpired portion of the Idaho vehicle
38 registration fee by presenting evidence from the base jurisdiction that the
39 license plate, validation sticker and registration document have been surren-
40 dered. A license plate shall not be transferred to another owner when the own-
41 ership of a vehicle changes. The owner shall obtain a replacement plate, vali-
42 dation sticker if required, and a registration document when a plate is lost,
43 destroyed or becomes illegible.
44 (7) An administrative fee of four dollars ($4.00) shall be paid and
45 deposited to the state highway account on all registrations completed by the
46 department under subsection (1) or (8)(a) of this section. Vehicles registered
47 under subsection (8)(b) of this section shall pay the fee provided in section
48 49-435(2), Idaho Code.
49 (8) There shall be paid on all commercial and farm vehicles having a max-
50 imum gross weight in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, a registration
51 fee based upon the maximum gross weight of a vehicle as declared by the owner
52 and the total number of miles driven on roads and highways in the state,
53 county, city and highway district systems in Idaho, and if registered under
54 the international registration plan (IRP), in all other jurisdictions. The
55 appropriate registration fee shall be determined as follows:
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1 (a) If the owner registers vehicles under the international registration
2 plan (IRP), the appropriate mileage column shall be determined by the
3 total miles an owner operated a fleet of vehicles on roads and highways in
4 the state, county, city and highway district systems in Idaho and in all
5 other jurisdictions in the preceding year, as defined in section 49-117,
6 Idaho Code, and by the maximum gross weight of each vehicle within a
7 fleet.
8 (b) If the owner registers vehicles under the international registration
9 plan and determines that the average international registration plan fleet
10 miles, calculated by dividing the total IRP fleet miles in all jurisdic-
11 tions by the number of registered vehicles, is less than fifty sixty-five
12 thousand one (650,001) miles, the owner may apply to the department for
13 refund of a portion of the registration fees paid, consistent with the fee
14 schedules set forth in this section. The department shall provide an
15 application for the refund. An owner making application for refund under
16 this section shall be subject to auditing as provided in section 49-439,
17 Idaho Code.
18 (c) If the owner is not registering vehicles under the international reg-
19 istration plan, the appropriate mileage column shall be determined by the
20 total miles the owner operated each of the vehicles to be registered on
21 roads and highways in the state, county, city and highway district systems
22 in Idaho in the preceding year and by the maximum gross weight of each
23 vehicle.
24 Maximum Gross
25 Weight of Vehicle Total Miles Driven
26 (Pounds)
27 1-7,500 7,501-50,000 Over 50,000
28 60,001-62,000 $210 $ 840 $1,400
29 62,001-64,000 240 960 1,600
30 64,001-66,000 270 1,080 1,800
31 66,001-68,000 300 1,200 2,000
32 68,001-70,000 330 1,320 2,200
33 70,001-72,000 360 1,440 2,400
34 72,001-74,000 390 1,560 2,600
35 74,001-76,000 420 1,680 2,800
36 76,001-78,000 450 1,800 3,000
37 78,001-80,000 480 1,920 3,200
38 80,001-82,000 495 1,980 3,300
39 82,001-84,000 510 2,040 3,400
40 84,001-86,000 525 2,100 3,500
41 86,001-88,000 540 2,160 3,600
42 88,001-90,000 555 2,220 3,700
43 90,001-92,000 570 2,280 3,800
44 92,001-94,000 585 2,340 3,900
45 94,001-96,000 600 2,400 4,000
46 96,001-98,000 615 2,460 4,100
47 98,001-100,000 630 2,520 4,200
48 100,001-102,000 645 2,580 4,300
49 102,001-104,000 660 2,640 4,400
50 104,001-106,000 675 2,700 4,500
51 106,001-108,000 690 2,760 4,600
52 108,001-110,000 705 2,820 4,700
53 110,001-112,000 720 2,880 4,800
54 112,001-114,000 735 2,940 4,900
55 114,001-116,000 750 3,000 5,000
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1 Maximum Gross
2 Weight of Vehicle Total Miles Driven
3 (Pounds)
4 116,001-118,000 765 3,060 5,100
5 118,001-120,000 780 3,120 5,200
6 120,001-122,000 795 3,180 5,300
7 122,001-124,000 810 3,240 5,400
8 124,001-126,000 825 3,300 5,500
9 126,001-128,000 840 3,360 5,600
10 128,001-129,000 855 3,420 5,700
11 Maximum Gross
12 Weight of Vehicle Total Miles Driven
13 (Pounds)
14 1 to 7,501 to 20,001 to 35,001 to 50,001 to Over
15 7,500 20,000 35,000 50,000 65,000 65,000
16 60,001-62,000 $255 $ 524 $ 973 $1,467 $1,909 $2,650
17 62,001-64,000 $265 $ 563 $1,046 $1,578 $2,053 $2,850
18 64,001-66,000 $276 $ 603 $1,120 $1,689 $2,197 $3,050
19 66,001-68,000 $294 $ 643 $1,193 $1,799 $2,341 $3,250
20 68,001-70,000 $312 $ 682 $1,267 $1,910 $2,485 $3,450
21 70,001-72,000 $330 $ 722 $1,340 $2,021 $2,629 $3,650
22 72,001-74,000 $348 $ 761 $1,414 $2,131 $2,773 $3,850
23 74,001-76,000 $366 $ 801 $1,487 $2,242 $2,917 $4,050
24 76,001-78,000 $384 $ 840 $1,560 $2,353 $3,061 $4,250
25 78,001-80,000 $402 $ 880 $1,634 $2,464 $3,205 $4,450
26 80,001-82,000 $411 $ 900 $1,671 $2,519 $3,277 $4,550
27 82,001-84,000 $420 $ 919 $1,707 $2,574 $3,349 $4,650
28 84,001-86,000 $429 $ 939 $1,744 $2,630 $3,421 $4,750
29 86,001-88,000 $438 $ 959 $1,781 $2,685 $3,493 $4,850
30 88,001-90,000 $447 $ 979 $1,817 $2,740 $3,565 $4,950
31 90,001-92,000 $456 $ 998 $1,854 $2,796 $3,638 $5,050
32 92,001-94,000 $465 $1,018 $1,891 $2,851 $3,710 $5,150
33 94,001-96,000 $474 $1,038 $1,928 $2,907 $3,782 $5,250
34 96,001-98,000 $484 $1,058 $1,964 $2,962 $3,854 $5,350
35 98,001-100,000 $493 $1,078 $2,001 $3,017 $3,926 $5,450
36 100,001-102,000 $502 $1,097 $2,038 $3,073 $3,998 $5,550
37 102,001-104,000 $511 $1,117 $2,074 $3,128 $4,070 $5,650
38 104,001-106,000 $520 $1,137 $2,111 $3,183 $4,142 $5,750
39 106,001-108,000 $529 $1,157 $2,148 $3,239 $4,214 $5,850
40 108,001-110,000 $538 $1,176 $2,185 $3,294 $4,286 $5,950
41 110,001-112,000 $547 $1,196 $2,221 $3,349 $4,358 $6,050
42 112,001-114,000 $556 $1,216 $2,258 $3,405 $4,430 $6,150
43 114,001-116,000 $565 $1,236 $2,295 $3,460 $4,502 $6,250
44 116,001-118,000 $574 $1,256 $2,331 $3,516 $4,574 $6,350
45 118,001-120,000 $583 $1,275 $2,368 $3,571 $4,646 $6,450
46 120,001-122,000 $592 $1,295 $2,405 $3,626 $4,718 $6,550
47 122,001-124,000 $601 $1,315 $2,442 $3,682 $4,790 $6,650
48 124,001-126,000 $610 $1,335 $2,478 $3,737 $4,862 $6,750
49 126,001-128,000 $619 $1,354 $2,515 $3,792 $4,934 $6,850
50 128,001-129,000 $628 $1,374 $2,552 $3,848 $5,006 $6,950
51 (d) Any commercial or farm vehicle registered for more than sixty thou-
52 sand (60,000) pounds up to one hundred six thousand (106,000) pounds
53 traveling fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) miles annually on
54 roads and highways in the state, county, city and highway district systems
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1 in Idaho shall pay an annual registration fee of two hundred fifty-five
2 dollars ($255). The provisions of section 49-437(2), Idaho Code, shall not
3 apply to vehicles registered under this subsection (8)(d).
4 (9) (a) During the first registration year that the fee schedule in sub-
5 section (8)(c) of this section is in use, an owner shall use the mileage
6 data from the records used to report the mileage use fee in the immedi-
7 ately preceding year as the basis for determining the appropriate regis-
8 tration fee schedule.
9 (b) Any owner who registers a motor vehicle for the first time and who
10 has no mileage history for the vehicle shall estimate the miles to deter-
11 mine the appropriate fee schedule in subsection (8)(c) of this section.
12 When estimating the miles, the owner shall provide a statement on the
13 application of the method used to arrive at the estimated miles.
14 (c) Any owner using any fee schedule other than the highest fee schedule
15 under subsection (8)(c) of this section, shall certify at the time of reg-
16 istration that the miles operated in the preceding year do not exceed the
17 schedule applied for. Any owner using a fee schedule under subsection
18 (8)(c) of this section that is less than the highest schedule shall main-
19 tain records to substantiate the use of the schedule as required by sec-
20 tion 49-439, Idaho Code.
21 (10) An owner registering under subsection (8)(a) or (8)(c) of this sec-
22 tion may elect to pay the full annual registration fee at the time of regis-
23 tration or renewal of registration, or an owner may pay at least one-quarter
24 (1/4) of the annual registration fee due. The remainder of the annual Idaho
25 registration fee shall be paid in three (3) equal installments on dates as
26 billed by the department.
27 (11) An owner registering or renewing a registration under subsection
28 (8)(a) of this section electing to use installment payments as provided in
29 subsection (10) of this section, shall pay all of the fees due to other IRP
30 jurisdictions in addition to one-quarter (1/4) of the Idaho fee due at the
31 time of registration or reregistration. The remainder of the annual Idaho reg-
32 istration fee shall be paid in three (3) equal installments on dates as billed
33 by the department.
34 (12) If any vehicle or combinations of vehicles haul nonreducible loads,
35 as authorized under the provisions of section 49-1004, Idaho Code, and weigh
36 less than the starting weights per axle configuration listed in column 1 of
37 subsection (2), section 49-1004, Idaho Code, then and in that event there
38 shall be paid for that vehicle, in addition to the other fees required in this
39 section, an additional use fee of 2.1 mills per mile for each two thousand
40 (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof of the maximum gross weight in excess of
41 those set forth in section 49-1001, Idaho Code.
42 SECTION 2. That Section 17, Chapter 418, Laws of 2000, be, and the same
43 is hereby amended to read as follows:
44 SECTION 17. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is legislative intent that, contingent
45 upon certification by the Secretary of State that he has received notice from
46 the appropriate court of the Fourth Judicial District that the court has
47 granted final approval of a settlement pursuant to Case No. CV OC 9700724D,
48 American Trucking Association, et al. v. State of Idaho, et al., the following
49 provisions setting forth the process for transitioning from a combination of
50 registration fees and weight-distance use fees to a system of registration
51 fees only, shall take effect as provided herein. These following provisions
52 are both integral and necessary for the administration and implementation of
53 the new registration system. It is legislative intent that the following pro-
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1 visions for vehicle registrations shall be in effect, subject to the contin-
2 gencies stated above, from October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001. Sub-
3 section (5) shall continue to be in effect until the expiration of the appli-
4 cable limitations period under that subsection.
5 (1) With regard to registrations for vehicles exceeding sixty thousand
6 pounds gross vehicle weight which expire on December 31, 2000, the Idaho
7 Transportation Department may accept payment for registration fees that will
8 become effective on January 1, 2001, beginning October 1, 2000, and the owners
9 of those vehicles shall cease to accrue new liability for repealed weight-
10 distance use fees on January 1, 2001, and shall be liable for the new regis-
11 tration fees on January 1, 2001. An owner shall pay at least one-quarter of
12 the annual Idaho registration fee due. The remainder of the annual Idaho reg-
13 istration fee shall be paid in three equal installments on dates as billed by
14 the department.
15 (2) With regard to registration under the International Registration Plan
16 for foreign-based vehicles exceeding sixty thousand pounds gross vehicle
17 weight which expire in any month beginning October 1, 2000, through September
18 30, 2001, the owners of those vehicles shall cease to accrue new liability for
19 the repealed weight-distance use fees and shall be liable for the new regis-
20 tration fees on the first day of the month during which their registration is
21 due. Owners of vehicles whose registration has not yet expired during a given
22 calendar quarter shall continue to accrue, report and remit the weight-
23 distance use fees until the quarter in which their registration expires under
24 the repealed weight-distance statutes.
25 (3) With regard to registration under the International Registration Plan
26 for Idaho-based vehicles exceeding sixty thousand pounds gross vehicle weight
27 which expire in any month beginning October 1, 2000, through September 30,
28 2001, the owners of those vehicles shall have the option of converting from
29 the weight-distance use fee system to the registration fee only system at the
30 time their registration is scheduled to expire, or may convert any time during
31 the period from October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001. At the time of
32 conversion, the owner shall pay all weight-distance use fees due and shall pay
33 at least one-quarter of the annual Idaho registration fee due, less any unex-
34 pired portion of registration fees already paid. The remainder of the annual
35 Idaho registration fee shall be paid in three equal installments on dates as
36 billed by the department.
37 (4) With regard to registration under the International Registration Plan
38 for Idaho-based vehicles exceeding sixty thousand pounds gross vehicle weight
39 which are being registered for the first time during the period from October
40 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001, the owner shall pay at least one-quarter
41 of the annual Idaho registration fee and shall pay all other amounts due and
42 owing to all other jurisdictions in which the owner intends to operate. The
43 remainder of the annual registration fee due to Idaho shall be paid in three
44 equal installments on dates as billed by the department.
45 (5) The Idaho Transportation Department may continue to enforce the
46 repealed statutes addressing payment and collection of weight-distance use
47 fees to audit and collect weight-distance use fees for the limitation period
48 that would be in effect if the weight-distance use fees had not been repealed.
49 Further, it is legislative intent that for registrations or renewals
50 occurring on and after October 1, 2001, all owners of vehicles exceeding sixty
51 thousand pounds gross vehicle weight who are registering in Idaho for the
52 first time, or who are renewing registrations on the registration fee only
53 system, shall pay the full annual Idaho registration fee at the time of regis-
54 tration or renewal of registration.
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1 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Octo-
2 ber 1, 2001.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11153
This legislation will address the registration of motor vehicles
in excess of 60,000 pounds.
1. To allow for quarterly installment payments of the annual
registration fee for vehicles over 60,000 pounds.
2. Amends the annual registration fee schedule for motor
vehicles weighing in the excess of 60,000 pounds.
3. Effective date of this legislation is October 1, 2001.
FISCAL IMPACT
According to ITD, the new fee schedule in this legislation should
be revenue neutral.
Contact
Name: Rep. Ken Roberts
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 288