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S1173......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
MOTOR VEHICLES - REGISTRATION - Amends existing law to provide a single fee
for registration of vehicles weighing between eight thousand and sixty
thousand pounds maximum gross vehicle weight.
02/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/21 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee,
Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Cameron, Williams
Floor Sponsor -- Geddes
Title apvd - to House
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1173
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF EIGHT THOU-
3 SAND POUNDS; AMENDING SECTION 49-434, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A SINGLE FEE
4 FOR REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES WEIGHING BETWEEN EIGHT THOUSAND AND SIXTY
5 THOUSAND POUNDS MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 49-434, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 49-434. OPERATING FEES. (1) There shall be paid on all commercial vehi-
10 cles, noncommercial vehicles, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum gross
11 weight not in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration
12 fee in accordance with the following schedule.
13 Maximum Gross Weight Annual Registration Fee
14 (Pounds) Noncommercial and Commercial
15 Farm Vehicles Vehicles
16 8,001-16,000 inc. .....................$ 48.00 $ 48.00 $ 48.00
17 16,001-26,000 inc. ..................... 61.08 143.40 102.00
18 26,001-30,000 inc. ..................... 91.68 223.80 157.00
19 30,001-40,000 inc. ..................... 130.08 291.60 210.00
20 40,001-50,000 inc. ..................... 188.28 360.00 275.00
21 50,001-60,000 inc. ..................... 311.88 515.40 414.00
22 (2) There shall be paid on all commercial vehicles, irrespective of body
23 type, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum gross weight in excess of
24 sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration fee in the amount pre-
25 scribed by subsection (8) of this section, as applicable.
26 (3) In addition, the annual registration fee for trailers shall be:
27 (a) Trailer or semitrailer in a combination of vehicles ...........$15.00
28 (b) Rental utility trailer with a gross weight of two thousand (2,000)
29 pounds or less ......................................................$8.00
30 (c) Rental utility trailer with a gross weight over two thousand (2,000)
31 pounds .............................................................$15.00
32 (4) As an option to the trailer and semitrailer annual registration, the
33 department may provide extended registration.
34 (a) For trailers and semitrailers, the optional extended-registration
35 period shall not extend beyond seven (7) years.
36 (b) The fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each year.
37 (c) The license plate originally issued shall remain on the trailer or
38 semitrailer until the registration expires.
39 (d) The registration document shall be the official record of the status
40 of the extended registration. No pressure-sensitive validation sticker
41 shall be required.
42 (e) For rental utility trailers, the optional registration period shall
43 not extend beyond five (5) years. The fee shall be as specified in subsec-
2
1 tion (3)(b) or (c) of this section. A pressure-sensitive sticker shall be
2 used to validate the license plate. The license plate shall become void if
3 the owner's interest in the rental utility trailer changes during the five
4 (5) year period. If the owner fails to enter the rental utility trailer on
5 the annual renewal application during the five (5) year period, the regis-
6 tration record shall be purged. Any unrenewed plate shall be returned to
7 the department if it is not entered on the renewal application.
8 (5) A fleet registration option is available to owners who have twenty-
9 five (25) or more commercial or farm vehicles or any combination thereof. Such
10 owners may register all of their company vehicles with the department in lieu
11 of registering with a county assessor. To qualify the fleet must be owned and
12 operated under the unified control of one (1) person and the vehicles must be
13 physically garaged and maintained in two (2) or more counties. Fleet registra-
14 tion shall not include fleets of rental vehicles. The department shall provide
15 a registration application to the owner and the owner shall provide all infor-
16 mation that the department determines is necessary. The department shall
17 devise a special license plate numbering system for fleet-registered vehicles
18 as an alternative to county license plates. The fleet registration application
19 and all subsequent registration renewals shall include the physical address
20 where a vehicle is principally used, garaged and maintained. The fleet owner
21 shall report the physical address to the department upon initial registration,
22 on each renewal, and at any time a vehicle registered under this option is
23 permanently transferred to another location.
24 (6) If the ownership of a vehicle changes during the registration period,
25 the original owner may transfer the plate to another vehicle. The remaining
26 fee shall be credited against the cost of the new registration. Refunds may be
27 given for any unexpired portion of the vehicle registration fee if the plate
28 is not transferred by the owner to another vehicle. Any request for refund
29 shall include surrender of the license plate, validation sticker and registra-
30 tion document. Owners of vehicles registered under the international registra-
31 tion plan may request a refund of the unexpired portion of the Idaho vehicle
32 registration fee by presenting evidence from the base jurisdiction that the
33 license plate, validation sticker and registration document have been surren-
34 dered. A license plate shall not be transferred to another owner when the own-
35 ership of a vehicle changes. The owner shall obtain a replacement plate, vali-
36 dation sticker if required, and a registration document when a plate is lost,
37 destroyed or becomes illegible.
38 (7) An administrative fee of four dollars ($4.00) shall be paid and
39 deposited to the state highway account on all registrations completed by the
40 department under subsection (1) or (8)(a) of this section. Vehicles registered
41 under subsection (8)(b) of this section shall pay the fee provided in section
42 49-435(2), Idaho Code.
43 (8) There shall be paid on all commercial and farm vehicles having a max-
44 imum gross weight in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, a registration
45 fee based upon the maximum gross weight of a vehicle as declared by the owner
46 and the total number of miles driven on roads and highways in the state,
47 county, city and highway district systems in Idaho, and if registered under
48 the international registration plan (IRP), in all other jurisdictions. The
49 appropriate registration fee shall be determined as follows:
50 (a) If the owner registers vehicles under the international registration
51 plan (IRP), the appropriate mileage column shall be determined by the
52 total miles an owner operated a fleet of vehicles on roads and highways in
53 the state, county, city and highway district systems in Idaho and in all
54 other jurisdictions in the preceding year, as defined in section 49-117,
55 Idaho Code, and by the maximum gross weight of each vehicle within a
3
1 fleet.
2 (b) If the owner registers vehicles under the international registration
3 plan and determines that the average international registration plan fleet
4 miles, calculated by dividing the total IRP fleet miles in all jurisdic-
5 tions by the number of registered vehicles, is less than fifty thousand
6 one (50,001) miles, the owner may apply to the department for refund of a
7 portion of the registration fees paid, consistent with the fee schedules
8 set forth in this section. The department shall provide an application for
9 the refund. An owner making application for refund under this section
10 shall be subject to auditing as provided in section 49-439, Idaho Code.
11 (c) If the owner is not registering vehicles under the international reg-
12 istration plan, the appropriate mileage column shall be determined by the
13 total miles the owner operated each of the vehicles to be registered on
14 roads and highways in the state, county, city and highway district systems
15 in Idaho in the preceding year and by the maximum gross weight of each
16 vehicle.
17 Maximum Gross
18 Weight of Vehicle Total Miles Driven
19 (Pounds)
20 1-7,500 7,501-50,000 Over 50,000
21 60,001-62,000 $210 $ 840 $1,400
22 62,001-64,000 240 960 1,600
23 64,001-66,000 270 1,080 1,800
24 66,001-68,000 300 1,200 2,000
25 68,001-70,000 330 1,320 2,200
26 70,001-72,000 360 1,440 2,400
27 72,001-74,000 390 1,560 2,600
28 74,001-76,000 420 1,680 2,800
29 76,001-78,000 450 1,800 3,000
30 78,001-80,000 480 1,920 3,200
31 80,001-82,000 495 1,980 3,300
32 82,001-84,000 510 2,040 3,400
33 84,001-86,000 525 2,100 3,500
34 86,001-88,000 540 2,160 3,600
35 88,001-90,000 555 2,220 3,700
36 90,001-92,000 570 2,280 3,800
37 92,001-94,000 585 2,340 3,900
38 94,001-96,000 600 2,400 4,000
39 96,001-98,000 615 2,460 4,100
40 98,001-100,000 630 2,520 4,200
41 100,001-102,000 645 2,580 4,300
42 102,001-104,000 660 2,640 4,400
43 104,001-106,000 675 2,700 4,500
44 106,001-108,000 690 2,760 4,600
45 108,001-110,000 705 2,820 4,700
46 110,001-112,000 720 2,880 4,800
47 112,001-114,000 735 2,940 4,900
48 114,001-116,000 750 3,000 5,000
49 116,001-118,000 765 3,060 5,100
50 118,001-120,000 780 3,120 5,200
51 120,001-122,000 795 3,180 5,300
52 122,001-124,000 810 3,240 5,400
53 124,001-126,000 825 3,300 5,500
54 126,001-128,000 840 3,360 5,600
55 128,001-129,000 855 3,420 5,700
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1 (d) Any commercial or farm vehicle registered for more than sixty thou-
2 sand (60,000) pounds up to one hundred six thousand (106,000) pounds
3 traveling fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) miles annually on
4 roads and highways in the state, county, city and highway district systems
5 in Idaho shall pay an annual registration fee of two hundred fifty-five
6 dollars ($255). The provisions of section 49-437(2), Idaho Code, shall not
7 apply to vehicles registered under this subsection (8)(d).
8 (9) (a) During the first registration year that the fee schedule in sub-
9 section (8)(c) of this section is in use, an owner shall use the mileage
10 data from the records used to report the mileage use fee in the immedi-
11 ately preceding year as the basis for determining the appropriate regis-
12 tration fee schedule.
13 (b) Any owner who registers a motor vehicle for the first time and who
14 has no mileage history for the vehicle shall estimate the miles to deter-
15 mine the appropriate fee schedule in subsection (8)(c) of this section.
16 When estimating the miles, the owner shall provide a statement on the
17 application of the method used to arrive at the estimated miles.
18 (c) Any owner using any fee schedule other than the highest fee schedule
19 under subsection (8)(c) of this section, shall certify at the time of reg-
20 istration that the miles operated in the preceding year do not exceed the
21 schedule applied for. Any owner using a fee schedule under subsection
22 (8)(c) of this section that is less than the highest schedule shall main-
23 tain records to substantiate the use of the schedule as required by sec-
24 tion 49-439, Idaho Code.
25 (10) If any vehicle or combinations of vehicles haul nonreducible loads,
26 as authorized under the provisions of section 49-1004, Idaho Code, and weigh
27 less than the starting weights per axle configuration listed in column 1 of
28 subsection (2), section 49-1004, Idaho Code, then and in that event there
29 shall be paid for that vehicle, in addition to the other fees required in this
30 section, an additional use fee of 2.1 mills per mile for each two thousand
31 (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof of the maximum gross weight in excess of
32 those set forth in section 49-1001, Idaho Code.
33 SECTION 2. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
34 ary 1, 2002.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS RS11151
The purpose of this legislation is to equalize registration or
Motor Vehicles over 16,000 lbs. This legislation is necessary in
light of the A.T.A. lawsuit settled over the same issue. The new
annual registration fee is designed to be revenue neutral.
FISCAL IMPACT
No impact on the General Fund. Minimum impact on Highway
Distribution Account. New registration fees are the best
estimates available to insure that this legislation is revenue
neutral.
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Contact
Name: Morris Detmar, Idaho Transportation Department
Phone: 334 8606
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 117