(a) General rule.-- (1) The annual fee for registration of a truck or truck tractor shall be determined by its registered gross weight or combination weight in pounds according to the following table: Registered Fees Class Gross or Combination Weight in Pounds Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Fiscal Year 2017-2018 1 5,000 or less $58.50 $60 $60 $62 $62 2 5,001 - 7,000 81 83 83 86 86 3 7,001 - 9,000 153 158 158 164 164 4A 9,001 - 10,000 198 204 204 212 212 4B 10,001 - 11,000 198 204 204 212 212 5 11,001 - 14,000 243 263 283 303 323 6 14,001 - 17,000 288 312 336 359 383 7 17,001 - 21,000 355.50 385 414 443 473 8 21,001 - 26,000 405 438 472 505 539 9 26,001 - 30,000 472.50 511 550 589 628 10 30,001 - 33,000 567 614 661 707 754 11 33,001 - 36,000 621 672 723 775 826 12 36,001 - 40,000 657 711 765 820 874 13 40,001 - 44,000 697.50 755 813 870 928 14 44,001 - 48,000 751.50 813 875 937 999 15 48,001 - 52,000 828 896 965 1,033 1,101 16 52,001 - 56,000 882 955 1,028 1,100 1,173 17 56,001 - 60,000 999 1,081 1,164 1,246 1,329 18 60,001 - 64,000 1,111.50 1,203 1,295 1,387 1,487 19 64,001 - 68,000 001 - 52,000 828 896 965 1,033 1,101 16 52,001 - 56,000 882 955 1,028 1,100 1,173 17 56,001 - 60,000 999 1,081 1,164 1,246 1,329 18 60,001 - 64,000 1,111.50 1,203 1,295 1,387 1,487 19 64,001 - 68,000 1,165.50 1,262 1,358 1,454 1,550 20 68,001 - 73,280 1251 1,354 1,457 1,561 1,664 21 73,281 - 76,000 1,597.50 1,729 1,861 1,993 2,125 22 76,001 - 78,000 1,633.50 1,768 1,903 2,038 2,173 23 78,001 - 78,500 1,651.50 1,788 1,924 2,060 2,196 24 78,501 - 79,000 1,669.50 1,807 1,945 2,083 2,220 25 79,001 - 80,000 1,687.50 1,827 1,966 2,105 2,244 (2) A portion of the registration fee for any truck or truck tractor in Classes 9 through 25 shall be deposited in the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account within the Motor License Fund according to the following table: Classes Amount Deposited in Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account 9-12 $ 72 13-17 108 18-20 144 21-25 180 (3) A registration fee for a motor carrier vehicle in excess of 17,000 pounds shall be refunded if the vehicle is stolen or demolished and the vehicle has a nonrepairable certificate or certificate of salvage. The refund shall be prorated based on the number of months the vehicle was operational. the vehicle is stolen or demolished and the vehicle has a nonrepairable certificate or certificate of salvage. The refund shall be prorated based on the number of months the vehicle was operational. (4) In the case of apportioned registrations, only the fees paid for the Commonwealth portion of the fees shall be eligible for a refund. (b) Optional registration.--Any vehicle falling within the range of weights for Classes 1 through 4, inclusive, shall notwithstanding any gross vehicle weight stamped on the manufacturer's serial plate, be registered, upon request of the person making application for registration, at the maximum allowable gross or combination weight for the particular weight class within which the gross vehicle weight determined by the manufacturer causes such vehicle to fall. (Feb. 15, 1980, P.L.12, No.8, eff. imd.; June 18, 1980, P.L.229, No.68, eff. 60 days; Dec. 8, 1982, P.L.842, No.234, eff. Apr. 1, 1983; July 13, 1987, P.L.303, No.56, eff. imd.; Apr. 17, 1997, P.L.6, No.3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Dec. 23, 2002, P.L.1982, No.229, eff. 6 months; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Nov. 4, 2016, P.L.1277, No.165) 2016 Amendment. Act 165 added subsec. P.L.6, No.3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Dec. 23, 2002, P.L.1982, No.229, eff. 6 months; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Nov. 4, 2016, P.L.1277, No.165) 2016 Amendment. Act 165 added subsec. (a)(3) and (4), effective in 90 days as to the addition of subsec. (a)(3) and 60 days as to the addition of subsec. (a)(4). 2013 Amendment. Act 89 amended subsec. (a). See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations. 1997 Amendment. See section 20 of Act 3 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to additional revenue from fee increases. Cross References. Section 1916 is referred to in sections 1904, 1926, 1926.2, 9511.11 of this title.
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