2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD › Section 321.122 - Trucks, truck tractors, and road tractors — fees.

321.122 Trucks, truck tractors, and road tractors — fees.
1. The annual registration fee for truck tractors, road tractors, and motor trucks, except 2010 and subsequent model year motor trucks required to be registered under section 321.109 and motor trucks registered as special trucks, shall be based on the combined gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles. All such trucks, truck tractors, or road tractors registered under this section shall be registered for a gross weight equal to or in excess of the unladen weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles. The annual registration fee for such vehicles or combination of vehicles, except special trucks, shall be the applicable fee under paragraph “a” or “b”.
a. (1) For a combined gross weight of three tons or less, the annual registration fee is one hundred fifty dollars; for such a vehicle more than seven model years old, one hundred twenty dollars; for such a vehicle more than nine model years old, one hundred dollars; and for such a vehicle twelve model years old or older, fifty dollars.
(2) For a combined gross weight exceeding three tons, the annual registration fee shall be as set forth in the following schedule:
For a combined And not The annual
gross weight exceeding: registration
exceeding: fee shall be:
3 Tons 4 Tons $ 165
4 Tons 5 Tons $ 180
5 Tons 6 Tons $ 195
6 Tons 7 Tons $ 215
7 Tons 8 Tons $ 220
8 Tons 9 Tons $ 225
9 Tons 10 Tons $ 235
10 Tons 11 Tons $ 270
11 Tons 12 Tons $ 305
12 Tons 13 Tons $ 340
13 Tons 14 Tons $ 375
14 Tons 15 Tons $ 445
15 Tons 16 Tons $ 485
16 Tons 17 Tons $ 525
17 Tons 18 Tons $ 565
18 Tons 19 Tons $ 610
19 Tons 20 Tons $ 675
20 Tons 21 Tons $ 715
21 Tons 22 Tons $ 755
22 Tons 23 Tons $ 795
23 Tons 24 Tons $ 835
24 Tons 25 Tons $ 965
25 Tons 26 Tons $1,010
26 Tons 27 Tons $1,060
27 Tons 28 Tons $1,105
28 Tons 29 Tons $1,150
29 Tons 30 Tons $1,200
30 Tons 31 Tons $1,245
31 Tons 32 Tons $1,295
32 Tons 33 Tons $1,340
33 Tons 34 Tons $1,415
34 Tons 35 Tons $1,465
35 Tons 36 Tons $1,510
36 Tons 37 Tons $1,555
37 Tons 38 Tons $1,605
38 Tons 39 Tons $1,650
39 Tons 40 Tons $1,695
b. If the registration is a renewal for a motor vehicle with a combined gross weight of nine tons or less registered to the same owner prior to January 1, 2009, the following applies:
(1) For a combined gross weight of three tons or less, the annual registration fee is sixty-five dollars; for such a vehicle which is more than ten model years old, fifty-five dollars; for such a vehicle which is more than thirteen model years old, forty-five dollars; and for such a vehicle which is more than fifteen model years old, thirty-five dollars.
(2) For a combined gross weight exceeding three tons but not exceeding nine tons, the annual registration fee shall be as set forth in the following schedule:
For a combined And not The annual
gross weight exceeding: registration
exceeding: fee shall be:
3 Tons 4 Tons $ 80
4 Tons 5 Tons $ 90
5 Tons 6 Tons $105
6 Tons 7 Tons $130
7 Tons 8 Tons $165
8 Tons 9 Tons $200
(3) As used in this paragraph “b”, “owner” includes a surviving spouse who is required to transfer title pursuant to section 321.46 or 321.47.
c. For a combined gross weight exceeding forty tons, the annual registration fee shall be one thousand six hundred ninety-five dollars plus eighty dollars for each ton over forty tons.
2. For truck tractors or road tractors equipped with two or more solid rubber tires, the annual registration fee shall be the fee for truck tractors or road tractors with pneumatic tires and of the same combined gross weight, plus twenty-five percent thereof.
3. This section shall not apply to a rubber-tired farm tractor not operated for hire upon the public highways.
4. A person who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.
[C31, 35, §4919-d1; C39, §5008.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.122]
82 Acts, ch 1062, §19, 38; 86 Acts, ch 1182, §3; 86 Acts, ch 1210, §4; 88 Acts, ch 1019, §11, 12; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §17; 95 Acts, ch 118, §17; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §7, 11, 23, 25; 2010 Acts, ch 1140, §4; 2011 Acts, ch 38, §6
Referred to in §321.1, 321.26, 321.106, 321.109, 321.115, 321.115A, 321.120, 321.134, 321E.12, 331.557