2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 19 - Fees › Section 1916 - Trucks and truck tractors

§ 1916. Trucks and truck tractors.
(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
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.
(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. (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.