(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.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 1901 - Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees
Section 1902 - Exemptions from other fees
Section 1903 - Limitation on local license fees and taxes
Section 1904 - Collection and disposition of fees and moneys
Section 1905 - Payments to special funds
Section 1911 - Registration fees
Section 1915 - Motor-driven cycles
Section 1916 - Trucks and truck tractors
Section 1917 - Motor buses and limousines
Section 1918 - School buses and school vehicles
Section 1919 - Reduced combustion vehicles (Expired)
Section 1920.1 - Recreational trailers and recreational cargo trailers
Section 1920.2 - Special procedures for trailer registration
Section 1921 - Special mobile equipment
Section 1922 - Implements of husbandry
Section 1923 - Antique, classic and collectible vehicles
Section 1925 - Ambulances, taxis and hearses
Section 1926 - Dealers and miscellaneous motor vehicle business
Section 1926.1 - Farm equipment vehicle dealers
Section 1926.2 - Fleet owner transporter plate
Section 1927 - Transfer of registration
Section 1928 - Temporary and electronically issued registration plates
Section 1929 - Replacement registration plates
Section 1930 - Legislative registration plates
Section 1931 - Personal and organization registration plates
Section 1931.1 - Street rod registration plates
Section 1932 - Duplicate registration cards
Section 1933 - Commercial implements of husbandry
Section 1934 - General reissuance
Section 1935 - Fee for local use
Section 1941 - Scope of subchapter
Section 1942 - Special hauling permits as to weight and size
Section 1943 - Annual hauling permits
Section 1944 - Mobile homes, modular housing units and modular housing undercarriages
Section 1945 - Books of permits
Section 1946 - Movements requiring special escort
Section 1947 - Refund of certain fees
Section 1948 - Chemical and fertilizer vehicle permits (Repealed)
Section 1949 - Construction trucks (Deleted by amendment)
Section 1950 - Fee for migrant farm vehicle (Repealed)
Section 1951 - Driver's license and learner's permit
Section 1952 - Certificate of title
Section 1953 - Security interest
Section 1954 - Approval of vehicle equipment and testing devices
Section 1955 - Information concerning drivers and vehicles
Section 1956 - Certified copies of records
Section 1957 - Uncollectible checks
Section 1958 - Certificate of inspection
Section 1959 - Messenger service
Section 1960 - Reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle registration