2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of The Highway By Vehicles. Gasoline
Chapter 246 - Motor Vehicles
Section 14-47 - Fees for registering motor vehicles eligible for commercial registration and tractors.

(a) The commissioner shall determine the gross weight of each motor vehicle which is eligible for commercial registration, including each tractor equipped with rubber tires and, for the purpose of computing fees, gross weight shall be the weight of the vehicle in pounds plus the rated load capacity in pounds as determined by the commissioner, provided, in the case of a tractor restricted for use with a trailer, registered as a heavy duty trailer, the fee shall be based on the gross weight of the tractor which shall be the light weight of such tractor; and said commissioner shall collect fees for registration based on such gross weight, as follows: When all surfaces in contact with the ground are equipped with pneumatic tires, the fee for such motor vehicle or tractor of gross weight not exceeding twenty thousand pounds shall be eleven dollars and sixty cents, for each one thousand pounds or fraction thereof; from twenty thousand one pounds up to and including thirty thousand pounds, fourteen dollars and twenty cents, for each one thousand pounds or fraction thereof; from thirty thousand one pounds up to and including seventy-three thousand pounds, seventeen dollars and seventy cents, for each one thousand pounds or fraction thereof; and seventy-three thousand one pounds or more, nineteen dollars and twenty cents, for each one thousand pounds or fraction thereof. In addition to any other fee required under this subsection, a fee of ten dollars shall be collected for the registration of each motor vehicle subject to this subsection.

(b) The minimum fee for any commercial registration or registration of a tractor equipped with pneumatic tires shall be forty-seven dollars.

(c) For the registration of each motor vehicle classed as an artesian well driller or well drilling equipment, however mounted, when equipped with rubber tires, the fee shall be forty dollars per annum whether the license is issued for the license year or only a portion thereof. On and after July 1, 2011, the fee shall be forty-nine dollars.

(d) For the registration of a motor vehicle equipped with a wood saw rig, if it is used for that purpose only, or a motor vehicle equipped with a spray rig used exclusively for spraying fruit trees or shrubs, when equipped with rubber tires, the fee shall be twenty-two dollars per annum whether the license is issued for the license year or only a portion thereof. On and after July 1, 2011, the fee shall be twenty-seven dollars.

(e) For all other motor vehicles which are eligible for commercial registration, including tractors equipped with rubber tires other than pneumatic tires, the fee shall be, for each such vehicle or tractor of gross weight (1) not exceeding twenty thousand pounds, one dollar and fifty cents, and on and after July 1, 1992, one dollar and seventy-five cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof, and (2) from twenty thousand and one pounds up to and including twenty-six thousand pounds, two dollars, and on and after July 1, 1992, two dollars and twenty-five cents, for each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof. The minimum fee for any such motor vehicle or tractor shall be fifty dollars. On and after July 1, 2011, the minimum fee shall be sixty dollars.

(1949 Rev., S. 2386; 1961, P.A. 581, S. 6; 1969, P.A. 759, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 355, S. 4; P.A. 75-213, S. 11, 53; P.A. 80-71, S. 25, 30; P.A. 84-254, S. 32, 62; P.A. 87-329, S. 8; P.A. 90-263, S. 11–13, 74; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4, S. 24; P.A. 11-6, S. 140.)

History: 1961 act increased all fees; 1969 act increased fees for vehicles with pneumatic tires determined by gross weight by $0.10 per 100 pounds in each weight class, increased minimum fees for such vehicles from $13 to $17, for well drillers with rubber tires from $13 to $20, for rubber-tired vehicles with wood saw rig or spray rig from $7 to $11 and increased fees for vehicles with rubber tires determined by gross weight by $0.25 per 100 pounds in each weight class with minimum fee increased from $16 to $24; 1971 act added exception re tractors restricted for use with trailers registered as heavy-duty trailers; P.A. 75-213 increased fees for vehicles with pneumatic tires determined on gross weight by $0.15, $0.20 and $0.25 per 100 pounds with higher increases for heavier classes, increased minimum fee for such vehicles to $22, for rubber-tired well drillers to $26, for rubber-tired vehicles with wood saw rig or spray rig to $14 and increased fees for vehicles with rubber tires determined by gross weight by $0.25 and $0.30 per 100 pounds with higher increase for heavier class and with minimum fee increased to $32; P.A. 80-71 added heavier class in provisions re vehicles with pneumatic tires; P.A. 84-254 divided section into Subsecs., increased the fees for registration of commercial vehicles, with the increases taking effect as of July first of 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1992; P.A. 87-329 maintained the fees at the levels existing on and after July 1, 1986, and decreased the fees effective July 1, 1992, to the levels formerly existing on and after July 1, 1988; P.A. 90-263 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute motor vehicle eligible for commercial registration for commercial motor vehicle, amended Subsec. (b) to specify minimum fee for any commercial registration or registration of a tractor, deleting reference to commercial motor vehicle and amended Subsec. (e) to substitute motor vehicles eligible for commercial registration for commercial motor vehicles; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fees for registration of commercial vehicles based on weight of vehicle, to add an additional fee of $10 for each registration and to make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality and amended Subsec. (b) to increase minimum fee for commercial registration or registration of tractor equipped with pneumatic tires to $44, effective January 1, 2004; P.A. 11-6 increased fees in Subsec. (a) for vehicle not over 20,000 pounds, from $1.16 per hundred pounds to $11.60 per thousand pounds, for vehicle between 20,001 and 30,000 pounds, from $1.42 per hundred pounds to $14.20 per thousand pounds, for vehicle between 30,001 and 73,000 pounds, from $1.77 per hundred pounds to $17.70 per thousand pounds, and for vehicle over 73,000 pounds, from $1.92 per hundred pounds to $19.20 per thousand pounds, in Subsec. (b) for commercial registration from $44 to $47, in Subsec. (c) for well driller from $46 to $49, in Subsec. (d) for vehicle with wood saw rig or spray rig from $25 to $27, and in Subsec. (e) for minimum fee for other vehicles or tractors from $56 to $60, effective July 1, 2011.