A. In addition to the registration fee required by section 28-2003, a person shall pay to the department at the time of application for registration of a vehicle that is subject to this article pursuant to section 28-5432 a commercial registration fee of four dollars and a gross weight fee calculated beginning on the first day of the month following the date of transfer for the declared gross weight of the trailer, semitrailer, motor vehicle or vehicle combination according to the following table:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-5433

  • Declared gross weight: means the gross weight in pounds ascribed to a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or vehicle combination by the applicant for registration. See Arizona Laws 28-5431
  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Farm: means any lands primarily used for agriculture production. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Gross weight: means the sum of the empty weight in pounds of a motor vehicle combination plus the weight in pounds of the maximum load to be carried on the motor vehicle combination at any one time, except that for tow trucks, gross weight means the sum of the empty weight in pounds of the tow truck plus the weight in pounds of operational supplies and equipment. See Arizona Laws 28-5431
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Owner: means :

    (a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101

  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Semitrailer: means a vehicle that is with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer or single-axle tow dolly, that is designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and that is constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Trailer: means a vehicle that is with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer or single-axle tow dolly, that is designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and that is constructed so that no part of its weight rests on the towing vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Vehicle combination: means a motor vehicle and the trailers and semitrailers that it tows. See Arizona Laws 28-5431

Gross Weight Weight Fee

  up to 8,000 $ 7.50

8,001 to 10,000 36.00

10,001 to 12,000 63.00

12,001 to 14,000 103.00

14,001 to 16,000 121.00

16,001 to 18,000 144.00

18,001 to 20,000 162.00

20,001 to 22,000 198.00

22,001 to 24,000 216.00

24,001 to 26,000 234.00

26,001 to 28,000 288.00

28,001 to 30,000 324.00

30,001 to 32,000 378.00

32,001 to 36,000 414.00

36,001 to 40,000 468.00

40,001 to 45,000 522.00

45,001 to 50,000 576.00

50,001 to 55,000 630.00

55,001 to 60,000 684.00

60,001 to 65,000 738.00

65,001 to 70,000 792.00

70,001 to 75,000 864.00

75,001 to 80,000 918.00

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the owner of a farm vehicle that is issued a farm vehicle license plate pursuant to section 28-2514 shall pay a gross weight fee that is one-half of the gross weight fee calculated pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. If an unregistered vehicle was operated on the highways of this state during the preceding registration year, the director may collect the gross weight fee for the preceding year.

D. The director shall consolidate the gross weight fee prescribed by this section with the motor carrier fee imposed by section 28-5854 for the purpose of reducing administrative activities of motor carriers and of the department. The director shall prepare forms necessary to perform the consolidation.

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