(Contingent expiration date - see Editor's note) Additional fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-697.2
in effectA. In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to § 46.2-697 , there is hereby imposed an additional fee for the registration of all motor vehicles not designed and used for the transportation of passengers. The additional fee shall be determined per thousand pounds by the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles in the same manner as the fees imposed pursuant to § 46.2-697 , as follows:
1. For vehicles with a gross weight of 10,001 through 15,000 pounds, $6.00 per 1,000 pounds;
2. For vehicles with a gross weight of 15,001 through 25,000 pounds, $7.00 per 1,000 pounds;
3. For vehicles with a gross weight of 25,001 through 29,000 pounds, $9.00 per 1,000 pounds;
4. For vehicles with a gross weight of 29,001 through 40,000 pounds, $10.00 per 1,000 pounds; and
5. For vehicles with a gross weight of 40,001 pounds or more, an amount equal to the per 1,000 pound rate for for-rent or for-hire vehicles for such vehicle pursuant to § 46.2-697 , provided that the total rate, including any base fees charged pursuant to § 46.2-697 , shall not exceed $23.25 per 1,000 pounds.
B. The fee imposed by this section shall not be applicable to farm motor vehicles used exclusively for farm use, as defined in § 46.2-698 .
C. Beginning July 1, 2019, the fee per thousand pounds of gross weight charged pursuant to § 46.2-697 for both private carriers and for-rent or for-hire carriers shall be based on the rate schedule for for-rent or for-hire carriers.
2019, cc. 837 , 846 .
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