Current through August 31, 2023
The department offers a Payment Plan for registrants in
compliance with Sections
49-434, Idaho Code.
(3-28-23)
01.
Requirements to
Participate in Installment Payments. (3-28-23)
a. Participant must sign participation
contract agreement. (3-28-23)
b.
Only Full Fee and Idaho IRP registration fees are included in the payment plan.
Other jurisdictions' IRP fees will not be included. (3-28-23)
c. Only full annual registration fees will be
included in payment plan. Registrations for less than one full year will not be
included. (3-28-23)
d. Vehicles not
registered within thirty (30) days after the previous year registration has
expired will not be eligible for the installment payment option. Submitted
applications for registration that have been invoiced, but not paid for, by the
last day of the registration effective month will not be eligible for the
installment payment option. (3-28-23)
e. Installment contract requirements do not
provide opportunity for registrant to opt out of any remaining installment
payments. The balance of the payment plan may continue to be paid even if the
truck is not being operated. (3-28-23)
f. If registrant meets the criteria in
Section 300 of this
rule, the prorated portion of the Idaho fee will be credited toward the
installment plan or refunded if the plan has been paid in full.
(3-28-23)
g. Registrant may not
participate in installment payment plan if the registrant's account has
previously been suspended as stated in Subsection
200.06 of this rule.
(3-28-23)
h. The contract will
stipulate the payment periods and the installment payment vouchers will
stipulate the due dates of each subsequent payment. (3-28-23)
i. An installment payment plan fee of fifty
dollars ($50) will be required and collected at the time of setup for each
installment payment plan created. (3-28-23)
02.
Billings, Payments and Due Dates of
Installment Plan. (3-28-23)
a. The
department will upon acceptance of the contract by the registrant, receive
one-quarter of the annual registration fee along with the installment payment
plan fee, and then will bill the registrant for three (3) equal installments
based upon the previously set payment periods outlined in the contract, which
are due by the end of the third, sixth, and ninth months after the effective
date of the registration. (3-28-23)
b. Installment payment vouchers will be
provided with the initial invoice. (3-28-23)
c. US Postal Service postmark may be used to
determine if payment is received on time. If the envelope is postmarked on or
before the last day of the month, the payment will be considered "on time."
(3-28-23)
d. If the last day of the
month falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next business day will
be considered the due date. (3-28-23)
e. Failure to retain provided payment
vouchers does not relieve the burden of the registrant to pay the installment
amount by the due date. (3-28-23)
03.
Failure to Pay Installment Payment
by Due Date. (3-28-23)
a. The
department may send out courtesy pre-suspension notices approximately five (5)
days after the due date to registrants who have failed to remit payment by the
due date printed on the quarterly billing. (3-28-23)
b. The pre-suspension letter will contain a
late penalty fee of ten percent (10%) of the amount due and an additional one
percent (1%) for each month or portion of a month that the payment is past due.
(3-28-23)
c. Registrant will pay
installment amount portion that is due, plus assessed penalties and interest.
(3-28-23)
04.
Suspension of Registrant's Account Due to Non-Payment of Payment
Plan. Approximately two (2) weeks after pre-suspension notices are
mailed to the registrant, the department may suspend accounts of registrant's
that have failed to remit installment payment and/or interest and penalty.
(3-28-23)
05.
Reinstatement
Fee for Payment Plan Registration. (3-28-23)
a. A forty dollar ($40) reinstatement fee
will be applied to all payment plan accounts that have been suspended.
(3-28-23)
b. Registrant must pay
quarterly payment portion, penalty and interest, if applicable, and
reinstatement fee before suspension will be cleared from account.
(3-28-23)
06.
Repetitive Suspensions Result. (3-28-23)
a. After the registrant's account has been
suspended for delinquent installment payments two (2) or more times, the
registrant will not be allowed to participate in future payment plan programs
unless; (3-28-23)
i. Customer has twelve (12)
consecutive months of no suspensions related to the account starting from the
month the account is cleared; and (3-28-23)
ii. Customer requests in writing to the
department to participate in future installment payment plans and will be
allowed to do so. (3-28-23)