Code of Maine Rules
29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN
Section 250-162-12 - FEES (IRP Plan, Article IV)

Universal Citation: 29 ME Code Rules ยง 250-162-12

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

1. Calculation of Apportionable Fees (Article IV §400)

A. The apportionable fee for a fleet in a member jurisdiction is calculated by multiplying the apportionment percentage (see below) calculated for the member jurisdiction times the total apportionable fees required under the law of the member jurisdiction for registration of the fleet vehicles for the registration year.

B. The total apportionable fees for any member jurisdiction is dependent on the requested gross weight and any other information the member jurisdiction uses to calculate its registration fees. The applicant may request different gross weights for different member jurisdictions.

C. Each member jurisdiction's apportionment percentage is multiplied by the apportionable fees required for full registration of the fleet vehicles. The resulting fees will then be prorated for the number of months remaining in the registration year based on each member jurisdiction's prorate requirements.

D. Maine and several other member jurisdictions have a continuous registration requirement.When a renewal application is submitted after the registration for the previous year has expired, the term of the renewal begins on the month of the issuance of the previous registration. Applicants submitting late renewal applications pay Maine apportionable fees for a full registration year.

2. Calculation of Apportionment Percentage

A. The following method is used to calculate the fleet apportionment percentage for each member jurisdiction in which apportioned registration is sought:
(1) For member jurisdictions where the fleet accrued distance during the reporting period:
(a) Determine the total actual distance operated during the reporting period in all member jurisdiction where the fleet vehicles were apportioned, then:

(b) Calculate the apportionment percentage for each member jurisdiction by dividing the distance attributed to the member jurisdiction by the sum of the total actual distance (calculated to six (6) decimal places and rounded to five (5) decimal places), times one hundred (100).

(2) For a fleet which did not accrue any distance during the reporting period:
(a) The average per vehicle mileage multiplied by the number of vehicles in the fleet will be used to determine each member jurisdiction's distance percentage. The applicant will be apportioned and pay fees for all member jurisdictions.

(3) A fleet will be considered never to have been apportioned in a member jurisdiction if the registrant has neither owned or leased apportionable vehicles during the eighteen (18) months prior to the date of its application for apportioned registration nor accrued actual distance by operating in any member jurisdiction during the reporting period.

3. Additional Fleet Vehicles (IRP Plan Article IV §425)

A. A registrant may add vehicles to its fleet after the beginning of the registration year.

B. The apportioned fees for any added vehicles are calculated using the apportionment percentage calculated for the registrant's initial application for fleet registration for the year subject to any adjustments since the fleet was first registered.

C. The apportioned fees for any vehicle added to the fleet during the registration year are calculated according to each member jurisdiction's requirements. Apportionable fees are calculated from the first day of the month in which the vehicles are added to the fleet unless a member jurisdiction imposes a different requirement.

4. Miscellaneous Fees

Reinstatement Fee $50.00

72-Hour IRP Trip Permit $25.00

Hunter's Permit $25.00

Maine's Transfer Fee $8.00

Replacement Plate Fee $5.00

Replacement Plate Decal Fee $0.50 (month and year)

Cab Card Fee $5.00

Fax Fee $3.00

Replacement Decal $0.25 (month or year)

5. Proration of Registration Fees and Excise Taxes

A. Except as provided for in this section, motor vehicles registered in the IRP will be registered and reregistered on an annual basis. Registrations will expire on the last day of the month one year from the month of issuance.

B. Registrants adding additional fleet vehicles not involving a transfer of registration must add those vehicles to an existing fleet. When a registration is added to an existing fleet the Maine portion of the registration fee and excise tax must be prorated for the number of months remaining in the fleet's registration year. Any portion of a month must be counted as a full month.

C. The prorated Maine registration fee and excise tax must be calculated by dividing the full year's registration fee and excise tax by twelve (12) and multiplying by the number of months remaining in the fleet's registration year. The proration of a member jurisdiction's apportioned fees will be accomplished based on each member jurisdiction's requirements.

D. Registrants must consolidate two (2) or more apportioned registrations into a single expiration month (fleet) except when a request for multiple fleets has been approved by the IRP Administrator. The registrant may elect any month; however registration fees and excise taxes may be prorated only for twelve (12) or fewer months.

E. A registrant may request to have more than one fleet. In order to request multiple fleets, each fleet must have a unique jurisdictional or weight profile. If a registrant maintains multiple fleets, then distance must be reported separately for each fleet.

F. A registrant may request to consolidate registrations from multiple fleets into a single fleet. In such cases, each registration and excise tax must be prorated at the time of renewal from its existing registration month to the desired month.

G. A registrant may convert from a regular commercial registration to an apportioned registration. The registrant will be billed for the remainder of the registration year in the IRP. The unused portion of the Maine commercial registration will be refunded or credited to the registrant's account.

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