Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023
(a) General. The department is aware that IRP
registrants in this State may find that in some emergency situations it may be
necessary to make changes in fleet registrations or to replace lost or stolen
IRP documents more rapidly than can be accomplished following routine
established procedures. The department will attempt to service these emergency
situations through the use of a procedure for the issuance of the Temporary
Evidence of Apportioned Registration. However, the use of such emergency
procedures will not be allowed to unduly interfere with the routine processing
of registration applications. Therefore, upon notice, the department may
eliminate specific registration changes from such Temporary Evidence of
Apportioned Registration procedure.
(b) Procedure for issuance of Temporary
Evidence of Apportioned Registration (TEAR).
(1) A registrant who has a fleet IRP
registered in this State, and is in good standing may apply to the
International Registration Bureau of the department to purchase one or more
TEARs. An established wire service may apply to the International Registration
Bureau of the department on behalf of the department. With respect to the
processing of TEARs, an established wire service shall act solely as a
transmitter of requests for issuance of TEARs and transmitter of issued TEARs
to qualified registrants.
(2) In
order to have an assigned TEAR issued, the following information must be
submitted to the International Registration Bureau of the department by
electronic means: the vehicle identification number of the vehicle for which
the TEAR is requested, the name and address of the registrant to which the TEAR
will be issued, the name and address of the established wire service, if the
request is being submitted by a registrant through an established wire service,
the fax number to which the issued TEAR is to be sent, and a copy of a properly
completed form provided by the commissioner for the transaction which is being
made.
(3) Upon receipt of request
for issuance of a TEAR, the department shall verify the information submitted
and that the registered or established wire service is eligible to have TEARs
issued. If it is appropriate to issue the TEAR, the transaction will be
partially processed by the department and an invoice produced. The department
shall then issue the TEAR and electronically transmit it to the fax number
provided. If the TEAR is transmitted to an established-wire service, that
service shall be responsible for delivery of the TEAR or a copy of the TEAR to
the registrant to whom the TEAR is being issued. The department shall then mail
the invoice to the registrant together with a list of any documentation which
may be required to be submitted. The documentation which is required is the
documentation that is necessary for the registration change that is being made
or is necessary for the replacement of IRP items as set forth in section
28.2
of this Part. The amount which will be contained on the invoice will be the
total fee required for the registration change or replacement of IRP items and
a TEAR fee per vehicle, which fee shall not be refundable.
(4) The registrant to whom the TEAR has been
issued must submit all required documents and fees indicated on the invoice to
the International Registration Bureau of the department within 30 days from the
date the TEAR was processed. Upon receipt of proper documentation and fees, the
transaction processing will be completed and the appropriate IRP documents will
be produced by the department and mailed to the registrant. Failure of the
registrant to submit required documentation and fees within that 30-day period
will result in suspension of the registration of all vehicles for any fleet
registered in its name and may result in the inability of that registrant to
obtain TEARs in the future for any vehicle registered in its name.
(c) TEAR document and its use.
(1) A TEAR issued by the department shall be
a computer- generated and electronically transmitted document.
(2) A TEAR issued by the department shall be
valid for use in accordance with its terms without further IRP items for that
vehicle (i.e., cab card and/or number plate/sticker). A TEAR issued by any
other IRP jurisdiction which TEAR specifically provides for operation in this
State shall be valid for operation in this State in accordance with the terms
contained on such TEAR.