61-3-321. Registration fees of vehicles -- certain vehicles exempt from registration fees -- disposition of fees. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, registration fees must be paid upon registration or, if applicable, reregistration of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers, in accordance with this chapter, as follows:
     (a) light vehicles under 2,850 pounds, $13.75 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $17;
     (b) trailers with a declared weight of less than 2,500 pounds and semitrailers, $8.25. For a trailer or semitrailer described in 61-3-530(1), this fee is a one-time fee, except upon transfer of ownership of the trailer or semitrailer.
     (c) motor vehicles registered pursuant to 61-3-411 that are:
     (i) 2,850 pounds and over, $10; and
     (ii) under 2,850 pounds, $5;
     (d) off-highway vehicles registered pursuant to 23-2-817, $9 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $19.25. This fee is a one-time fee, except upon transfer of ownership of an off-highway vehicle.
     (e) light vehicles over 2,850 pounds, trucks and buses less than 1 ton, and heavy trucks in excess of 1 ton, $18.75 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $22;
     (f) logging trucks less than 1 ton, $23.75;
     (g) motor homes, $22.25;
     (h) motorcycles and quadricycles, $9.75 for a motorcycle or quadricycle with special license plates issued under 61-3-415 and, for a motorcycle or quadricycle under one-time registration, $9.75 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $11.25. This fee is a one-time fee, except upon transfer of ownership of a motorcycle or quadricycle.
     (i) trailers and semitrailers between 2,500 and 6,000 pounds, $11.25. For a trailer or semitrailer described in 61-3-530(1), this fee is a one-time fee, except upon transfer of ownership of the trailer or semitrailer.
     (j) trailers and semitrailers in excess of 6,000 pounds, other than trailers and semitrailers registered in other jurisdictions and registered through a proportional registration agreement, $16.25. For a trailer or semitrailer described in 61-3-530(1), this fee is a one-time fee, except upon transfer of ownership of the trailer or semitrailer.
     (k) travel trailers, $11.75. This fee is a one-time fee, except upon transfer of ownership of a travel trailer.
     (l) recreational vehicles, $3.50 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $9.75. If the recreational vehicle is a travel trailer, this fee is a one-time fee, except upon transfer of ownership of a travel trailer.
     (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), if a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is originally registered 6 months after the time of registration as set by law, the registration fee for the remainder of the year is one-half of the regular fee.
     (b) For a trailer or semitrailer described in 61-3-530(1), the applicable fees must be paid regardless of when the fees were last paid or if the fees were paid at all.
     (3) An additional fee of $5 for a motorcycle or quadricycle with special license plates issued under 61-3-415 and, for a motorcycle or quadricycle under one-time registration, $5 in calendar year 2004 and, in each subsequent year, $16 must be collected for the registration of each motorcycle as a safety fee and must be deposited in the state motorcycle safety account provided for in 20-25-1002.
     (4) A fee of $5 for each set of new number plates must be collected when number plates provided for under 61-3-332(2) are issued.
     (5) The provisions of this part with respect to the payment of registration fees do not apply to and are not binding upon motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or tractors owned or controlled by the United States of America or any state, county, city, or special district, as defined in 18-8-202.
     (6) (a) Except as provided in 61-3-562 and subsection (6)(b) of this section, a fee of 25 cents a year for each registration of a vehicle must be collected when a vehicle is registered or reregistered. The revenue derived from this fee must be forwarded by the county treasurer for deposit in the state general fund for transfer to the credit of the senior citizens and persons with disabilities transportation services account provided for in 7-14-112.
     (b) The following vehicles are not subject to the fee imposed in subsection (6)(a):
     (i) trailers and semitrailers registered in other jurisdictions and registered through a proportional registration agreement; and
     (ii) travel trailers, recreational vehicles, and off-highway vehicles registered pursuant to 23-2-817.
     (7) (a) Except as provided in 61-3-562 and subsection (7)(b) of this section, a fee of 50 cents a year for each registration of a vehicle must be collected when a vehicle is registered or reregistered. The county treasurer shall forward revenue derived from this fee to the state for deposit in the general fund.
     (b) The following vehicles are not subject to the fee:
     (i) trailers and semitrailers registered in other jurisdictions and registered through a proportional registration agreement;
     (ii) off-highway vehicles registered pursuant to 23-2-817; and
     (iii) vehicles bearing license plates described in 61-3-458(3)(d).
     (8) The provisions of this section relating to the payment of registration fees or new number plate fees do not apply when number plates are transferred to a replacement vehicle under 61-3-317, 61-3-332, or 61-3-335.
     (9) A person eligible for a waiver under 61-3-460 is exempt from the fees required under this section.
     (10) Except as otherwise provided in this section, revenue collected under this section must be deposited in the state general fund.
     (11) (a) Unless a person exercises the option in subsection (11)(b), an additional fee of $4 must be collected for each light vehicle or truck under 8,001 pounds GVW registered for licensing pursuant to this part. The fee must be deposited in the state general fund to be used for state parks, for fishing access sites, and for the operation of state-owned facilities as provided in 15-1-122(3)(c)(vii).
     (b) A person who registers a light vehicle or truck under 8,001 pounds GVW may, at the time of annual registration, certify that the person does not intend to use state parks and fishing access sites and may make a written election not to pay the additional $4 fee provided for in subsection (11)(a). If a written election is made, the fee may not be collected.

     History: (1) thru (4), (6), (7)En. Sec. 6, Ch. 75, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 207, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1760, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 107, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 88, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 103, L. 1933; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, Ex. L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1760, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 138, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 125, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 154, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 200, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 201, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 221, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 228, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 121, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 12-105, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 226, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 243, L. 1977; Sec. 53-122, R.C.M. 1947; (5)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 75, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 1757, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 158, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1757, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 6, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 88, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 127, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 390, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 492, L. 1977; Sec. 53-106, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106(part), 53-122(part); amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 508, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 654, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 378, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 398, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 535, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 627, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 654, L. 1989; amd. Secs. 3, 5, Ch. 567, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 735, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 81, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 88, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 532, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 79, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 163, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 13, Sp. L. August 2002; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 491, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 601, L. 2003.