Virginia § 46.2-694.1 - (Contingent effective date -- see note*) Fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for transportation of passengers
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§ 46.2-694.1. (Contingent effective date -- see note*) Fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for transportation of passengers
Unless otherwise specified in this title, the registration fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for the transportation of passengers on the highways in the Commonwealth shall be as follows:
| a | Registered Gross Weight | 1-Year Fee | 2-Year Fee | Permanent Fee |
| b | 0-1,500 lbs | $8.00 | $16.00 | $50.00 |
| c | 1,501-4,000 lbs | $18.50 | $37.00 | $50.00 |
| d | 4,001 lbs & above | $23.50 | $47.00 | $50.00 |
From the foregoing registration fees, the following amounts, regardless of weight category, shall be paid by the Department into the state treasury and set aside for the payment of the administrative costs of the safety inspection program provided for in Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title: (i) from each one-year registration fee, one dollar and fifty cents; (ii) from each two-year registration fee, three dollars; and (iii) from each permanent registration fee, four dollars.
1997, c. 283.
| *This section is set out twice because the 22nd enactment of Chapter 896 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007 states: "That the provisions of this act which generate additional revenue for the Transportation Trust Fund, established under § 33.1-23.03:1 of the Code of Virginia, or the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund shall expire on December 31 of any year in which the General Assembly appropriates any of the revenues designated under general law to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund or the Transportation Trust Fund for any non-transportation related purpose." |
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