Signed by Governor Matt Meyer

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes fines and fee increases for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Transportation (DelDOT).

Highlights:

• Specifies that a nonprofit organization must pay a one-time setup fee of $200 to the Division to establish the special plate (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that at the time of application for the registration of a motor vehicle and prior to the issuance of the current registration plates required by this title, there shall be paid to the Department registration fees according to the following schedule (Sec. 3):

• For the registration of any motorcycle, $15 per year;

• For the registration of each motor vehicle commonly used for pleasure or for the chief purpose of carrying persons (except motor vehicles commonly known as passenger buses) and including station wagons, $40 per year;

• For the registration of other motor vehicles, including those propelled by diesel engines, $40 per year if the gross load weight does not exceed 5,000 lbs, and an additional $18 per year for each 1,000 lbs or fraction thereof over and above 5,000 lbs. The gross load weight shall be the weight of the chassis, body, equipment, and maximum allowable load as specified by the application;

• For the registration of any recreational vehicle or recreational trailer, the fee shall be $40 per year if the gross load weight of the vehicle or trailer does not exceed 5,000 lbs, and in the event the gross load weight exceeds 5,000 lbs, $6.40 per year for each 1,000 lbs or fraction thereof over and above 5,000 lbs. The gross load weight shall be the weight of the chassis, body, equipment, and maximum allowable load as specified by the application;

• A fee of $20, in addition to the registration fee, shall be imposed at the time of renewal of registration of a motor vehicle or semitrailer if the Delaware registration has expired;

• For the registration of a motor farm truck owned and used exclusively by a farmer who derives at least $1,000 of the farmer’s annual income from the operation of their the farmer’s farm and they who own owns or rent rents at least 10 acres which are actively used in the farming operation from whichthe farmer derives that income, the fee is $40 per year if the gross load weight does not exceed 5,000 lbs, and an additional $3.80 per year for each 1,000 lbs or fraction thereof over; and

• For the registration of trailers with a gross weight of 1,000 lbs or less, the fee shall be $15 per year; if a trailer’s gross load weight exceeds 1,000 lbs, there shall be an additional fee of $5.00 per year. 

• Specifies that at the time of application for the registration of a motor vehicle and before the issuance of the current registration plates required by this title, there shall be paid to the Department registration fees according to the following schedule ( Sec. 4):

• For the registration of an electric motor vehicle, in addition to the registration fee, a fee of $110 per year is required if the gross load weight is 6,000 lbs or less. The additional fee is $150 per year if the gross load weight is over 6,000 lbs and as much as 10,000 lbs; and

• For the registration of a plug-in electric vehicle, in addition to the registration fee a fee of $85 per year is required if the gross load weight is 6,000 lbs or less. The additional fee is $115 per year if the gross load weight is over 6,000 lbs.

• Specifies that if any operator’s license issued is lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may apply to the Department for the issuance of a duplicate or substitute license. Each application for the issuance of a duplicate or substitute license under this subsection must be accompanied by a fee of $20 (Sec. 9).

• Specifies that in the event a name change is requested for any operator’s license issued under this chapter, the person to whom it was issued may apply to the Division for the issuance of an updated license upon submitting such documentation as may be required by the Division. Each application for the issuance of a replacement license must be accompanied by a fee of $10 (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes fines and fee increases for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Transportation (DelDOT).

Highlights:

• Specifies that a nonprofit organization must pay a one-time setup fee of $200 to the Division to establish the special plate (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that at the time of application for the registration of a motor vehicle and prior to the issuance of the current registration plates required by this title, there shall be paid to the Department registration fees according to the following schedule (Sec. 3):

• For the registration of any motorcycle, $15 per year;

• For the registration of each motor vehicle commonly used for pleasure or for the chief purpose of carrying persons (except motor vehicles commonly known as passenger buses) and including station wagons, $40 per year;

• For the registration of other motor vehicles, including those propelled by diesel engines, $40 per year if the gross load weight does not exceed 5,000 lbs, and an additional $18 per year for each 1,000 lbs or fraction thereof over and above 5,000 lbs. The gross load weight shall be the weight of the chassis, body, equipment, and maximum allowable load as specified by the application;

• For the registration of any recreational vehicle or recreational trailer, the fee shall be $40 per year if the gross load weight of the vehicle or trailer does not exceed 5,000 lbs, and in the event the gross load weight exceeds 5,000 lbs, $6.40 per year for each 1,000 lbs or fraction thereof over and above 5,000 lbs. The gross load weight shall be the weight of the chassis, body, equipment, and maximum allowable load as specified by the application;

• A fee of $20, in addition to the registration fee, shall be imposed at the time of renewal of registration of a motor vehicle or semitrailer if the Delaware registration has expired;

• For the registration of a motor farm truck owned and used exclusively by a farmer who derives at least $1,000 of the farmer’s annual income from the operation of their the farmer’s farm and they who own owns or rent rents at least 10 acres which are actively used in the farming operation from whichthe farmer derives that income, the fee is $40 per year if the gross load weight does not exceed 5,000 lbs, and an additional $3.80 per year for each 1,000 lbs or fraction thereof over; and

• For the registration of trailers with a gross weight of 1,000 lbs or less, the fee shall be $15 per year; if a trailer’s gross load weight exceeds 1,000 lbs, there shall be an additional fee of $5.00 per year. 

• Specifies that at the time of application for the registration of a motor vehicle and before the issuance of the current registration plates required by this title, there shall be paid to the Department registration fees according to the following schedule ( Sec. 4):

• For the registration of an electric motor vehicle, in addition to the registration fee, a fee of $110 per year is required if the gross load weight is 6,000 lbs or less. The additional fee is $150 per year if the gross load weight is over 6,000 lbs and as much as 10,000 lbs; and

• For the registration of a plug-in electric vehicle, in addition to the registration fee a fee of $85 per year is required if the gross load weight is 6,000 lbs or less. The additional fee is $115 per year if the gross load weight is over 6,000 lbs.

• Specifies that if any operator’s license issued is lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may apply to the Department for the issuance of a duplicate or substitute license. Each application for the issuance of a duplicate or substitute license under this subsection must be accompanied by a fee of $20 (Sec. 9).

• Specifies that in the event a name change is requested for any operator’s license issued under this chapter, the person to whom it was issued may apply to the Division for the issuance of an updated license upon submitting such documentation as may be required by the Division. Each application for the issuance of a replacement license must be accompanied by a fee of $10 (Sec. 9).

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