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Alaska Statutes.

Title 28. Motor Vehicles

Chapter 10. Vehicle Registration and Title

Section 421. Registration Fee Rates.

AS 28.10.421. Registration Fee Rates.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law,

(1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; and

(2) an additional fee of $10 shall be added to the registration fee set out in this section for registration not conducted by mail or not conducted at an emissions inspection station or contract office offering vehicle registration services; the department may waive this additional fee for a good cause based on criteria established in regulations adopted by the department.

(b) The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed within the following classifications for:

(1) a passenger vehicle or motor home not used or maintained for the

transportation of persons or property for hire or for other commercial

use .................................................. $100;           

(2) a pick-up truck or a van not exceeding 10,000 pounds unladen

weight and not registered in the name of a company or business .. $100;

   (3) a taxicab ................................................ $160;

(4) a motor bus with a seating capacity for 20 or more persons and

used exclusively for commercial purposes in the transporting of

visitors or tourists ............................................ $300;    (5) a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle ...................... $60;

   (6) a trailer not used or maintained for the transportation of      

persons or property for hire or for other commercial use, including,

 but not limited to, a boat trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer,     

utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, or a trailer rented or

offered for rent ................................................. $30.

(c) The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed

and are based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the     

manufacturer's advertised weight or upon the actual weight, which the

owner shall furnish, subject to the approval of the commissioner or the

commissioner's representative, for a vehicle, including a motor vehicle

pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, that is registered in the name of a

company or business, or is used or maintained for the transportation of

passengers for hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this

section, or for the transportation of property for hire or for other

commercial purposes, including a truck, wrecker, tow car, hearse,      

ambulance, and tractor, as follows:                                    

   (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds ......................... $180;

(2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds .... $268;

(3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds ... $516;

   (4) more than 18,000 pounds .................................. $662.

(d) The special registration fees under this subsection are imposed

biennially, unless otherwise specified, for                            

   (1) a historic vehicle registered under                             

(A) AS 28.10.181 (b)(1) and that is driven or moved on a highway for

the primary purpose of historical exhibition or similar activity, one

time only upon initial registration under AS 28.10.181 (b) .... $10;

    (B) AS 28.10.181
(b)(2) ........................................ $30

plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section,

unless the historic vehicle is eligible for the fee described under

(C) of this paragraph; the fee required by this subparagraph shall be

collected only on the first issuance and on the replacement of the     

historic plates;                                                       

(C) AS 28.10.181 (b)(2) and that is driven or moved on a highway for

the primary purpose of historical exhibition or similar activity, one

time only upon initial registration under AS 28.10.181 (b) .... $10;

   (2) special request plates for                                      

    (A) Alaska National Guard personnel .......................... $30;

    (B) veterans or retired veterans ............................. $30;

    (C) recipients of the Purple Heart ........................... $30;

    (D) owners of custom collector vehicles ...................... $50;

    (E) other special request plates ............................. $30;

plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the

fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first

issuance and on the replacement of special request plates;             

(3) a vehicle owned by a person with a disability and registered

under AS 28.10.181 (d), or by a resident 65 years of age or older who

files a written application for an exemption on a form prescribed by

 the department ..................................................

 none;                                                                 

   (4) a vehicle owned by the state ............................. none;

   (5) a vehicle owned by an elected state official ........... the fee

required for that vehicle under (b) of this section;                   

(6) a vehicle owned by a rancher, farmer, or dairyman and registered

under AS 28.10.181
 .................................... $68;           

   (7) a snowmobile or off-highway vehicle ....................... $10;

   (8) an amateur mobile radio station vehicle,                        

    (A) with a transceiver capable of less than 5-band operation       

............................................................... the fee

required for that vehicle under (b) or (c) of this section;            

(B) in recognition of service to the public a mobile amateur radio

station owned by an amateur with general class or higher license,      

provided the station must be satisfactorily proved capable of operating

on at least five bands from 160 through 10 meters, must have an

antenna, and must have a power supply and wiring as a permanent part

of the vehicle; the transmitting unit may be removed from the car for

service or dry storage ......................................  none    

for a mobile amateur radio station vehicle included in (b) (1) or (2)

 of this section;                                                      

   (9) dealer registration plates                                      

    (A) the initial set of plates ................................ $88;

    (B) each subsequent set of plates ............................ $50;

(10) a vehicle owned by a municipality or charitable organization

meeting the requirements of AS 28.10.181
(e) ...................... $10;

(11) a vehicle owned by a Pearl Harbor survivor or a former prisoner

of war ................................................. none;         

   (12) special request university plates ......................... $50

plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or (2) of this     

section; the fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on

the first issuance and on the replacement of special request plates;

 the commissioner of administration shall separately account by        

university campus designation for the fees received under this

paragraph that the department deposits in the general fund; the annual

estimated balance in the accounts that is in excess of the cost of     

issuing special request university plates may be appropriated by the

legislature for the support of programs at each campus;                

   (13) special request dog mushing plates ........................ $50

plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or (2) of this     

section; the fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on

the first issuance and on the replacement of special request plates;

the commissioner of administration shall separately account for the

fees received under this paragraph that the department deposits in the

general fund; notwithstanding (g) of this section, the annual estimated

balance in the account that is in excess of the cost of issuing special

request plates may be appropriated by the legislature for the support

 of programs benefiting dog mushing;                                   

   (14) special request Alaska children's trust plates ........... $100

plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or (2) of this     

section; the fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on

the first issuance and the replacement of special request plates; the

commissioner of administration shall separately account for the fees

received under this paragraph that the department deposits in the      

general fund; notwithstanding (g) of this section, the annual estimated

balance in the account that is in excess of the cost of issuing special

request plates may be appropriated by the legislature into the

 principal of the Alaska children's trust under AS 37.14.200
;          

   (15) special request plates commemorating the arts ............ $150

plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or (2) of this     

section; the fee required by this paragraph shall be collected         

biennially in the same manner as the fee required under (b)(1) or (2)

of this section; the commissioner of administration shall separately

account for the fees received under this paragraph that the department

deposits in the general fund; notwithstanding (g) of this section, the

annual estimated balance in the account that is in excess of the cost

 of issuing special request plates may be appropriated by the          

legislature for the support of programs benefiting the arts;           

(16) special request plates commemorating Alaska veterans ..... $100

plus a fee of $35 and the fee required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or

(2) of this section; the $100 fee required by this paragraph shall be

collected only on the first issuance of and the replacement of the     

commemorative veterans' plates; the $35 fee required by this paragraph

shall be collected biennially in the same manner as the fee required

under (b)(1) or (2) of this section; the commissioner of administration

shall separately account for the fees received under this paragraph

that the department deposits in the general fund; notwithstanding (g)

of this section, the annual estimated balance in the account that is in

excess of the cost of issuing special request plates may be

appropriated by the legislature for the support of programs benefiting

Alaska veterans.                                                       

(e) A vehicle registered under this section which, by the removal of

seats, a camper unit, a canopy or other equipment, may be converted

into a vehicle on which the registration fee is computed on a

different basis or in a different amount may not be driven or moved

with seats, camper unit, canopy or other equipment removed unless the

other applicable registration fee is paid.                             

(f) In addition to the fees imposed under (b) and (d) of this

section, the following special biennial registration fee is imposed

upon renewal of registration for a passenger vehicle, motor home,      

pick-up truck, or a van with special request Winter Olympics           

commemorative plates ............................................. $60.

(g) The fees collected by the department under this section shall be

deposited in the general fund. The Department of Administration shall

separately account for three percent of the fees collected under this

section and deposited in the general fund. The annual estimated balance

in the account may be used by the legislature to make appropriations

for administration of AS 28.10.021 (a) and AS 28.22 (Alaska Mandatory

Automobile Insurance Act).                                             

(h) The annual registration fees under this subsection for vehicles

used for commercial purposes are imposed and are based upon the actual

unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised weight

or upon the actual weight, which the owner shall furnish, subject to

the approval of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative,

as follows:                                                            

   (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds .......................... $90;

(2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds .... $134;

(3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds ... $258;

   (4) more than 18,000 pounds .................................. $331.

  (i) A one-time registration fee of $20 is imposed upon initial       

registration for a trailer or semi-trailer used for commercial

 purposes.                                                             

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