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St. Germain HB No. 1123
Abstract: Provides for an increase in truck registration fees.
Present law provides for the registration fees for motor trucks, tandem trucks, truck-tractors, or
motor trucks, or truck-tractors used in combination with a trailer or semitrailer.
Proposed law increases the registration fees for trailers or semi-trailers in present law, based on
truck weights, as follows: 6,000 or less from $10 to $20; 10,001 to 23,999 from 38¢ to 50¢ per
100 lbs; 24,000 to 37,999 from 60¢ to 72¢ per 100 lbs; 38,000 to 80,000 from 63¢ to 80¢ per 100
lbs; and 80,001 to 88,000 from 64¢ to 82¢ per 100 lbs.
Proposed law increases the registration fees for the use of trailers or semi-trailers in present law,
based on truck weights, as follows: 6,000 or less for forest products (class 2) from $10 to $20,
gravel haul (class 3) from $10 to $20, city use only (class 4) from $10 to $20, and farm trucks
(class 5) from $3 to $6; 6,001 to $10,000 for forest products (class 2) from 25¢ to 50¢ per 100
lbs, gravel haul (class 3) from 35¢ to 65¢ per 100 lbs, city use only (class 4) from 25¢ to 50¢ per
100lbs, and farm trucks (class 5) from $3 to $6, 10,001 to 23,999 for forest products (class 2)
from 25¢ to 50¢ per 100 lbs, gravel haul (class 3) from 35¢ to 65¢ per 100 lbs, city use only
(class 4) from 25¢ to 50¢ per 100 lbs, farm trucks (class 5) from $10 to $20; 24,000 to 43,999 for
forest products (class 2) from 28¢ to 54¢ per 100 lbs, gravel haul (class 3) from 60¢ to 90¢ per
100 lbs, city use only (class 4) from 30¢ to 60¢ per 100 lbs, and farm trucks (class 5) from $20 to
$30; 44,000 to 65,999 for forest products (class 2) from 28¢ to 54¢ per 100 lbs, gravel haul (class
3) from 60¢ to 90¢ per 100 lbs, city use only (class 4) from 30¢ to 90¢ per 100 lbs, and farm
trucks (class 5) from $30 to $40; and 66,000 to 88,000 for forest products (class 2) from 28¢ to
54¢ per 100 lbs, gravel haul (class 3) from 60¢ to 90¢ per 100 lbs, city use only (class 4) from
30¢ to 60¢ per 100 lbs, and farm trucks (class 5) from $40 to $50.
(Amends R.S. 47:462(B)(3)(a))