28-2159

28-2159. Staggered registration

A. The director shall establish a system of staggered registration on a monthly
basis to distribute the work of registering vehicles as uniformly as practicable
throughout the twelve months of the calendar year.

B. All vehicle registrations provided in this chapter expire pursuant to schedules
established by the director. The director may set the number of renewal periods within
the month from one each month to one each day depending on which system is most
economical and best accommodates the public.

C. If adoption of the staggered system results in the expiration of any
registration more than a year from its issuance, the department shall charge a prorated
registration fee in addition to the annual fee.

D. In order to initiate a system of registering or reregistering vehicles during
any month of the calendar year, the director may register or reregister a vehicle for
more or less than a twelve month period, but not more than eighteen months, and may
prorate the annual registration fee if in the director's opinion proration tends to
fulfill the purpose of the monthly registration system.

E. The director may provide for a two year or five year registration period for any
vehicle not subject to annual emissions testing pursuant to section 49-542. For vehicles
eligible for a two year or five year registration, the director shall provide in each
renewal registration packet information that clearly indicates:

1. The vehicle owner has a choice of registering the vehicle for one year, for two
years or for five years.

2. The total amount due for a one year registration period.

3. The total amount due for a two year registration period.

4. The total amount due for a five year registration period.

F. The director or a registering officer may allow a person who owns three or more
vehicles to register or reregister the vehicles for less than one year so that the
vehicles' registrations expire on the same date. The director may not delay the
registration date for a vehicle if it causes a decrease in the vehicle license tax. The
director or the registering officer shall prorate the registration fee of these
vehicles. This subsection does not apply to a commercial vehicle with a gross weight of
more than ten thousand pounds or to a motor vehicle rental or leasing agency.

G. The director shall adopt rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this
section.