28-5855. Motor vehicle; reduced motor carrier
fee; load restrictions; civil traffic violation


A. The director shall compute a reduced motor carrier fee that is seven-tenths of
the full rate for a motor vehicle if:


1. The motor carrier has prequalified for the reduced motor carrier fee with the
department before registration of each motor vehicle by applying for the reduced fee
status.


2. Forty-five per cent or more of the mileage during the registration year is
traveled without a load or with any of the following:


(a) Equipment that makes a motor vehicle ready for the road.


(b) Restraining equipment that makes the load safe.


(c) Equipment normally carried with the motor vehicle and used for the loading or
unloading of the motor vehicle.


(d) Empty containers, empty returnable containers and empty boxes that are being
returned to the point of shipment.


(e) Goods or commodities that are being returned to the point of shipment as a
result of spoilage, damage, misfills, consignee rejection or consignee return.


B. A motor carrier who pays a reduced motor carrier fee pursuant to this section
for a motor vehicle shall not operate that motor vehicle in violation of subsection A,
paragraph 2. A violation of this subsection is a civil traffic violation.