TITLE 10: LOCAL LAWS
DIVISION 3: THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT (SAIPAN, ETC.)
§ 3132. Gross Laden Weight Fee. (a) The Bureau of Motor Vehicles of the Department of Public Safety, in addition to any other vehicle licensing or registration fees, shall collect annually, at the time of registration, the following fee from each vehicle by such gross laden weight: 3,000 to 4,999 lbs. $600 5,000 to 6,999 lbs. $800 7,000 to 8,999 lbs. $1,200 9,000 to 10,999 lbs. $1,600 11,000 to 19,999 lbs. $2,000 20,000 to 49,999 lbs. $2,400 50,000 to 74,999 lbs. $2,800 Over 75,000 lbs. $3,000 (b) The gross unladen weight of any vehicle shall be determined by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles by use of appropriate scales, the weight indicated on the vehicle identification plate located on the frame of the driver’s door or on the plate attached to the firewall under the hood, or other means as the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety may see fit. Subsequent to the determination by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that this article applies to a vehicle, that vehicle’s owner shall cause to have painted or stenciled upon the outside thereof, in a conspicuous place, in letters not less than two inches high, the gross laden weight as determined by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (c) No vehicle to which this article is applicable shall be registered or issued a registration sticker unless the gross laden weight fee under this section has been fully paid. The annual registration sticker issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall be proof that the gross laden weight fee under this section has been fully paid. Source: Saipan LL 8-2, § 3, modified; amended by Saipan LL 8-8, § 4, modified; (b) amended by Saipan LL 14-16, § 1(a). Commission Comment: See the Commission comment to 10 CMC § 3134. With respect to the reference to the “Director of the Department of Public Safety,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes. SLL 14-16 took effect on January 25, 2005, and contained severability and savings provisions, in addition to an amendment to 10 CMC § 3136(b).