California Revenue and Taxation Code

§ 7232

RTC § 7232 Effective Jan 1, 2008Div. 2 · Part 1.55 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Every motor carrier of property shall annually pay a permit fee to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The fees contained in this section are due and shall be paid by each carrier at the time of application for an initial motor carrier permit, and upon annual renewal, with the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act, as set forth in Division 14.85 (commencing with Section 34600) of the Vehicle Code. The Department of Motor Vehicles may, upon initial application for a motor carrier permit, assign an expiration date not less than six months, nor more than 18 months, from date of application, and may charge one-twelfth of the annual fee for each month covered by the initial permit. The fee paid by each motor carrier of property shall be based on the number of commercial motor vehicles operated in California by the motor carrier of property.

(b)As used in this chapter, “motor carrier of property” means any person who operates any commercial motor vehicle as defined in subdivision (d). “Motor carrier of property” does not include a household goods carrier, as defined in Section 5109 of the Public Utilities Code, a household goods carrier transporting used office, store, and institution furniture and fixtures under its household goods carrier permits pursuant to Section 5137 of the Public Utilities Code, persons providing only transportation of passengers, or a passenger stage corporation transporting baggage and express upon a passenger vehicle incidental to the transportation of passengers.

(c)As used in this chapter, “for-hire motor carrier of property” means a motor carrier of property, as defined in subdivision (b), who transports property for compensation.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 66, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.