1356                             Laws of Maryland                        Ch. 534

§ 3-806. Registration fees for single unit commercial motor vehi-
cles (two or more axles) (Class E. Pneumatic Tires).

(a)    Except as hereinafter provided, single unit commercial
motor vehicles with two or more axles shall pay a registration fee
based upon shipping weight of the chassis and battery as certified by
the manufacturer, with gross weight limitations for the vehicle and
load, as follows:

Chassis Weight           Maximum Gross

in Pounds Weight Limit                       Fee

Less than 2,500 10,000                          $ 30.00

2,501 to 4,000 17,000                             45.00

4,001 to 5,000 20,000                              70.00

5,001 to 6,000 25,000                            130.00

6,001 to 7,500 32,000                            180.00

7,501 to 9,000 35,000                            235.00

45,000                            280.00

Over 9,001 55,000                            335.00
These vehicles shall be known as Class E vehicles.

(b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a)  any truck having ¾ ton
manufacturer's rating capacity and under shall pay a fee of $25.00.

(c)    The department shall issue registrations to be known as
"dump service registration" providing for a gross weight of vehicle
and load of not more than 40,000 pounds for two axle vehicles nor
more than 65,000 pounds for three or more axle vehicles, upon appli-
cation therefor and certification by the applicant that the vehicle for
which registration is sought is a dump truck for the hauling of loose
materials in bulk or a truck used for the hauling of feeds in bulk.
For the purposes of this subsection a dump truck shall be defined as
a single unit commercial motor vehicle designed for the transporta-
tion of property where the cargo being carried by the vehicle is dis-
charged by self-unloading means either by gravity or mechanical
means. The department may issue registration plates hereafter
issued of this class so as to distinguish their character and shall in
any event be required to stamp registration cards issued pursuant to
the application with the words "dump service" to indicate the specific
character thereof. An applicant for dump service registration shall
pay therefor on each vehicle at the rate of $13.00 per thousand
pounds of gross weight of vehicles and load and in no event less than
$520.00 per vehicle. "Except when operating on divided highways of
two or more lanes in each direction and except when not loaded,
vehicles so registered shall at no time be operated at a rate of speed
in excess of 35 miles per hour and the fixing of this maximum limita-
tion shall not be deemed to enlarge or increase any lesser speed limits
fixed by any other law, ordinance, rule, or regulation. Vehicles so
registered which are not subject to the 35 miles per hour maximum
speed limit shall be governed by speed limits as set forth elsewhere
in this article. Vehicles having a dump service registration and
being operated for the hauling of loose materials in bulk within a
radius of not more than one hundred (100) miles of the point of
pickup and delivery shall not be subject to any restrictions of this
article pertaining to weight of vehicle, weight of vehicle and load
however determined, and/or axle loads, except only that at all times
such vehicles shall be limited as to gross weight by the allowable
and paid registration weight, but if at a point beyond the herein
authorized one hundred, (100) mile radius or hauling materials
other than loose materials in bulk, shall be subject to all of the
applicable restrictions of this article.