61-10-201. Weight fees on motortrucks, truck tractors, and buses. In addition to other fees for the licensing of vehicles, there must be paid and collected annually for each truck, truck tractor, and bus, based upon the manufacturer‘s rated capacity for trucks with a capacity of 1 ton or less and upon the maximum gross loaded weight and the maximum gross weight of any towed unit of each truck and truck tractor as set by the licensee in the licensee’s application, the following fees:

Manufacturer’s rated capacity up to 1/2 ton $ 7.00
Manufacturer’s rated capacity of 3/4 ton 12.50
Manufacturer’s rated capacity of 1 ton 17.50
Up to 16,000 lbs 21.00
16,001 through 18,000 lbs 28.00
18,001 through 20,000 lbs 37.50
20,001 through 22,000 lbs 47.00
22,001 through 24,000 lbs 70.00
24,001 through 26,000 lbs 90.00
26,001 through 28,000 lbs 110.00
28,001 through 30,000 lbs 130.00
30,001 through 32,000 lbs 150.00
32,001 through 34,000 lbs 170.00
34,001 through 36,000 lbs 190.00
36,001 through 38,000 lbs 215.00
38,001 through 40,000 lbs 235.00
40,001 through 42,000 lbs 255.00
42,001 through 44,000 lbs 275.00
44,001 through 46,000 lbs 300.00
46,001 through 48,000 lbs 320.00
48,001 through 50,000 lbs 340.00
50,001 through 52,000 lbs 360.00
52,001 through 54,000 lbs 380.00
54,001 through 56,000 lbs 400.00
56,001 through 58,000 lbs 420.00
58,001 through 60,000 lbs 440.00
60,001 through 62,000 lbs 460.00
62,001 through 64,000 lbs 482.50
64,001 through 66,000 lbs 502.50
66,001 through 68,000 lbs 522.50
68,001 through 70,000 lbs 545.75
70,001 through 72,000 lbs 566.50
72,001 through 74,000 lbs 607.50
74,001 through 76,000 lbs 655.00
76,001 through 78,000 lbs 695.00
78,001 through 80,000 lbs 750.00
Over 80,000 lbs. and within the weight limits
 specified in 61-10-101 through 61-10-104
 and 61-10-106 through 61-10-110 750.00
plus an additional $46.00 for each ton or fraction of a ton in excess of 80,000 lbs. plus an additional $100.00 to exceed the 80,000 lbs. federal gross weight limit.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 61-10-201

  • Bus: means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and used for the transportation of persons and any other motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. See Montana Code 61-1-101
  • Manufacturer: includes any person engaged in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, pole trailers, travel trailers, motorboats, sailboats, snowmobiles, or off-highway vehicles as a regular business. See Montana Code 61-1-101
  • Truck tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn. See Montana Code 61-1-101