Commercial motor vehicles not operated throughout a calendar year may be eligible for partial year registration (PYR). PYR can be valid for any amount of time between 1-12 months.
To apply for PYR, you must do the following on or before the annual registration expiration date:
- Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) by mail or in person of your intent to operate the motor vehicle on a partial year basis.
- Pay applicable fees:
- Pickups with an unladen weight of 8,000 lbs or less or motor vehicles operating under 10,001 pounds: Pay full registration, county, vehicle license, prorated unladen weight, and PYR service fees for the first projected period of use.
- Motor vehicles with an operating weight of 10,001 pounds or more: Pay full registration, county, vehicle license, Cargo Theft Interdiction Program (CTIP), prorated Commercial Vehicle Registration Act (CVRA), PYR service, and CVRA decal fees for the first projected period of use. The CTIP fee is not due for pickups, tow trucks, or vehicles used solely to transport people for hire, such as ambulances, buses, electric-powered vehicles, limousines, taxis, and some vans (if used solely for passenger transport).
To register your commercial motor vehicle for the second and subsequent periods of use within the same calendar year, you must contact DMV by mail or in person to:
- Notify DMV of the number of consecutive months you plan to use the motor vehicle.
- Pay the appropriate prorated unladen weight or CVRA fees and a PYR service fee for the period of use.
- If the operating weight changes for the second and subsequent period of use on vehicles paying CVRA fees, complete a Declaration of Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)/Combined Gross Vehicle Weight (CGW) (REG 4008). A CVRA decal fee will also be due.
- Submit a Certificate of Non-Operation/Planned Non-Operation Certification (REG 102) certifying that the vehicle was not operated since the end of the most recent period of use for which fees were paid.
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