Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Manual

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Chapter 13: Commercial Vehicles

13.095 Partial Year Registration (PYR) for Commercial Vehicles (VC §§9700-9711)

Commercial vehicles may be registered on a PYR basis for a period of one or more months, but less than 12 months.

  • Original registration applications must be submitted within 20 days of first operation.
  • Thereafter, renewal applications must be submitted prior to the date the vehicle is operated, moved, or left standing on the highways.

For initial PYR registration in a calendar year, the full-year registration fee and vehicle license fee must be paid, plus prorated weight fees based on the number of consecutive months the vehicle is to be operated.

  • A service fee is also collected.
  • For subsequent registrations in the same calendar year, the prorated weight fees based on the number of consecutive months the vehicle will be operated, plus the service fee, must be paid.

For additional information, see Chapter 10, Renewals.