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LAWS OF DELAWARE

VOLUME 83

CHAPTER 308

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 207

 

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TRUCK WEIGHTS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 2105, Title 21 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 2105. Registration of heavy vehicles.

(d) Any vehicle which has a gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, except as provided in §§ 2152 and 4502(c)(2) of this title, shall not be registered at a weight in excess of the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight for such vehicle or the Federal Bridge Formula in the absence of a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating. For those vehicles registered pursuant to § 2152 of this title, the actual gross weight of the vehicle, or each vehicle in combination, shall not exceed the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating. For those vehicles registered for extra weight capacity pursuant to the exception of § 4502(c)(2) of this title, the following shall apply:

(1) Vehicles registering for such extra weight capacity shall pay a fee of $100 per vehicle at the time of registration;

(2) No vehicle with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of less than 65,000 shall be registered at a weight in excess of the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating for such vehicle;

(3) No vehicle being registered for the first time shall be registered at a weight in excess of the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating for such vehicle;

(4) No vehicle with a model year 20 or more years prior to the date of registration shall be registered at a weight in excess of the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating for such vehicle; and

(5) Commencing June 15, 2022 2026, no vehicle shall be registered at a weight in excess of the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating for such vehicle.

 

Approved June 14, 2022