California DMV weight fee

wnjj wrote:

SweetLou wrote:

krobbe wrote:
Highway Robbery!
It looks to me like Kalifornia has co-opted the word commercial to include all pickups.
By definition, commercial means: 1. concerned with or engaged in commerce. 2. making or intended to make a profit.
Kalifornia's definition according to their code CVC 260 defines commercial vehicle as:
1. Used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit.
2. Designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
Nowhere in the definition of commercial does it mention property.
SO my thinking is, if a pickup is not used for commercial purposes, there should not be any fees or tariffs over a standard passenger vehicle.
Here in Mich, it costs $8 to transfer a plate to another vehicle. Maybe that is an option for you as well.

It's right there in #2 of your discription. Designed for the transportation of property, meaning you might use it someday.

Yes, but California's definition point #2 isn't in the actual definition of commercial.

Here's one: I would consider a crew cab pickup to NOT meet that definition. It's designed primarily to haul passengers, not property.

Thanks Wnjj for helping out SweetLou.
And I agree with you on your crew cab statement. But I believe any vehicle not used for commercial purposes, including a semi is not subject to any fees or tariffs pertaining to commercial vehicles. It's an overreach on any state or federal govt to subject it's citizens to hinder free travel by charging exhorbitant fees.