§ 376. State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles
(a) A fee shall not be charged for registration of motor vehicles owned by the State.
(b) The fee for registration of a motor vehicle owned by any municipality in this State
and used entirely by it or any other municipality for municipal purposes shall be
$15.00 in lieu of fees otherwise specified in this chapter. For purposes of this subsection,
the term municipality shall include county-owned vehicles. The Commissioner shall
issue specially designed registration plates for county-owned sheriffs’ departments’
vehicles.
(c) The registration fee for registration of a motor truck, trailer, ambulance, or other
motor vehicle, owned by a volunteer fire department or other volunteer firefighting
organization or other organization conducting rescue operations and used solely for
fire fighting or rescue purposes shall be $15.00 in lieu of fees otherwise specified
in this chapter. A motor vehicle or trailer registered under this section shall be
plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab to indicate its ownership.
(d) The use of a school bus owned by a municipality in this State, whether or not that
use is compensated, shall be considered a municipal purpose within the meaning of
this section.
(e) [Repealed.]
(f) A replacement registration plate shall be provided by the Commissioner upon the payment
of a fee of $11.00.
(g)(1) The fee for registration of a motor vehicle obtained from the government as excess
government property, or a vehicle purchased with 100 percent federal funds and used
for federally supported local programs, shall be $14.00, in lieu of fees otherwise
specified in this chapter. The Commissioner shall determine the eligibility as to
whether or not the motor vehicle qualifies for this registration and ownership of
the vehicle shall be plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab.
(2) The registration of a vehicle used for other than federally supported local programs
shall be revoked.
(h)(1) The EV infrastructure fee, required pursuant to subsections 361(b) and (c) of this
subchapter, shall not be charged for vehicles owned by the State.
(2) The EV infrastructure fee, required pursuant to subsections 361(b) and (c) of this
subchapter, shall not be charged for vehicles that are owned by any county or municipality
in the State and used by that county or municipality or another county or municipality
in this State for county or municipal purposes.
(i)(1) The EV infrastructure fee, required pursuant to subsections 361(b) and (c) of this
subchapter, shall not be charged for a motor truck, trailer, ambulance, or other
motor vehicle that is:
(A) owned by a volunteer fire department or other volunteer firefighting organization,
an ambulance service, or an organization conducting rescue operations; and
(B) used solely for firefighting, emergency medical, or rescue purposes, or any combination
of those activities.
(2) A motor vehicle or trailer subject to the provisions of this subsection shall be
plainly marked on both sides of the body or cab to indicate its ownership. (Amended 1961, No. 50, eff. April 1, 1962; 1963, No. 190; 1967, No. 129, § 10; 1971, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; 1975, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 19, 1978; 1979, No. 42; 1979, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 87, § 15; 1989, No. 51, § 26; 1989, No. 82, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; 1997, No. 39, § 6; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2023, No. 78, § G.117, eff. January 1, 2024; 2025, No. 66, § 6, eff. July 1, 2025.)