Apportioned Plates
"Apportionable Vehicle" means any vehicle (except recreational vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted
plates, city pick up and delivery vehicles, buses used in transportation of chartered parties, and
government-owned vehicles) that is used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions that
allocate or proportionally register vehicles, and that is used for the transportation of persons for-hire or
designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and:
- is a power unit having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight
in excess of26,000 pounds or 11,793.401 kilograms; or
- is a power unit having three or more axles, regardless of weight; or
- is used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds
or 11 ,793.401 ki lograms gross vehicle weight
Vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, having a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or II, 793.40 I
kilograms or less, and two-axle vehicles and buses used in transportation of chartered parties, may be
proportionally registered at the option of the registrant or at the discretion of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
If your vehicle falls under any of these criteria and you would like to register your vehicle as Apportioned please contacts us.
NOTICE: THIS TRANSACTION OR SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE, AT NO ADDITIONALL CHARGE, DIRECTLY FROM THE OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WEBSITE AT WWW.DMV.NY.GOV.
