FW: [MV] Weapon-laden vehicle brings charges for man

From: Joe Garrett (j.garrett@gte.net)
Date: Thu Jun 14 2001 - 06:44:45 PDT


Ron,

This passenger vehicle thing about M35's comes up in Washington State, too.
You can register the truck as a passenger vehicle instead of a truck and
avoid paying the annual tonnage fee. This allows you to avoid pulling in to
weigh scales and saves about $150 a year.

On the other hand, if the registration shows that the vehicle is designed to
carry more than 15 passengers, which it IS, then you need to have a CDL and
a bus endorsement (under Federal Law). When this happens, your insurance
goes through the roof (actually, it becomes unattainable, as no commercial
bus insurance carrier will write the policy for such a beast).

Joe Garrett
cell 425-344-1402



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