Section 39.02.22.200 - INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATIONThe department offers a Payment Plan for registrants in compliance with Sections 49-434, Idaho Code.
01.Requirements to Participate in Installment Payments.a. Participant must sign participation contract agreement.b. Only Full Fee and Idaho IRP registration fees are included in the payment plan. Other jurisdictions' IRP fees will not be included.c. Only full annual registration fees will be included in payment plan. Registrations for less than one full year will not be included.d. Vehicles not registered within thirty (30) days after the previous year registration has expired will not be eligible for the installment payment option. Submitted applications for registration that have been invoiced, but not paid for, by the last day of the registration effective month will not be eligible for the installment payment option.e. Installment contract requirements do not provide opportunity for registrant to opt out of any remaining installment payments. The balance of the payment plan may continue to be paid even if the truck is not being operated.f. If registrant meets the criteria in Section 300 of this rule, the prorated portion of the Idaho fee will be credited toward the installment plan or refunded if the plan has been paid in full.g. Registrant may not participate in installment payment plan if the registrant's account has previously been suspended as stated in Subsection 200.06 of this rule.h. The contract will stipulate the payment periods and the installment payment vouchers will stipulate the due dates of each subsequent payment.i. An installment payment plan fee of fifty dollars ($50) will be required and collected at the time of setup for each installment payment plan created.02.Billings, Payments and Due Dates of Installment Plan.a. The department will upon acceptance of the contract by the registrant, receive one-quarter of the annual registration fee along with the installment payment plan fee, and then will bill the registrant for three (3) equal installments based upon the previously set payment periods outlined in the contract, which are due by the end of the third, sixth, and ninth months after the effective date of the registration.b. Installment payment vouchers will be provided with the initial invoice.c. US Postal Service postmark may be used to determine if payment is received on time. If the envelope is postmarked on or before the last day of the month, the payment will be considered "on time."d. If the last day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next business day will be considered the due date.e. Failure to retain provided payment vouchers does not relieve the burden of the registrant to pay the installment amount by the due date.03.Failure to Pay Installment Payment by Due Date.a. The department may send out courtesy pre-suspension notices approximately five (5) days after the due date to registrants who have failed to remit payment by the due date printed on the quarterly billing.b. The pre-suspension letter will contain a late penalty fee of ten percent (10%) of the amount due and an additional one percent (1%) for each month or portion of a month that the payment is past due.c. Registrant will pay installment amount portion that is due, plus assessed penalties and interest.04.Suspension of Registrant's Account Due to Non-Payment of Payment Plan. Approximately two (2) weeks after pre-suspension notices are mailed to the registrant, the department may suspend accounts of registrant's that have failed to remit installment payment and/or interest and penalty.05.Reinstatement Fee for Payment Plan Registration. a. A forty dollar ($40) reinstatement fee will be applied to all payment plan accounts that have been suspended.b. Registrant must pay quarterly payment portion, penalty and interest, if applicable, and reinstatement fee before suspension will be cleared from account.06.Repetitive Suspensions Result.a. After the registrant's account has been suspended for delinquent installment payments two (2) or more times, the registrant will not be allowed to participate in future payment plan programs unless;i. Customer has twelve (12) consecutive months of no suspensions related to the account starting from the month the account is cleared; andii. Customer requests in writing to the department to participate in future installment payment plans and will be allowed to do so.Idaho Admin. Code r. 39.02.22.200