Idaho RV license fee

Background

Jan. 27, 2006 — update

The proposed ballot initiative to reduce the state's annual RV license fee has been withdrawn.

"We did very well on signatures, and have the support of thousands of Idahoans," said Marse Shobe, "but we need more signatures, and there's not enough time to get it all done with the deadline looming just ahead."

Shobe led the petition drive to place the fee reduction proposal on the November 2006 general election ballot. She and supporters needed 50,000 signatures by April 2006.

On Jan. 26 she asked the Secretary of State's Election Division to cancel the petition drive.

Several Idaho state representatives are working to get the fees reduced during the current legislative session, Shobe said. "There are many other ways to work on this project and still give Idaho the funds it receives each year from this fund and be a more fair-based process."

June 20, 2005

Marse Shobe, an FMCA member from Sandpoint, Idaho, is leading an initiative to reduce Idaho's annual RV license fee.

Currently, Idaho RV owners pay an annual license fee of $8.50 for an RV with a market value of $1,000 or less, and an additional $5 for each additional $1,000 in value. This fee is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees.

The initiative asks for a reduction in the $5 fee to $1.

Status: Marse reported to FMCA in June that the secretary of state and attorney general had approved a written petition to amend motor vehicle registration statutes to reflect the fee reduction.

Marse is forming a citizens group to help circulate the petition in an effort to acquire 50,000 signatures by April 2006. Fulfilling the signatures requirement would enable the measure to be voted upon by the electors in Idaho in the Nov. 7, 2006, general election.

If the initiative passes in November, RV owners could see a fee reduction of approximately 80 percent.

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Idaho Transportation Department: vehicle registration fees
http://itd.idaho.gov/dmv/vehicleservices/RegistrationFees.htm