Section 422:31 Fees.
The department is hereby authorized to collect the following fees for the issuance of registration certificates and for rendering certain services.
I. A state registration fee for each aircraft with a federal registration number owned by a resident, $48.
II. A state registration fee for each aircraft owned by a nonresident, $63.
III. (a) An aircraft operating fee for each aircraft for which a state registration certificate is required the amount of the fee shall be $.01 per pound of the maximum certificated gross weight of the aircraft plus the number of mills per dollar of the manufacturer's list price, $15 being the minimum, as follows:
(1) 6 mills for aircraft manufactured in current calendar year;
(2) 5 mills for aircraft manufactured in first preceding year;
(3) 4 mills for aircraft manufactured in second preceding year;
(4) 3 mills for aircraft manufactured in third preceding year;
(5) 2 mills for aircraft manufactured in fourth preceding year;
(6) 1 mill for aircraft manufactured in fifth to tenth preceding year; and
(7) $15 for aircraft manufactured in prior years plus the weight formula without exception.
(b) For the purposes of this section, all manufacturer's list prices shall be deemed to be the multiple of $1,000 closest to the actual manufacturer's list price. The commissioner shall make the final determination of year of manufacture of any aircraft in any case in which a dispute arises.
IV. For each transfer of an aircraft registration certificate from an aircraft sold or destroyed to another aircraft owned by the same person, $10.
V. For rendering engineering and other services in connection with aeronautical activities and plans contemplated by this chapter, and RSA 424:3, the expense involved for personal services and expenses of the department.
VI. For each aircraft dealer's registration certificate for ferrying and demonstration purposes, $350.
VII. For each commercial aviation operator certificate, $48.
VIII. The division may issue a certified copy of any certificate of registration or registration decal which may have been lost or mutilated, upon the written request of the person entitled to the certified copy and the payment of a fee of $10.
IX. If any person tenders a payment to the division in excess of the sum lawfully due, and the overpayment is less than $5, the department may, in its discretion, disregard the overpayment if the cost to the state to refund the overpayment would exceed the amount involved.
Source. 2002, 6:1, eff. July 1, 2002. 2003, 146:5, eff. June 17, 2003.