{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-46.44.0941","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 46.44.0941","heading":"Special permits—Fees.","body":"The following fees, in addition to the regular license and tonnage fees, shall be paid for all movements under special permit made upon state highways. All funds collected, except the amount retained by authorized agents of the department as provided in RCW 46.44.096, shall be forwarded to the state treasury and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund:\nAll overlegal loads, except overweight, single\ntrip. . . .$ 10.00\nContinuous operation of overlegal loads\nhaving either overwidth or overheight\nfeatures only, for a period not to exceed\n30 days. . . .$ 20.00\nContinuous operations of overlegal loads\nhaving overlength features only, for a\nperiod not to exceed 30 days. . . .$ 10.00\nContinuous operation of a combination of\nvehicles having one trailing unit that\nexceeds 53 feet and is not\nmore than 56 feet in length, for\na period of one year. . . .$ 100.00\nContinuous operation of a combination of\nvehicles having two trailing units\nwhich together exceed 61 feet and\nare not more than 68 feet in\nlength, for a period of one year. . . .$ 100.00\nContinuous operation of a combination of\nvehicles having two trailing units\nhauling fluid/liquid nondivisible milk,\nwhich together exceed 61 feet and\nare not more than 85 feet in length, for\na period of one year. . . .$ 300.00\nContinuous operation of a three-axle fixed\nload vehicle having less than 65,000\npounds gross weight, for a period not\nto exceed 30 days. . . .$ 70.00\nContinuous operation of a four-axle fixed load\nvehicle meeting the requirements of\nRCW 46.44.091(1) and weighing less than\n86,000 pounds gross weight, not to exceed\n30 days. . . .$ 90.00\nContinuous movement of a mobile home or manufactured\nhome having nonreducible features not to\nexceed 85 feet in total length and\n14 feet in width, for a period of\none year. . . .$ 150.00\nContinuous operation of a class C tow truck or a\nclass E tow truck with a class C rating while\nperforming emergency and nonemergency tows of\noversize or overweight, or both, vehicles and\nvehicle combinations, under rules adopted by the\ntransportation commission, for a period of\none year. . . .$ 150.00\nContinuous operation of a class B tow truck or a\nclass E tow truck with a class B rating while\nperforming emergency and nonemergency tows of\noversize or overweight, or both, vehicles and\nvehicle combinations, under rules adopted by the\ntransportation commission, for a period of\none year. . . .$ 75.00\nContinuous operation of a two or three-axle\ncollection truck, actually engaged in the\ncollection of solid waste or recyclables,\nor both, under chapter 81.77 or 35.21 RCW\nor by contract under RCW 36.58.090, for\none year with an additional 6,000\npounds more than the weight authorized in\nRCW 46.16A.455 on the rear axle of a two-axle\ntruck or 8,000 pounds for the tandem\naxles of a three-axle truck. RCW 46.44.041\nand 46.44.091 notwithstanding, the tire limits\nspecified in RCW 46.44.042 apply, but none of\nthe excess weight is valid or may be permitted\non any part of the federal interstate highway\nsystem. . . .$ 42.00\nper thousand pounds\nThe department may issue any of the above-listed permits that involve height, length, or width for an expanded period of consecutive months, not to exceed one year.\nContinuous operation of farm implements under a permit issued as authorized by RCW 46.44.140 by:\n(1) Farmers in the course of farming activities,\nfor any three-month period. . . .$ 10.00\n(2) Farmers in the course of farming activities,\nfor a period not to exceed one year. . . .$ 25.00\n(3) Persons engaged in the business of the\nsale, repair, or maintenance of such\nfarm implements, for any three-month period. . . .$ 25.00\n(4) Persons engaged in the business of the\nsale, repair, or maintenance of such\nfarm implements, for a period not to\nexceed one year. . . .$ 100.00\nOverweight Fee Schedule\nExcess weight over legal capacity,\nas provided in RCW 46.44.041.\nCost per mile.\n0- 9,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.07\n10,000-14,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.14\n15,000-19,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.21\n20,000-24,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.28\n25,000-29,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.35\n30,000-34,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.49\n35,000-39,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.63\n40,000-44,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.79\n45,000-49,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n.93\n50,000-54,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n1.14\n55,000-59,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n1.35\n60,000-64,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n1.56\n65,000-69,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n1.77\n70,000-74,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n2.12\n75,000-79,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n2.47\n80,000-84,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n2.82\n85,000-89,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n3.17\n90,000-94,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n3.52\n95,000-99,999 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n3.87\n100,000 pounds\n. . . .\n$\n4.25\nThe fee for weights in excess of 100,000 pounds is $4.25 plus 50 cents for each 5,000 pound increment or portion thereof exceeding 100,000 pounds.\nPROVIDED: (a) The minimum fee for any overweight permit shall be $14.00, (b) the fee for issuance of a duplicate permit shall be $14.00, (c) when computing overweight fees prescribed in this section or in RCW 46.44.095 that result in an amount less than even dollars the fee shall be carried to the next full dollar if 50 cents or over and shall be reduced to the next full dollar if 49 cents or under.\nThe fees levied in this section and RCW 46.44.095 do not apply to vehicles owned and operated by the state of Washington, a county within the state, a city or town or metropolitan municipal corporation within the state, or the federal government.","path":["Title 46","Chapter 46.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.44.0941","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:05:03Z","sha256":"2c6863c5aa2a099c804256737ec5a82002929902f5fd257589adbff44063818e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-46.44.093","next":"us-wa/rcw-46.44.095"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}