IRP (International Registration Plan)

The IRP is an international program that is designed for the licensing of heavy commercial vehicles ( greater than 26,000 Lbs) that travel in two or more jurisdictions. A  jurisdiction may be a state, the  District of Columbia, or a Canadian province. Under  the IRP and interstate carrier files an application with the jurisdiction in which its vehicles are based. That jurisdiction is known as the  "Base Jurisdiction".  The base jurisdiction collects registration fees  authorizing a carriers movement into other jurisdictions and distributes those fees to the states or provinces for which the carrier has requested apportionment.