Basing Requirements

BASING REQUIREMENTS

SELECTION OF BASE JURISDICTION

(a) An Applicant may elect as its Base Jurisdiction any Member Jurisdiction (i) where the Applicant has an Established Place of Business, (ii) where the Fleet the Applicant seeks to register under the Plan accrues distance, and (iii) where Operational Records of the Fleet are maintained or can be made available.

(b) An Applicant that does not have an Established Place of Business in any Jurisdiction may designate as a Base Jurisdiction any Member Jurisdiction (i) where the Applicant can demonstrate Residence, (ii) where the Fleet the Applicant seeks to register under the Plan accrues distance, and (iii) where Operational Records of the Fleet are maintained or can be made available.

(c) To establish Residence in a Member Jurisdiction, an Applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Member Jurisdiction at least three of the following: 

• if the Applicant is an individual, that his or her driver's license is issued by that Jurisdiction,
   

• if the Applicant is a corporation, that it is incorporated or registered to conduct business as a foreign corporation in that Jurisdiction
  

• if the Applicant is a corporation, that the principal owner is a resident of that Jurisdiction, that the Applicant ‘s federal income tax returns have been filed from an address in that Jurisdiction,
  

• that the Applicant has paid personal income taxes to that Jurisdiction,
  

• that the Applicant has paid real estate or personal property taxes to that Jurisdiction,
  

• that the Applicant received utility bills in that Jurisdiction in its name,
  

• that the Applicant has a Vehicle titled in that Jurisdiction in its name, or
  

• that other factors clearly evidence the Applicant’s legal Residence in that Jurisdiction.