February 24, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Cushingberry, Byrnes, Miller, Lemmons, Gonzales and Nerat and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 801, 803a, 803p, and 809 (MCL 257.801,
257.803a, 257.803p, and 257.809), sections 801 and 809 as amended
by 2009 PA 99 and section 803a as amended and section 803p as
added by 1996 PA 404.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
2 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
3 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
4 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
5 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
6 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed
1 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
2 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
3 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
4 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
5 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
6 to the following schedule of empty weights:
7 Empty weights Tax
8 0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00
9 3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00
10 3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00
11 4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00
12 4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00
13 5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00
14 5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00
15 6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00
16 6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00
17 7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00
18 7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00
19 8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00
20 8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00
21 9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00
22 9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00
23 over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds
24 of empty weight
25 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
26 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
27 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
28 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
1 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
2 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
3 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
4 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
5 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
6 of commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
7 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
8 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
9 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
10 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
11 this subdivision.
12 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
13 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
14 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while
15 located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the
16 general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if
17 the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether
18 or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
19 property taxes.
20 (c) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
21 farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming
22 operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment
23 for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not
24 for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the
25 farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds
26 of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If
27 the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is
1 also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is subject to
2 the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the
3 vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate under this
4 act.
5 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
6 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
7 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
8 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
9 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
10 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
11 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
12 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
13 subdivision:
14 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
15 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
16 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
17 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
18 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
19 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
20 following:
21 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
22 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
23 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
24 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
25 processor, chipper, or saw table.
26 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
27 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
1 skidder, or cable skidder.
2 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
3 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
4 loader, or forklift.
5 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
6 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
7 maintaining harvest site roads.
8 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
9 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
10 firewood for a profit making venture.
11 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
12 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
13 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
14 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
15 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
16 ambulance.
17 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
18 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
19 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
20 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
21 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
22 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
23 secretary of state.
24 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
25 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
26 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
27 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
1 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
2 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
3 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
4 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
5 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
6 vehicle.
7 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
8 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
9 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
10 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
11 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
12 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
13 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
14 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
15 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
16 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
17 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
18 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
19 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
20 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
21 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
22 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
23 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
24 the empty weight of the truck.
25 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
26 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
27 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
1 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
2 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
3 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
4 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
5 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
6 0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40
7 2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76
8 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
9 6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72
10 8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25
11 10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77
12 15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39
13 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
14 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
15 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
16 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
17 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
18 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
19 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
20 price.
21 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
22 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
23 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
24 except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following
25 schedule of elected gross weights:
26 Elected gross weight Tax
1 0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00
2 24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00
3 26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00
4 28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00
5 32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00
6 36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00
7 42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00
8 48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00
9 54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00
10 60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00
11 66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00
12 72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00
13 80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00
14 90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00
15 100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00
16 115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00
17 130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00
18 145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00
19 over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00
20 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
21 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
22 be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951 PA
23 51, MCL 247.675.
24 If a truck or road tractor without trailer is leased from an
25 individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person, firm, or
26 corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the tax
27 prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road
28 tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
29 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
1 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
2 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
3 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
4 schedule of empty weights:
5 Empty weights Tax
6 0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00
7 2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00
8 10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00
9 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
10 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
11 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
12 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
13 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
14 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
15 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
16 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
17 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
18 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
19 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
20 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
21 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
22 following schedule of empty weights:
23 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
24 0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76
25 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
1 6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72
2 10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25
3 (n) For each motorcycle........................ $ 23.00
4 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
5 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
6 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
7 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
8 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
9 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
10 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
11 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
12 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
13 of commerce or its successor agency.
14 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
15 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
16 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
17 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
18 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
19 1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a
20 motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used
21 only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as
22 provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
23 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
24 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
25 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
26 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
27 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
1 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
2 subdivision.
3 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
4 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
5 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
6 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
7 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
8 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
9 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
10 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
11 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
12 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
13 registration under section 809, according to the following
14 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
15 List Price Tax
16 $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00
17 More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00
18 More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00
19 More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00
20 More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00
21 More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00
22 More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00
23 More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00
24 More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00
25 More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00
26 More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00
27 More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00
28 More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00
1 More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00
2 More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00
3 More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00
4 More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00
5 More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00
6 More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00
7 More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00
8 More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00
9 More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00
10 More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00
11 More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00
12 More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00
13 List Price Tax
14 $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................. $ 30.00
15 More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 9,000.00................ $ 45.00
16 More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............... $ 60.00
17 More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............. $ 75.00
18 More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............. $ 90.00
19 More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............. $ 105.00
20 More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............. $ 120.00
21 More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............. $ 135.00
22 More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.............. $ 150.00
23 More than $ 30,000.00 - $ 33,000.00.............. $ 165.00
24 More than $ 33,000.00 - $ 36,000.00.............. $ 180.00
25 More than $ 36,000.00 - $ 39,000.00.............. $ 195.00
26 More than $ 39,000.00 - $ 42,000.00.............. $ 210.00
27 More than $ 42,000.00 - $ 45,000.00.............. $ 225.00
28 More than $ 45,000.00 - $ 48,000.00.............. $ 240.00
29 More than $ 48,000.00 - $ 51,000.00.............. $ 255.00
30 More than $30,000.00 $51,000.00, the tax of $148.00
$255.00
1 is increased by $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of
2 a $1,000.00 increment over $30,000.00 $51,000.00. If a current
3 tax increases or decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a
4 vehicle purchased or transferred after January 1, 1999
shall be
5 assessed the increased or decreased tax.
6 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
7 under subparagraph (i).
8 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
9 under subparagraph (ii).
10 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
11 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
12 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
13 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
14 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
15 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
16 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
17 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
18 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
19 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
20 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
21 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
22 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that
23 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
24 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
25 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
26 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
27 tax provided for in this subdivision.
1 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
2 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
3 section, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar
4 figure shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
5 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
6 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
7 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
8 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
9 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
10 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
11 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
12 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
13 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
14 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
15 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
16 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
17 necessary if there is presented with the application a
18 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
19 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
20 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
21 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
22 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
23 weight is the true weight.
24 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
25 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
26 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
27 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
1 (3) Until October 1, 2011, the tax for a vehicle with an
2 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
3 and the taxes imposed under
subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
4 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each this section is increased as
5 follows:
6 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
7 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
8 and used to regulate highway safety.
9 (b) A fee of $5.75 $7.75 that shall be credited
to the
10 transportation administration collection fund created in section
11 810b.
12 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
13 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
14 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
15 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
16 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
17 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
18 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
19 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
20 deposited into the general fund.
21 (5) Beginning March 1, 2010 and until December 31, 2010, the
22 tax imposed under subsection (1)(n) and (p) shall be increased by
23 10%, except that the tax under subsection (1)(p) shall not be
24 increased for motor homes or vehicles with a list price of
25 $12,000.00 or less.
26 (6) Beginning January 1, 2011 and until December 31, 2011,
27 the tax imposed under subsection (1)(n) and (p) shall be
1 increased by 30%, except that the tax under subsection (1)(p)
2 shall not be increased for motor homes or vehicles with a list
3 price of $12,000.00 or less.
4 (7) Beginning January 1, 2012 and until December 31, 2012,
5 the tax imposed under subsection (1)(n) and (p) shall be
6 increased by 50%, except that the tax under subsection (1)(p)
7 shall not be increased for motor homes or vehicles with a list
8 price of $12,000.00 or less.
9 (8) Beginning January 1, 2013 and until December 31, 2013,
10 the tax imposed under subsection (1)(n) and (p) shall be
11 increased by 70%, except that the tax under subsection (1)(p)
12 shall not be increased for motor homes or vehicles with a list
13 price of $12,000.00 or less.
14 (9) Beginning January 1, 2014, the tax imposed under
15 subsection (1)(n) and (p) shall be increased by 90%, except that
16 the tax under subsection (1)(p) shall not be increased for motor
17 homes or vehicles with a list price of $12,000.00 or less.
18 (10) On October 1, 2011 and on October 1 of each year after
19 that until October 1, 2014, the tax imposed under subsection
20 (1)(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), and
21 (q) shall be increased by 5%.
22 (11) (5) As
used in this section:
23 (a) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
24 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
25 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
26 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
27 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
1 section 251.
2 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
3 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
4 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
5 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
6 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
7 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
8 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
9 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
10 sources described in this subdivision.
11 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
12 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
13 being registered.
14 Sec. 803a. (1) The secretary of state may issue to the owner
15 of an historic vehicle an historic vehicle registration plate
16 which that shall bear the inscription "historical vehicle
-
17 Michigan" and the registration number.
18 (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying for an
19 historic vehicle registration plate or a registration tab under
20 this section shall pay a fee of $30.00 annually, shall certify
21 that the vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned
22 and operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall certify
23 that the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on
24 the highways of this state. The registration certificate need not
25 specify the weight of the historic vehicle. The registration
26 issued under this section is transferable to another historic
27 vehicle upon completion of the application for transfer and
1 payment of the fee in the manner described in section 809.
2 (3) A registration issued under this section before March 1,
3 2010 shall expire on April 15 in the tenth year following the
4 date of issuance of the registration. A registration issued under
5 this section on or after March 1, 2010 shall expire each year on
6 the vehicle owner's birthday.
7 (4) The secretary of state may revoke a registration issued
8 under this section, for cause shown and after a hearing, for
9 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
10 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
11 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
12 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
13 Sec. 803p. (1) The owner of an historic vehicle may use an
14 authentic Michigan registration plate of the same year as the
15 model year in which the vehicle was manufactured instead of an
16 historic vehicle registration plate issued under section 803a by
17 presenting the authentic plate number and year to the secretary
18 of state at the time of registration. The owner of an historic
19 vehicle may purchase an authentic Michigan registration plate
20 from another person and restore the plate to its authentic
21 condition for use pursuant according to this section.
An
22 authentically restored plate shall be considered an authentic
23 Michigan registration plate.
24 (2) The Before
January 1, 2012, the owner
of an historic
25 vehicle applying to use an authentic Michigan registration plate
26 under this section shall pay a fee of $35.00, shall certify that
27 the vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned and
1 operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall certify that
2 the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the
3 highways of this state. The registration certificate need not
4 specify the weight of the historic vehicle. The registration
5 issued under this section is not transferable to another historic
6 vehicle. Beginning January 1, 2012, the owner of an historic
7 vehicle applying to use an authentic Michigan registration plate
8 under this section shall pay a fee of $30.00 annually, shall
9 certify that the vehicle for which the registration is requested
10 is owned and operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall
11 certify that the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to
12 operate on the highways of this state. The registration
13 certificate need not specify the weight of the historic vehicle.
14 The registration issued under this section is not transferable to
15 another historic vehicle.
16 (3) A Before
January 1, 2012, a registration
issued under
17 this section shall remain valid until the registrant either
18 sells, transfers, or scraps the vehicle or modifies the vehicle
19 in a manner that requires the issuance of a new certificate of
20 title for the vehicle under this act. Beginning January 1, 2012,
21 a registration issued under this section shall expire each year
22 on the vehicle owner's birthday.
23 (4) After a hearing and for cause shown, the secretary of
24 state may revoke a registration issued under this section for
25 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
26 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
27 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
1 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
2 Sec. 809. (1) An application for transfer of registration
3 from a vehicle subject to section 801(1)(a) 801 to
another
4 vehicle subject to that section shall be accompanied by a fee of
5 $8.00 $30.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00 $30.00,
if the
6 registration is transferred from a passenger vehicle to a motor
7 home and if the registration
fee for the motor home vehicle
to
8 which the registration is being transferred is greater than the
9 fee paid upon registration of the vehicle from which the
10 registration was removed, then the difference in fee shall be
11 paid by the applicant. If the fee is less than that paid for the
12 registration of the vehicle from which the plates were removed,
13 the difference shall not be refunded. The fees required by this
14 subsection shall be considered to include all fees or charges
15 imposed by this act for the transfer of registration, except
16 those which may be assessed under section 234.
17 (2) An application for a transfer of registration, other
18 than a transfer described in subsection (1), shall be accompanied
19 by a fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the
20 registration plates are transferred to another vehicle, as
21 provided in section 233, and if the plate fee for a 12-month
22 registration for the vehicle to which the registration is
23 transferred is greater than the plate fee paid upon registration
24 of the vehicle from which the registration was removed, then the
25 difference shall be paid by the applicant for the new
26 registration. If the fee is less than that paid for registration
27 of the vehicle from which the registration was removed, the
1 difference shall not be refunded.
2 (2) (3) A Before
March 1, 2010, a transfer
of registration
3 fee collected under this section on and after October 1, 2004
4 through October 1, 2011 shall
be deposited into the
5 transportation administration collection fund created under
6 section 810b. Beginning March 1, 2010, from the transfer of
7 registration fee collected under this section, $22.00 shall be
8 deposited into the Michigan transportation fund created under
9 section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.
10 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect March
11 1, 2010.