HB-4990, As Passed Senate, December 20, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 4990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending sections 224 and 801 (MCL 257.224 and 257.801),

 

section 224 as amended by 2018 PA 342 and section 801 as amended

 

by 2018 PA 152.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 224. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act

 

 2  regarding tabs or stickers, upon registering a vehicle, the

 

 3  secretary of state shall issue to the owner 1 registration plate.

 

 4        (2) A registration plate shall display the registration

 

 5  number assigned to the vehicle for which the registration plate

 

 6  is issued; the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and

 

 7  when the registration plate expires, which may be shown by a tab


 

 1  or sticker furnished by the secretary of state.

 

 2        (3) A registration plate issued for motor vehicles owned and

 

 3  operated by this state; a state institution; a municipality; a

 

 4  privately incorporated, nonprofit volunteer fire department; or a

 

 5  nonpublic, nonprofit college or university of this state shall

 

 6  does not expire at any particular time but shall must be renewed

 

 7  when the registration plate is worn out or is illegible. This

 

 8  registration plate shall must be assigned upon proper application

 

 9  and payment of the applicable fee and may be used on any eligible

 

10  vehicle titled to the applicant if a written record is kept of

 

11  the vehicles upon which the registration plate is used. The

 

12  written record shall state the time the registration plate is

 

13  used on a particular vehicle. The record shall be open to

 

14  inspection by a law enforcement officer or a representative of

 

15  the secretary of state.

 

16        (4) A registration plate issued for a vehicle owned by the

 

17  civil air patrol as organized under 36 USC 201 to 208; 36 USC

 

18  40301 to 40307; a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and

 

19  used to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to

 

20  children at camp; an emergency support vehicle used exclusively

 

21  for emergencies and owned and operated by a federally recognized

 

22  nonprofit charitable organization; a vehicle owned and operated

 

23  by a nonprofit food pantry or nonprofit food bank; a vehicle

 

24  owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center; a motor

 

25  vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's body

 

26  which that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used

 

27  exclusively in parades and civic events; a vehicle owned and


 

 1  operated by a nonprofit recycling center or a federally

 

 2  recognized nonprofit conservation organization until December 31,

 

 3  2000; a motor vehicle owned and operated by a senior citizen

 

 4  center; and a registration plate issued for buses including

 

 5  station wagons, carryalls, or similarly constructed vehicles

 

 6  owned and operated by a nonprofit parents' transportation

 

 7  corporation used for school purposes, parochial school, society,

 

 8  church Sunday school, or other grammar school, or by a nonprofit

 

 9  youth organization or nonprofit rehabilitation facility shall be

 

10  issued upon proper application and payment of the applicable tax

 

11  provided in section 801(1)(g) or (h) to the applicant for the

 

12  vehicle identified in the application. The vehicle shall be used

 

13  exclusively for activities of the school or organization and

 

14  shall be designated by proper signs showing the school or

 

15  organization operating the vehicle. The registration plate shall

 

16  expire expires on December 31 in the fifth year following the

 

17  date of issuance. The registration plate may be transferred to

 

18  another vehicle upon proper application and payment of a $10.00

 

19  transfer fee.

 

20        (5) The department shall offer a standard design

 

21  registration plate that complies with the requirements of this

 

22  act. The standard design registration plate shall be of a common

 

23  color scheme and design that is made of fully reflectorized

 

24  material and shall be clearly visible at night.

 

25        (6) No later than 1 year after the effective date of the

 

26  amendatory act that amended this section, the department shall

 

27  permit the registrant of a vehicle to display a digital


 

 1  registration plate in lieu of the standard design registration

 

 2  plate described in subsection (5). As used in this subsection

 

 3  "digital registration plate" means an electronic display that is

 

 4  mounted on the rear of a vehicle in place of a registration plate

 

 5  issued by the secretary of state. Any data collected by the

 

 6  department or by a vendee selected by the department through the

 

 7  use of digital registration plates is the property of the

 

 8  department. Any use of data collected through the use of a

 

 9  digital registration plate is nonexclusive and is governed by

 

10  this act.

 

11        (7) (6) The department may use the Pure Michigan brand or a

 

12  successor or similar brand that is used in conjunction with this

 

13  state's promotion, travel, and tourism campaigns or marketing

 

14  efforts as part of the standard design for registration plates.

 

15        (8) (7) The registration plate and the required letters and

 

16  numerals on the registration plate shall be of sufficient size to

 

17  be plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight.

 

18  The secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the

 

19  month and year of expiration.

 

20        (9) (8) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

 

21  secretary of state shall issue for every passenger motor vehicle

 

22  rented without a driver the same type of registration plate as

 

23  the type of registration plate issued for private passenger

 

24  vehicles. This subsection does not apply to a special

 

25  registration plate issued for a vehicle in a fleet under section

 

26  801h.

 

27        (10) (9) A person shall not operate a vehicle on the public


 

 1  highways or streets of this state displaying a registration plate

 

 2  other than the registration plate issued for the vehicle by the

 

 3  secretary of state, except as provided in this chapter for

 

 4  nonresidents, or by assignment as provided in subsection (3).

 

 5        (11) (10) The registration plate displayed on a vehicle

 

 6  registered on the basis of elected gross weight shall indicate

 

 7  the elected gross weight for which the vehicle is registered.

 

 8        (12) (11) Beginning on January 1, 2015, a registration plate

 

 9  issued by the department under this section shall not be renewed

 

10  10 years after the date that registration plate was issued. The

 

11  owner of a vehicle whose registration plate is no longer eligible

 

12  for renewal under this subsection shall must obtain a replacement

 

13  registration plate upon payment of the fee required under section

 

14  804. For any alphanumeric series that the department has retired

 

15  from circulation, upon request of the owner of a vehicle whose

 

16  registration plate is no longer eligible for renewal under this

 

17  subsection, the department may issue a new registration plate

 

18  with the same registration number as was displayed on the expired

 

19  registration plate as provided under section 803b.

 

20        Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the

 

21  following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall

 

22  exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,

 

23  except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain

 

24  carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor

 

25  carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed

 

26  by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to

 

27  207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:


 

 1        (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as

 

 2  otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not

 

 3  more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according

 

 4  to the following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

5

     Empty weights                                          Tax

6

     0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$   29.00

7

     3,001 to 3,500 pounds..............................    32.00

8

     3,501 to 4,000 pounds..............................    37.00

9

     4,001 to 4,500 pounds..............................    43.00

10

     4,501 to 5,000 pounds..............................    47.00

11

     5,001 to 5,500 pounds..............................    52.00

12

     5,501 to 6,000 pounds..............................    57.00

13

     6,001 to 6,500 pounds..............................    62.00

14

     6,501 to 7,000 pounds..............................    67.00

15

     7,001 to 7,500 pounds..............................    71.00

16

     7,501 to 8,000 pounds..............................    77.00

17

     8,001 to 8,500 pounds..............................    81.00

18

     8,501 to 9,000 pounds..............................    86.00

19

     9,001 to 9,500 pounds..............................    91.00

20

     9,501 to 10,000 pounds.............................    95.00

21

     over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds

22

                                                  of empty weight

 

 

23        On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed

 

24  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

25  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

26  date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year

 

27  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar


 

 1  year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar

 

 2  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

 3  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall

 

 4  use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department

 

 5  of Commerce or its successor agency. A passenger motor vehicle

 

 6  that has been modified with a permanently installed wheelchair

 

 7  lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand controls and

 

 8  that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an

 

 9  individual who transports a member of his or her household who

 

10  uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued

 

11  under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the

 

12  tax provided for in this subdivision. As used in this

 

13  subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a

 

14  permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and

 

15  gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.

 

16        (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax

 

17  shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach

 

18  not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while

 

19  located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the

 

20  general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if

 

21  the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether

 

22  or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real

 

23  property taxes.

 

24        (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,

 

25  truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in

 

26  connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling

 

27  livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in


 

 1  kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the

 

 2  transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not

 

 3  used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the

 

 4  road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,

 

 5  modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a

 

 6  farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is

 

 7  subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm

 

 8  use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate

 

 9  under this act.

 

10        (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a

 

11  wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood

 

12  harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk

 

13  from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100

 

14  pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck

 

15  tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed

 

16  in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the

 

17  regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this

 

18  subdivision:

 

19        (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling

 

20  and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the

 

21  harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting

 

22  equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons

 

23  whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.

 

24        (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the

 

25  following:

 

26        (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,

 

27  including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.


 

 1        (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or

 

 2  timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,

 

 3  processor, chipper, or saw table.

 

 4        (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or

 

 5  timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple

 

 6  skidder, or cable skidder.

 

 7        (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,

 

 8  including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end

 

 9  loader, or forklift.

 

10        (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood

 

11  harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or

 

12  maintaining harvest site roads.

 

13        (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the

 

14  transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed

 

15  firewood for a profit making venture.

 

16        (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed

 

17  funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral

 

18  business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged

 

19  in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to

 

20  others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or

 

21  ambulance.

 

22        (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state

 

23  institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit

 

24  volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or

 

25  university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under

 

26  this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new

 

27  registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the


 

 1  secretary of state.

 

 2        (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or

 

 3  similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

 4  parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,

 

 5  parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other

 

 6  grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit

 

 7  rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by

 

 8  a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,

 

 9  carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is

 

10  designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the

 

11  vehicle.

 

12        (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used

 

13  to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to

 

14  children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as

 

15  organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the

 

16  vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air

 

17  patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

18  veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

19  recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation

 

20  organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a

 

21  locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans

 

22  organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or

 

23  for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies

 

24  and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit

 

25  charitable organization; or for a vehicle owned and operated by a

 

26  nonprofit food pantry or nonprofit food bank, $10.00 per plate.

 

27        (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a


 

 1  bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross,

 

 2  Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of

 

 3  the empty weight of the truck.

 

 4        (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not

 

 5  used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow

 

 6  a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a

 

 7  profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to

 

 8  tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in

 

 9  subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the

 

10  following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:

 

 

11

     Empty weights                                  Per 100 pounds

12

     0 to 2,500 pounds..............................  $     1.40

13

     2,501 to 4,000 pounds..........................        1.76

14

     4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20

15

     6,001 to 8,000 pounds..........................        2.72

16

     8,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        3.25

17

     10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................        3.77

18

     15,001 pounds and over.........................        4.39

 

 

19        If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of

 

20  the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for

 

21  which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than

 

22  the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this

 

23  subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this

 

24  subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision

 

25  (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list

 

26  price.


 

 1        (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a

 

 2  trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck

 

 3  weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,

 

 4  except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:

 

 5        (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following

 

 6  schedule of elected gross weights:

 

 

7

     Elected gross weight                                    Tax

8

     0 to 24,000 pounds..............................  $    491.00

9

     24,001 to 26,000 pounds.........................       558.00

10

     26,001 to 28,000 pounds.........................       558.00

11

     28,001 to 32,000 pounds.........................       649.00

12

     32,001 to 36,000 pounds.........................       744.00

13

     36,001 to 42,000 pounds.........................       874.00

14

     42,001 to 48,000 pounds.........................     1,005.00

15

     48,001 to 54,000 pounds.........................     1,135.00

16

     54,001 to 60,000 pounds.........................     1,268.00

17

     60,001 to 66,000 pounds.........................     1,398.00

18

     66,001 to 72,000 pounds.........................     1,529.00

19

     72,001 to 80,000 pounds.........................     1,660.00

20

     80,001 to 90,000 pounds.........................     1,793.00

21

     90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................     2,002.00

22

     100,001 to 115,000 pounds.......................     2,223.00

23

     115,001 to 130,000 pounds.......................     2,448.00

24

     130,001 to 145,000 pounds.......................     2,670.00

25

     145,001 to 160,000 pounds.......................     2,894.00

26

     over 160,000 pounds.............................     3,117.00

 

 

27        (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following


 

 1  schedule of elected gross weights:

 

 

2

     Elected gross weight                                    Tax

3

     0 to 24,000 pounds..............................  $    590.00

4

     24,001 to 26,000 pounds.........................       670.00

5

     26,001 to 28,000 pounds.........................       670.00

6

     28,001 to 32,000 pounds.........................       779.00

7

     32,001 to 36,000 pounds.........................       893.00

8

     36,001 to 42,000 pounds.........................     1,049.00

9

     42,001 to 48,000 pounds.........................     1,206.00

10

     48,001 to 54,000 pounds.........................     1,362.00

11

     54,001 to 60,000 pounds.........................     1,522.00

12

     60,001 to 66,000 pounds.........................     1,678.00

13

     66,001 to 72,000 pounds.........................     1,835.00

14

     72,001 to 80,000 pounds.........................     1,992.00

15

     80,001 to 90,000 pounds.........................     2,152.00

16

     90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................     2,403.00

17

     100,001 to 115,000 pounds.......................     2,668.00

18

     115,001 to 130,000 pounds.......................     2,938.00

19

     130,001 to 145,000 pounds.......................     3,204.00

20

     145,001 to 160,000 pounds.......................     3,473.00

21

     over 160,000 pounds.............................     3,741.00

 

 

22        For each commercial vehicle registered under this

 

23  subdivision or section 801g, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck

 

24  safety fund to be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA

 

25  51, MCL 247.675.

 

26        If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased

 

27  from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an


 

 1  individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator

 

 2  60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck

 

 3  tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the

 

 4  lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-

 

 5  operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.

 

 6        (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or

 

 7  trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following

 

 8  schedule of empty weights:

 

 

9

     Empty weights                                           Tax

10

     0 to 2,499 pounds................................   $   75.00

11

     2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................      200.00

12

     10,000 pounds and over...........................      300.00

 

 

13        The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires

 

14  only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration

 

15  plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the

 

16  secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all

 

17  trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003

 

18  PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to

 

19  pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to

 

20  pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in

 

21  section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued

 

22  under this subdivision is nontransferable.

 

23        (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation

 

24  of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment

 

25  is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the

 


 1  following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

2

     Empty weights                                  Per 100 pounds

3

     0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $      1.76

4

     4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20

5

     6,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        2.72

6

     10,001 pounds and over.........................        3.25

 

 

 7        (n) For each motorcycle, as follows:

 

 

8

 

(i)

Until February 18, 2019................. $     23.00

9

 

(ii)

Beginning February 19, 2019............. $     25.00

 

 

10        On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed

 

11  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

12  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

13  date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year

 

14  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar

 

15  year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar

 

16  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

17  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall

 

18  use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department

 

19  of Commerce or its successor agency.

 

20        Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each

 

21  motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part

 

22  of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the

 

23  annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed

 

24  as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January

 

25  1, 1984 and ending February 18, 2019, $3.00 of each motorcycle


 

 1  fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state

 

 2  treasury and shall be used only for funding the motorcycle safety

 

 3  education program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a.

 

 4  Beginning February 19, 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall

 

 5  be placed in the motorcycle safety fund and shall be used only

 

 6  for funding the motorcycle safety education program as provided

 

 7  for under sections 312b and 811a.

 

 8        (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road

 

 9  tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or

 

10  part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and

 

11  household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting

 

12  carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross

 

13  weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that

 

14  subdivision.

 

15        (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984

 

16  or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required

 

17  under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax

 

18  rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category

 

19  otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision

 

20  (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following

 

21  schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:

 

22        (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the

 

23  first registration that is not a transfer registration under

 

24  section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer

 

25  registration under section 809, according to the following

 

26  schedule based on the vehicle's list price:

 

27        (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:


 

 

1

     List Price                                               Tax

2

     $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    30.00

3

     More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    33.00

4

     More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    38.00

5

     More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    43.00

6

     More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    48.00

7

     More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    53.00

8

     More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    58.00

9

     More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    63.00

10

     More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    68.00

11

     More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    73.00

12

     More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    78.00

13

     More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $    83.00

14

     More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $    88.00

15

     More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $    93.00

16

     More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $    98.00

17

     More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   103.00

18

     More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.............    $   108.00

19

     More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.............    $   113.00

20

     More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............    $   118.00

21

     More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.............    $   123.00

22

     More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.............    $   128.00

23

     More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............    $   133.00

24

     More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00.............    $   138.00

25

     More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00.............    $   143.00

26

     More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.............    $   148.00

 

 

27        More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by

 


 1  $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00

 

 2  increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or

 

 3  decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or

 

 4  transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased

 

 5  or decreased tax.

 

 6        (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:

 

 

7

     List Price                                               Tax

8

     $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    36.00

9

     More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    40.00

10

     More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    46.00

11

     More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    52.00

12

     More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    58.00

13

     More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    64.00

14

     More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    70.00

15

     More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    76.00

16

     More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    82.00

17

     More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    88.00

18

     More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    94.00

19

     More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $   100.00

20

     More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $   106.00

21

     More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $   112.00

22

     More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $   118.00

23

     More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   124.00

24

     More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.............    $   130.00

25

     More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.............    $   136.00

26

     More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............    $   142.00

27

     More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.............    $   148.00

28

     More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.............    $   154.00


1

     More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............    $   160.00

2

     More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00.............    $   166.00

3

     More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00.............    $   172.00

4

     More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.............    $   178.00

 

 

 5        More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by

 

 6  $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00

 

 7  increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or

 

 8  decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or

 

 9  transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased

 

10  or decreased tax.

 

11        (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed

 

12  under subparagraph (i).

 

13        (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed

 

14  under subparagraph (ii).

 

15        (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the

 

16  tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).

 

17        For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that

 

18  has been previously registered by a person other than the person

 

19  applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a

 

20  subsequent model year that has been previously registered in

 

21  another state or country and is registered for the first time in

 

22  this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by

 

23  subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year

 

24  for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a

 

25  negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the

 

26  result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,

 


 1  third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A passenger

 

 2  motor vehicle that has been modified with a permanently installed

 

 3  wheelchair lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand

 

 4  controls and that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair

 

 5  or by an individual who transports a member of his or her

 

 6  household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates

 

 7  are issued under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of

 

 8  50% of the tax provided for in this subdivision. As used in this

 

 9  subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a

 

10  permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and

 

11  gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.

 

12        (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.

 

13        (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this

 

14  act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure

 

15  shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the

 

16  computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and

 

17  shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the

 

18  computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,

 

19  unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state

 

20  may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle

 

21  fully equipped for the use for which the registration application

 

22  is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not

 

23  satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual

 

24  weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under

 

25  subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a

 

26  scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time

 

27  the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not

 


 1  necessary if there is presented with the application a

 

 2  registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face

 

 3  the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary

 

 4  of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant

 

 5  that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle

 

 6  that has increased the weight and that the previous registered

 

 7  weight is the true weight.

 

 8        (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from

 

 9  paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on

 

10  the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is

 

11  exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.

 

12        (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an

 

13  empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)

 

14  and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),

 

15  (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:

 

16        (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the

 

17  traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a

 

18  and used to regulate highway safety.

 

19        (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the

 

20  transportation administration collection fund created in section

 

21  810b.

 

22        (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a

 

23  tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the

 

24  secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the

 

25  registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late

 

26  fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration

 

27  date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the

 


 1  regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that

 

 2  registration shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee

 

 3  collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the

 

 4  general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee

 

 5  collected under this subsection if all of the following are

 

 6  satisfied:

 

 7        (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for

 

 8  the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for

 

 9  the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent

 

10  registration and the date of application for the renewal.

 

11        (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of

 

12  state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of

 

13  application for the renewal.

 

14        (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this

 

15  section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under

 

16  section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority

 

17  created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,

 

18  MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as

 

19  provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of

 

20  1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of

 

21  state under this subsection shall be based upon an established

 

22  cost allocation methodology.

 

23        (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.

 

24        (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed

 

25  under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is

 

26  increased as follows:

 

27        (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the

 


 1  registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a

 

 2  vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00

 

 3  for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As

 

 4  used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric

 

 5  vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part

 

 6  by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at

 

 7  least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,

 

 8  diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

 

 9        (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the

 

10  registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a

 

11  vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00

 

12  for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As

 

13  used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid

 

14  electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by

 

15  electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,

 

16  diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

 

17        (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline

 

18  imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,

 

19  MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the

 

20  secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under

 

21  subsection (7) as follows:

 

22        (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent

 

23  above 19 cents per gallon.

 

24        (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent

 

25  above 19 cents per gallon.

 

26        (9) As used in this section:

 

27        (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section

 


 1  151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.

 

 2        (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of

 

 3  the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.

 

 4        (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of

 

 5  the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.

 

 6        (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1

 

 7  of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and

 

 8  includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of

 

 9  the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to

 

10  the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under

 

11  section 251.

 

12        (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base

 

13  list price as published by the secretary of state, or the

 

14  manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label

 

15  required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the

 

16  secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle

 

17  published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that

 

18  vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the

 

19  manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the

 

20  sources described in this subdivision.

 

21        (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by

 

22  the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle

 

23  being registered.

 

24        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

25  after the date it is enacted into law.