September 19, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Brann, Green, Lucido, Hughes, Marino, Zemke, Rabhi and Jones and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 2013 PA 179 and section 801 as amended by 2017 PA
115.
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 number
5 assigned to the vehicle for which the registration plate is issued;
6 the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and when the
7 registration plate expires, which may be shown by a tab or sticker
1 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 does
6 not expire at any particular time but shall must be
renewed when
7 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 the
11 vehicles upon which the registration plate is used. The written
12 record shall state the time the registration plate is used on a
13 particular vehicle. The record shall be open to inspection by a law
14 enforcement officer or a representative of the secretary of state.
15 (4) A registration plate issued for a vehicle owned by the
16 civil air patrol as organized under 36 USC 201 to 208; 36 USC 40301
17 to 40307; a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used to
18 transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children at
19 camp; an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
20 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
21 charitable organization; a vehicle owned and operated by a
22 nonprofit food pantry or nonprofit food bank; a vehicle owned and
23 operated by a nonprofit veterans center; a motor vehicle having a
24 truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's body which that is
owned
25 by a nonprofit veterans organization and used exclusively in
26 parades and civic events; a vehicle owned and operated by a
27 nonprofit recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit
1 conservation organization until December 31, 2000; a motor vehicle
2 owned and operated by a senior citizen center; and a registration
3 plate issued for buses including station wagons, carryalls, or
4 similarly constructed vehicles owned and operated by a nonprofit
5 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
6 parochial school, society, church Sunday school, or other grammar
7 school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
8 rehabilitation facility shall be issued upon proper application and
9 payment of the applicable tax provided in section 801(1)(g) or (h)
10 to the applicant for the vehicle identified in the application. The
11 vehicle shall be used exclusively for activities of the school or
12 organization and shall be designated by proper signs showing the
13 school or organization operating the vehicle. The registration
14 plate shall expire expires
on December 31 in the fifth year
15 following the date of issuance. The registration plate may be
16 transferred to another vehicle upon proper application and payment
17 of a $10.00 transfer fee.
18 (5) The department shall offer a standard design registration
19 plate that complies with the requirements of this act. The standard
20 design registration plate shall be of a common color scheme and
21 design that is made of fully reflectorized material and shall be
22 clearly visible at night.
23 (6) The department may use the Pure Michigan brand or a
24 successor or similar brand that is used in conjunction with this
25 state's promotion, travel, and tourism campaigns or marketing
26 efforts as part of the standard design for registration plates.
27 (7) The registration plate and the required letters and
1 numerals on the registration plate shall be of sufficient size to
2 be plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight.
3 The secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the
4 month and year of expiration.
5 (8) The secretary of state shall issue for every passenger
6 motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of registration
7 plate as the type of registration plate issued for private
8 passenger vehicles.
9 (9) A person shall not operate a vehicle on the public
10 highways or streets of this state displaying a registration plate
11 other than the registration plate issued for the vehicle by the
12 secretary of state, except as provided in this chapter for
13 nonresidents, or by assignment as provided in subsection (3).
14 (10) The registration plate displayed on a vehicle registered
15 on the basis of elected gross weight shall indicate the elected
16 gross weight for which the vehicle is registered.
17 (11) Beginning on January 1, 2015, a registration plate issued
18 by the department under this section shall not be renewed 10 years
19 after the date that registration plate was issued. The owner of a
20 vehicle whose registration plate is no longer eligible for renewal
21 under this subsection shall must obtain a replacement
registration
22 plate upon payment of the fee required under section 804. For any
23 alphanumeric series that the department has retired from
24 circulation, upon request of the owner of a vehicle whose
25 registration plate is no longer eligible for renewal under this
26 subsection, the department may issue a new registration plate with
27 the same registration number as was displayed on the expired
1 registration plate as provided under section 803b.
2 (12) The secretary of state, in conjunction with the
3 department of corrections, the Michigan state police, the Michigan
4 sheriffs' association, 1 individual appointed by the speaker of the
5 house of representatives, and 1 individual appointed by the senate
6 majority leader, shall prepare a report analyzing the viability of
7 moving from the current registration plate production process to a
8 digital printing of registration plates. The secretary of state
9 shall submit the report to the standing committees of the senate
10 and house of representatives with primary responsibility for
11 transportation issues no later than December 31, 2013.
12 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
13 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
14 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation, except
15 the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain carriers
16 operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor carrier act,
17 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed by the motor
18 carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to 207.234; and
19 except as otherwise provided by this act:
20 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
21 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not more
22 than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according to the
23 following schedule of empty weights:
|
24 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
25 |
0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00 |
|
26 |
3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00 |
|
27 |
3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00 |
|
1 |
4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00 |
|
2 |
4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00 |
|
3 |
5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00 |
|
4 |
5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00 |
|
5 |
6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00 |
|
6 |
6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00 |
|
7 |
7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00 |
|
8 |
7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00 |
|
9 |
8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00 |
|
10 |
8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00 |
|
11 |
9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00 |
|
12 |
9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00 |
|
13 |
over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds |
|
14 |
of empty weight |
15 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
16 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
17 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
18 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
19 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
20 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
21 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
22 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
23 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
24 of Commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
25 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who transports
26 a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair and for
27 which registration plates are issued under section 803d shall be
1 assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this
2 subdivision.
3 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
4 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
5 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located
6 on land otherwise assessable as real property under the general
7 property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if the trailer
8 coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether or not
9 permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real property
10 taxes.
11 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle, truck,
12 or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
13 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
14 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
15 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the transportation
16 of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74
17 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or
18 truck tractor. If the road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
19 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is also used for a
20 nonfarming operation, the farmer is subject to the highest
21 registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the vehicle but
22 is not subject to more than 1 tax rate under this act.
23 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
24 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
25 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk from
26 the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100 pounds of
27 empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. A
1 registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed in this
2 subdivision continues in full force and effect until the regular
3 expiration date of the registration. As used in this subdivision:
4 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
5 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the harvest
6 site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting equipment. Wood
7 harvester does not include a person or persons whose primary
8 activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
9 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
10 following:
11 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
12 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
13 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
14 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
15 processor, chipper, or saw table.
16 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
17 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
18 skidder, or cable skidder.
19 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
20 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
21 loader, or forklift.
22 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
23 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
24 maintaining harvest site roads.
25 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
26 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
27 firewood for a profit making venture.
1 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
2 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
3 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged in
4 the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
5 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
6 ambulance.
7 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
8 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
9 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
10 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under this
11 subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
12 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the secretary
13 of state.
14 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
15 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
16 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
17 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
18 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
19 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by a
20 senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon, carryall,
21 or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is designated by
22 proper signs showing the organization operating the vehicle.
23 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
24 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children
25 at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as organized
26 under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is
27 designated by a proper sign showing the civil air patrol's name;
1 for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center;
2 for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling center or
3 a federally recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a
4 motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's
5 body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used
6 exclusively in parades and civic events; or for an emergency
7 support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and
8 operated by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable
9 organization; or for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
10 food pantry or nonprofit food bank, $10.00 per plate.
11 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a bona
12 fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross, Girl
13 Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the
14 empty weight of the truck.
15 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
16 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow a
17 trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a profit
18 making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to tow a
19 mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in subdivision
20 (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the following
21 schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
|
22 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
23 |
0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40 |
|
24 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76 |
|
25 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
26 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72 |
|
27 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25 |
|
1 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77 |
|
2 |
15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39 |
3 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the
4 same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for which
5 registration is sought under this subdivision is more than the tax
6 provided under the preceding provisions of this subdivision for an
7 identical vehicle, the tax required under this subdivision is not
8 less than the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
9 the same model year with the same list price.
10 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
11 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
12 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
13 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
14 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
15 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
16 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
17 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00 |
|
18 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
19 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
20 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00 |
|
21 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00 |
|
22 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00 |
|
23 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00 |
|
24 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00 |
|
25 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00 |
|
26 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00 |
|
27 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00 |
|
28 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00 |
|
29 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00 |
|
1 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00 |
|
2 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00 |
|
3 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00 |
|
4 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00 |
|
5 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00 |
|
6 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00 |
7 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
8 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
9 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
10 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00 |
|
11 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
12 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
13 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00 |
|
14 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00 |
|
15 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00 |
|
16 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00 |
|
17 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00 |
|
18 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00 |
|
19 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00 |
|
20 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00 |
|
21 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00 |
|
22 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00 |
|
23 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00 |
|
24 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00 |
|
25 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00 |
|
26 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00 |
|
27 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00 |
|
28 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00 |
1 For each commercial vehicle registered under this subdivision,
2 $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to be expended as
3 provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
4 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
5 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
6 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
7 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor
8 or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
9 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
10 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
11 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
12 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
13 schedule of empty weights:
|
14 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
15 |
0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00 |
|
16 |
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00 |
|
17 |
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00 |
18 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
19 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate
20 for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the secretary of
21 state reissues a new registration plate for all trailers, a person
22 who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003 PA 152 for a vehicle
23 under this subdivision is not required to pay the tax for that
24 vehicle a second time, but is required to pay only the cost of the
25 reissued plate at the rate provided in section 804(2) for a
26 standard plate. A registration plate issued under this subdivision
27 is nontransferable.
1 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation of
2 passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment is
3 made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
4 following schedule of empty weights:
|
5 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
6 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76 |
|
7 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
8 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72 |
|
9 |
10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25 |
10 (n) For each motorcycle, $25.00.
11 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
12 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
13 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
14 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
15 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
16 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
17 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
18 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
19 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
20 of Commerce or its successor agency.
21 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
22 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part of
23 the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
24 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
25 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1,
26 1984 and ending on the effective date of the 2017 amendatory act
27 that amended this subdivision, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall
1 be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and
2 shall be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education
3 program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a. Beginning on
4 the effective date of the 2017 amendatory act that amended this
5 subdivision, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in the
6 motorcycle safety fund and shall be used only for funding the
7 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under sections
8 312b and 811a.
9 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
10 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or part
11 of a moving van in transporting household furniture and household
12 effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting carnivals,
13 at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross weights in
14 subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that 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 (a),
20 and each low-speed vehicle according to the following schedule
21 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 schedule
26 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 $5.00
1 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment
2 over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or decreases as a
3 result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred
4 after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased or decreased
5 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 |
|
1 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00 |
|
2 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00 |
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More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00 |
6 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by $6.00
7 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment
8 over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or decreases as a
9 result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred
10 after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased or decreased
11 tax.
12 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
13 under subparagraph (i).
14 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
15 under subparagraph (ii).
16 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
17 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
18 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has
19 been previously registered by a person other than the person
20 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
21 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
22 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
23 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
24 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
25 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
26 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
27 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
1 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that is
2 owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual
3 who transports a member of his or her household who uses a
4 wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued under
5 section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax
6 provided for in this subdivision.
7 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
8 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this act,
9 a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure shall
10 be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the computation
11 results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and shall be rounded
12 to the next higher whole dollar when the computation results in a
13 figure ending in 51 cents or more, unless specific taxes are
14 specified, and the secretary of state may accept the manufacturer's
15 shipping weight of the vehicle fully equipped for the use for which
16 the registration application is made. If the weight is not
17 correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state
18 shall determine the actual weight. Each application for
19 registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have
20 attached to the application a scale weight receipt of the vehicle
21 fully equipped as of the time the application is made. The scale
22 weight receipt is not necessary if there is presented with the
23 application a registration receipt of the previous year that shows
24 on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the
25 secretary of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the
26 applicant that there has not been a structural change in the motor
27 vehicle that has increased the weight and that the previous
1 registered weight is the true weight.
2 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying
3 ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the
4 specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is exempt
5 from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
6 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an empty
7 weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a) and the
8 taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j),
9 (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
10 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
11 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a and
12 used to regulate highway safety.
13 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
14 transportation administration collection fund created in section
15 810b.
16 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a tax
17 required to be paid under this section is not received by the
18 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
19 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late fee
20 of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration date.
21 An application for a renewal of a registration using the regular
22 mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that registration
23 shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee collected under this
24 subsection shall be deposited into the general fund. The secretary
25 of state shall waive the late fee collected under this subsection
26 if all of the following are satisfied:
27 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for the
1 vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for the
2 period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
3 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
4 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of state
5 branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
6 application for the renewal.
7 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this section,
8 the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under section
9 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority created
10 under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387, MCL 124.541
11 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as provided in
12 section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
13 Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of state
14 under this subsection shall be based upon an established cost
15 allocation methodology.
16 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
17 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
18 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is increased
19 as follows:
20 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
21 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
22 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
23 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
24 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
25 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part by
26 electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at least 4
27 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel,
1 or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
2 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
3 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
4 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
5 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
6 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid electric
7 vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by electrical
8 energy and that is not capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel, or
9 alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
10 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline imposed
11 under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL
12 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the secretary of
13 state shall increase the fees collected under subsection (7) as
14 follows:
15 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent above
16 19 cents per gallon.
17 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
18 above 19 cents per gallon.
19 (9) As used in this section:
20 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
21 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
22 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
23 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
24 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of the
25 motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
26 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
27 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and includes
1 the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of the purchase
2 price as that value is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as
3 evidenced by the signed agreement executed under section 251.
4 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list
5 price as published by the secretary of state, or the manufacturer's
6 suggested retail price as shown on the label required to be affixed
7 to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the secretary of state has not
8 at the time of the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's
9 suggested retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of
10 the vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is
11 unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.
12 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the
13 seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being
14 registered.
15 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
16 after the date it is enacted into law.