Bill Text: MI HB4424 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles: registration; registration fees; establish flat fee for vehicle 15 years and older. Amends secs. 801 & 801c of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801 & 257.801c).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-09 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/09/2019 [HB4424 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4424-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4424
March 21, 2019, Introduced by Rep. Leutheuser and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 801 and 801c (MCL 257.801 and 257.801c),
section 801 as amended by 2018 PA 656 and section 801c as amended
by 2012 PA 498.
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 exempts the vehicle from all other state and local
4 taxation, except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by
5 certain carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the
6 motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes
7 imposed by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL
8 207.211 to 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
9 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
1 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
2 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
3 to the following schedule of empty weights:
|
4 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
5 |
0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00 |
|
6 |
3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00 |
|
7 |
3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00 |
|
8 |
4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00 |
|
9 |
4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00 |
|
10 |
5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00 |
|
11 |
5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00 |
|
12 |
6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00 |
|
13 |
6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00 |
|
14 |
7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00 |
|
15 |
7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00 |
|
16 |
8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00 |
|
17 |
8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00 |
|
18 |
9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00 |
|
19 |
9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00 |
|
20 |
over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds |
|
21 |
of empty weight |
22 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
23 under this subdivision shall must be annually revised for
the
24 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
25 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
26 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
27 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
1 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
2 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
3 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
4 of Commerce or its successor agency. A passenger motor vehicle
5 that has been modified with a permanently installed wheelchair
6 lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand controls and
7 that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
8 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
9 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
10 under section 803d shall must be assessed at the rate
of 50% of
11 the tax provided for in this subdivision. As used in this
12 subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a
13 permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and
14 gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.
15 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
16 shall must be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer
17 coach not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while
18 located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the
19 general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if
20 the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether
21 or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
22 property taxes.
23 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
24 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
25 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
26 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
27 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the
1 transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not
2 used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the
3 road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,
4 modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
5 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
6 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
7 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
8 under this act.
9 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
10 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
11 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
12 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
13 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
14 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
15 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
16 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
17 subdivision:
18 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
19 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
20 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
21 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
22 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
23 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
24 following:
25 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
26 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
27 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
1 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
2 processor, chipper, or saw table.
3 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
4 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
5 skidder, or cable skidder.
6 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
7 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
8 loader, or forklift.
9 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
10 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
11 maintaining harvest site roads.
12 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
13 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
14 firewood for a profit making profit-making venture.
15 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
16 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
17 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
18 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
19 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
20 ambulance.
21 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
22 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
23 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
24 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
25 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
26 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
27 secretary of state.
1 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
2 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
3 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
4 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
5 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
6 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
7 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
8 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
9 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
10 vehicle.
11 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
12 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
13 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol,
14 Civil Air Patrol, as organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307,
15 $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is designated by a proper sign
16 showing the civil air patrol's Civil Air Patrol's name; for
a
17 vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center; for a
18 vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling center or a
19 federally recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a
20 motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's
21 body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used
22 exclusively in parades and civic events; for an emergency support
23 vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and operated
24 by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable organization; or
25 for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit food pantry or
26 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 profit-making
venture, and for each vehicle
8 designed and used to tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except
9 as provided in subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed
10 according to the following schedule of empty weights, whichever
11 is greater:
|
12 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
13 |
0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40 |
|
14 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76 |
|
15 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
16 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72 |
|
17 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25 |
|
18 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77 |
|
19 |
15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39 |
20 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
21 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
22 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
23 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
24 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
25 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
26 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
1 price.
2 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
3 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
4 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor, or truck tractor,
5 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
6 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
7 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
8 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
9 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00 |
|
10 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
11 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
12 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00 |
|
13 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00 |
|
14 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00 |
|
15 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00 |
|
16 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00 |
|
17 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00 |
|
18 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00 |
|
19 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00 |
|
20 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00 |
|
21 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00 |
|
22 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00 |
|
23 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00 |
|
24 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00 |
|
25 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00 |
|
26 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00 |
|
27 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00 |
1 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
2 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
3 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
4 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00 |
|
5 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
6 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
7 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00 |
|
8 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00 |
|
9 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00 |
|
10 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00 |
|
11 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00 |
|
12 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00 |
|
13 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00 |
|
14 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00 |
|
15 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00 |
|
16 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00 |
|
17 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00 |
|
18 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00 |
|
19 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00 |
|
20 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00 |
|
21 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00 |
|
22 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00 |
23 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
24 subdivision or section 801g, $15.00 shall must be
deposited in a
25 truck safety fund to be expended as provided in section 25 of
26 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
27 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
1 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
2 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
3 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck
4 tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the
5 lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-
6 operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
7 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
8 trailer, the tax shall must
be assessed according to the
9 following schedule of empty weights:
|
10 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
11 |
0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00 |
|
12 |
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00 |
|
13 |
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00 |
14 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
15 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
16 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
17 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
18 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
19 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
20 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
21 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
22 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
23 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
24 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
25 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
1 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
2 following schedule of empty weights:
|
3 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
4 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76 |
|
5 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
6 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72 |
|
7 |
10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25 |
8 (n) For each motorcycle, as follows:
|
9 |
|
(i) |
Until February 18, 2019................. $ 23.00 |
|
10 |
|
(ii) |
Beginning February 19, 2019............. $ 25.00 |
11 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
12 under this subdivision shall must 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
23 of 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 1, 1984 and ending February 18, 2019, $3.00 of each motorcycle
2 fee shall must be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state
3 treasury and shall must
be used only for funding the motorcycle
4 safety education program as provided for under sections 312b and
5 811a. Beginning February 19, 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee
6 shall must be placed in the motorcycle safety fund and shall
must
7 be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education program
8 as provided for under sections 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
11 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
12 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
13 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
14 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
15 subdivision.
16 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
17 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
18 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
19 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
20 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
21 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
22 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
23 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
24 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
25 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
26 registration under section 809, according to the following
27 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
1 (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:
|
2 |
List Price Tax |
|
3 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00 |
|
6 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00 |
|
7 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00 |
|
27 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
1 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
2 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
3 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
4 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
5 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
6 or decreased tax.
7 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
|
8 |
List Price Tax |
|
9 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00 |
|
27 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00 |
|
28 |
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 |
|
5 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00 |
6 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by
7 $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
8 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
9 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
10 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
11 or decreased tax.
12 (ii) For Except as otherwise provided in this
subdivision,
13 for the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed under
14 subparagraph (i).
15 (iii) For Except as otherwise provided in this
subdivision,
16 for the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed under
17 subparagraph (ii).
18 (iv) For Except as otherwise provided in this
subdivision,
19 for the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the tax
20 assessed under subparagraph (iii).
21 (v) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for a
22 vehicle of a model year that is 15 years or more before the
23 calendar year for which registration is sought, the lesser of the
24 amount provided in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) or $100.00.
25 (vi) For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year
26 that has been previously registered by a person other than the
27 person applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or
1 a subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
2 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
3 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be is determined
4 by subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar
5 year for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero
6 or a negative figure, the first registration tax shall must be
7 paid subject to subparagraph (vii). If the result is 1, 2, or 3 or
8 more, then, respectively, the second, third, or subsequent
9 registration tax shall must
be paid subject to subparagraphs (v)
10 and (vii).
11 (vii) A passenger motor vehicle that has been modified with a
12 permanently installed wheelchair lift mechanism or with
13 permanently installed hand controls and that is owned by an
14 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
15 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
16 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
17 shall must be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided
for
18 in this subdivision. As used in this subdivision, "permanently
19 installed hand controls" means a permanently installed device
20 designed to replace the brake and gas pedals of a motor vehicle
21 with hand controls.
22 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
23 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
24 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
25 shall must be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when if the
26 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
27 shall must be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when if the
1 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
2 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
3 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
4 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
5 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
6 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
7 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
8 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall must have attached to the
9 application a scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped
10 as of the time the application is made. The scale weight receipt
11 is not necessary if there is presented with the application a
12 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
13 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
14 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
15 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
16 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
17 weight is the true weight.
18 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
19 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
20 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
21 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
22 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an
23 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
24 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
25 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
26 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall must be
credited to
27 the traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section
1 819a and used to regulate highway safety.
2 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall must be
credited to the
3 transportation administration collection fund created in section
4 810b.
5 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a
6 tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the
7 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
8 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late
9 fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration
10 date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the
11 regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that
12 registration shall must
not be assessed a late fee. The late
fee
13 collected under this subsection shall must be
deposited into the
14 general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee
15 collected under this subsection if all of the following are
16 satisfied:
17 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for
18 the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for
19 the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
20 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
21 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of
22 state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
23 application for the renewal.
24 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
25 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
26 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
27 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
1 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
2 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
3 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
4 state under this subsection shall must be based upon an
5 established cost allocation methodology.
6 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
7 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
8 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is
9 increased as follows:
10 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
11 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
12 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
13 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
14 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
15 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part
16 by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at
17 least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,
18 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
19 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
20 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
21 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
22 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
23 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid
24 electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by
25 electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,
26 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
27 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline
1 imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,
2 MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the
3 secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under
4 subsection (7) as follows:
5 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent
6 above 19 cents per gallon.
7 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
8 above 19 cents per gallon.
9 (9) As used in this section:
10 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
11 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
12 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
13 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
14 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of
15 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
16 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
17 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
18 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
19 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
20 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
21 section 251.
22 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
23 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
24 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
25 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
26 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
27 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
1 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
2 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
3 sources described in this subdivision.
4 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
5 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
6 being registered.
7 Sec. 801c. (1) If a check or draft in payment of a fee or
8 tax under this act is not paid on its first presentation, the fee
9 or tax is delinquent as of the date the check or draft was
10 tendered. The person tendering the check or draft remains liable
11 for the payment of each fee or tax and a penalty. The penalty
12 shall must be assessed according to the following table and shall
13 must be deposited in the transportation administration collection
14 fund established under section 801b:810b:
|
15 |
Amount of Check or Draft |
Penalty |
|
16 |
$ .01 to 15.00 |
$ 5.00 |
|
17 |
15.01 to 50.00 |
10.00 |
|
18 |
50.01 to 100.00 |
20.00 |
|
19 |
100.01 to 300.00 |
60.00 |
|
20 |
300.01 and higher |
20% of the check or draft |
21 (2) An operator's or chauffeur's license shall must not
be
22 issued or renewed for a person who has had outstanding against
23 him or her a claim resulting from nonpayment of a check or draft
24 used to pay a fee or tax to the secretary of state.
25 (3) The department shall suspend, until all fees, taxes, and
26 penalties due are paid, the operator's or chauffeur's license of
1 a person who has had outstanding against him or her for not less
2 than 60 days a claim resulting from nonpayment of a check or
3 draft used to pay a fee or tax to the secretary of state. A
4 person whose operator's or chauffeur's license has been suspended
5 under this section shall is not be subject to
the examination
6 provisions of section 320c.
7 (4) The collection of delinquent accounts remains the
8 responsibility of the office of secretary of state.
9 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
10 after the date it is enacted into law.
