Bill Text: MI SB0071 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; vehicle registration fees; exempt senior citizens from increases. Amends sec. 801 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-31 - Referred To Committee On Transportation [SB0071 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0071-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 71
January 31, 2017, Introduced by Senators ANANICH, BIEDA, GREGORY, CONYERS and KOWALL and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 801 (MCL 257.801), as amended by 2016 PA 148.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
2 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
3 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation, except
4 the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain carriers
5 operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor carrier act,
6 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed by the motor
7 carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to 207.234; and
8 except as otherwise provided by this act:
9 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
10 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not more
11 than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according to the
1 following schedule of empty weights:
|
2 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
3 |
0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00 |
|
4 |
3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00 |
|
5 |
3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00 |
|
6 |
4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00 |
|
7 |
4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00 |
|
8 |
5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00 |
|
9 |
5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00 |
|
10 |
6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00 |
|
11 |
6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00 |
|
12 |
7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00 |
|
13 |
7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00 |
|
14 |
8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00 |
|
15 |
8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00 |
|
16 |
9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00 |
|
17 |
9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00 |
|
18 |
over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds |
|
19 |
of empty weight |
20 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
21 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
22 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
23 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
24 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
25 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
26 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
1 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
2 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
3 of Commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
4 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who transports
5 a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair and for
6 which registration plates are issued under section 803d shall be
7 assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this
8 subdivision.
9 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
10 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
11 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located
12 on land otherwise assessable as real property under the general
13 property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if the trailer
14 coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether or not
15 permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real property
16 taxes.
17 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle, truck,
18 or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
19 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
20 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
21 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the transportation
22 of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74
23 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or
24 truck tractor. If the road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
25 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is also used for a
26 nonfarming operation, the farmer is subject to the highest
27 registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the vehicle but
1 is not subject to more than 1 tax rate under this act.
2 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
3 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
4 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk from
5 the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100 pounds of
6 empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. A
7 registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed in this
8 subdivision continues in full force and effect until the regular
9 expiration date of the registration. As used in this subdivision:
10 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
11 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the harvest
12 site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting equipment. Wood
13 harvester does not include a person or persons whose primary
14 activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
15 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
16 following:
17 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
18 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
19 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
20 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
21 processor, chipper, or saw table.
22 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
23 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
24 skidder, or cable skidder.
25 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
26 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
27 loader, or forklift.
1 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
2 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
3 maintaining harvest site roads.
4 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
5 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
6 firewood for a profit making venture.
7 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
8 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
9 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged in
10 the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
11 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
12 ambulance.
13 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
14 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
15 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
16 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under this
17 subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
18 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the secretary
19 of state.
20 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
21 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
22 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
23 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
24 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
25 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by a
26 senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon, carryall,
27 or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is designated by
1 proper signs showing the organization operating the vehicle.
2 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
3 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children
4 at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as organized
5 under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is
6 designated by a proper sign showing the civil air patrol's name;
7 for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center;
8 for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling center or
9 a federally recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a
10 motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's
11 body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used
12 exclusively in parades and civic events; or for an emergency
13 support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and
14 operated by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable
15 organization, $10.00 per plate.
16 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a bona
17 fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross, Girl
18 Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the
19 empty weight of the truck.
20 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
21 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow a
22 trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a profit
23 making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to tow a
24 mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in subdivision
25 (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the following
26 schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
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27 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
1 |
0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40 |
|
2 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76 |
|
3 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
4 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72 |
|
5 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25 |
|
6 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77 |
|
7 |
15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39 |
8 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the
9 same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for which
10 registration is sought under this subdivision is more than the tax
11 provided under the preceding provisions of this subdivision for an
12 identical vehicle, the tax required under this subdivision is not
13 less than the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
14 the same model year with the same list price.
15 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
16 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
17 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
18 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
19 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
20 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
21 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
22 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00 |
|
23 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
24 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
25 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00 |
|
26 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00 |
|
1 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00 |
|
2 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00 |
|
3 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00 |
|
4 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00 |
|
5 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00 |
|
6 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00 |
|
7 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00 |
|
8 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00 |
|
9 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00 |
|
10 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00 |
|
11 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00 |
|
12 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00 |
|
13 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00 |
|
14 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00 |
15 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
16 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
17 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
18 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00 |
|
19 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
20 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
21 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00 |
|
22 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00 |
|
23 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00 |
|
24 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00 |
|
25 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00 |
|
26 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00 |
|
1 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00 |
|
2 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00 |
|
3 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00 |
|
4 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00 |
|
5 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00 |
|
6 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00 |
|
7 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00 |
|
8 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00 |
|
9 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00 |
|
10 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00 |
11 For each commercial vehicle registered under this subdivision,
12 $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to be expended as
13 provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
14 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
15 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
16 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
17 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor
18 or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
19 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
20 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
21 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
22 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
23 schedule of empty weights:
|
24 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
25 |
0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00 |
|
26 |
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00 |
|
1 |
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00 |
2 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
3 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate
4 for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the secretary of
5 state reissues a new registration plate for all trailers, a person
6 who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003 PA 152 for a vehicle
7 under this subdivision is not required to pay the tax for that
8 vehicle a second time, but is required to pay only the cost of the
9 reissued plate at the rate provided in section 804(2) for a
10 standard plate. A registration plate issued under this subdivision
11 is nontransferable.
12 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation of
13 passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment is
14 made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
15 following schedule of empty weights:
|
16 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
17 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76 |
|
18 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
19 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72 |
|
20 |
10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25 |
21 (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.
22 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
23 under this subdivision shall 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
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.
6 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
7 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part of
8 the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
9 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
10 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1,
11 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a motorcycle
12 safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used only for
13 funding the motorcycle safety education program as provided for
14 under sections 312b and 811a.
15 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
16 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or part
17 of a moving van in transporting household furniture and household
18 effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting carnivals,
19 at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross weights in
20 subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that subdivision.
21 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
22 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
23 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
24 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
25 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision (a),
26 and each low-speed vehicle according to the following schedule
27 based upon registration periods of 12 months:
1 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and
2 subdivision (s), for the first registration that is not a transfer
3 registration under section 809 and for the first registration after
4 a transfer registration under section 809, according to the
5 following schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
6 (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:
|
7 |
List Price Tax |
|
8 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
27 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00 |
|
1 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00 |
|
2 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
6 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by $5.00
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 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
|
13 |
List Price Tax |
|
14 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00 |
|
1 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00 |
|
2 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00 |
|
6 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00 |
|
7 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00 |
13 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by $6.00
14 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment
15 over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or decreases as a
16 result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred
17 after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased or decreased
18 tax.
19 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
20 under subparagraph (i).
21 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
22 under subparagraph (ii).
23 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
24 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
25 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has
26 been previously registered by a person other than the person
27 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
1 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 determined by
4 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
5 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
6 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
7 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
8 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that is
9 owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual
10 who transports a member of his or her household who uses a
11 wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued under
12 section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax
13 provided for in this subdivision.
14 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
15 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this act,
16 a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure shall
17 be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the computation
18 results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and shall be rounded
19 to the next higher whole dollar when the computation results in a
20 figure ending in 51 cents or more, unless specific taxes are
21 specified, and the secretary of state may accept the manufacturer's
22 shipping weight of the vehicle fully equipped for the use for which
23 the registration application is made. If the weight is not
24 correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state
25 shall determine the actual weight. Each application for
26 registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have
27 attached to the application a scale weight receipt of the vehicle
1 fully equipped as of the time the application is made. The scale
2 weight receipt is not necessary if there is presented with the
3 application a registration receipt of the previous year that shows
4 on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the
5 secretary of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the
6 applicant that there has not been a structural change in the motor
7 vehicle that has increased the weight and that the previous
8 registered weight is the true weight.
9 (s) The registration tax increases provided under subdivision
10 (p)(i)(B) do not apply if the registrant of the vehicle is 65 years
11 of age or older on or after January 1, 2017.
12 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying
13 ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the
14 specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is exempt
15 from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
16 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an empty
17 weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a) and the
18 taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j),
19 (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
20 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
21 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a and
22 used to regulate highway safety.
23 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
24 transportation administration collection fund created in section
25 810b.
26 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a tax
27 required to be paid under this section is not received by the
1 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
2 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late fee
3 of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration date.
4 An application for a renewal of a registration using the regular
5 mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that registration
6 shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee collected under this
7 subsection shall be deposited into the general fund. The secretary
8 of state shall waive the late fee collected under this subsection
9 if all of the following are satisfied:
10 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for the
11 vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for the
12 period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
13 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
14 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of state
15 branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
16 application for the renewal.
17 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this section,
18 the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under section
19 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority created
20 under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387, MCL 124.541
21 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as provided in
22 section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
23 Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of state
24 under this subsection shall be based upon an established cost
25 allocation methodology.
26 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
27 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
1 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is increased
2 as follows:
3 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
4 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
5 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
6 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
7 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
8 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part by
9 electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at least 4
10 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel,
11 or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
12 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
13 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
14 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
15 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
16 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid electric
17 vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by electrical
18 energy and that is not capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel, or
19 alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
20 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline imposed
21 under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL
22 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the secretary of
23 state shall increase the fees collected under subsection (7) as
24 follows:
25 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent above
26 19 cents per gallon.
27 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
1 above 19 cents per gallon.
2 (9) As used in this section:
3 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
4 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
5 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
6 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
7 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of the
8 motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
9 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
10 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and includes
11 the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of the purchase
12 price as that value is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as
13 evidenced by the signed agreement executed under section 251.
14 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list
15 price as published by the secretary of state, or the manufacturer's
16 suggested retail price as shown on the label required to be affixed
17 to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the secretary of state has not
18 at the time of the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's
19 suggested retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of
20 the vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is
21 unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.
22 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the
23 seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being
24 registered.
25 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
26 after the date it is enacted into law.
