Bill Text: MI HB4435 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; registration fees; revise calculation formula. Amends sec. 801 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-30 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/29/2017 [HB4435 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4435-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4435
March 29, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Howrylak, LaGrand and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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,
4 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
5 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
6 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed
7 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
8 207.234; and 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
11 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
1 to the 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
27 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
28 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
1 of Commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
2 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
3 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
4 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
5 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
6 this subdivision.
7 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
8 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
9 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while
10 located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the
11 general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if
12 the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether
13 or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
14 property taxes.
15 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
16 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
17 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
18 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
19 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the
20 transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not
21 used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the
22 road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,
23 modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
24 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
25 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
26 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
27 under this act.
1 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
2 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
3 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
4 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
5 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
6 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
7 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
8 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
9 subdivision:
10 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
11 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
12 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
13 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
14 whose primary 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
10 in 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
17 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
18 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
19 secretary 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
26 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
27 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
1 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
2 vehicle.
3 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
4 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
5 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
6 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
7 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
8 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
9 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
10 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
11 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
12 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
13 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
14 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
15 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
16 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
17 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
18 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross,
19 Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
20 the empty weight of the truck.
21 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
22 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
23 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
24 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
25 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
26 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
27 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
|
1 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
2 |
0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40 |
|
3 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76 |
|
4 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
5 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72 |
|
6 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25 |
|
7 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77 |
|
8 |
15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39 |
9 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
10 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
11 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
12 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
13 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
14 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
15 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
16 price.
17 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
18 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
19 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
20 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
21 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
22 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
23 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
24 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00 |
|
25 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
26 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
1 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00 |
|
2 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00 |
|
3 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00 |
|
4 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00 |
|
5 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00 |
|
6 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00 |
|
7 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00 |
|
8 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00 |
|
9 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00 |
|
10 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00 |
|
11 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00 |
|
12 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00 |
|
13 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00 |
|
14 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00 |
|
15 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00 |
|
16 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00 |
17 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
18 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
19 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
20 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00 |
|
21 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
22 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
23 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00 |
|
24 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00 |
|
25 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00 |
|
26 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00 |
|
27 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00 |
|
28 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00 |
|
29 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00 |
|
1 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00 |
|
2 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00 |
|
3 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00 |
|
4 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00 |
|
5 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00 |
|
6 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00 |
|
7 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00 |
|
8 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00 |
|
9 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00 |
10 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
11 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
12 be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
13 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
14 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
15 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
16 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck
17 tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the
18 lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-
19 operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
20 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
21 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
22 schedule of empty weights:
|
23 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
24 |
0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00 |
|
25 |
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00 |
|
26 |
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00 |
1 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
2 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
3 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
4 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
5 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
6 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
7 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
8 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
9 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
10 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
11 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
12 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
13 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
14 following schedule of empty weights:
|
15 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
16 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76 |
|
17 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
18 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72 |
|
19 |
10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25 |
20 (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.
21 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
22 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
23 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
24 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
25 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
26 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.
5 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
6 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
7 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
8 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
9 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
10 1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a
11 motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used
12 only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as
13 provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
14 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
15 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
16 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
17 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
18 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
19 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
20 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
26 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
27 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
1 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
2 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
3 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
4 registration under section 809, according to the following
5 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 |
|
28 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00 |
|
29 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00 |
|
1 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00 |
|
2 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
4 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
5 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
6 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
7 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
8 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
9 or decreased tax.
10 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
|
11 |
List Price Tax |
|
12 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
27 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00 |
|
28 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00 |
|
1 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00 |
|
2 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00 |
|
6 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00 |
|
7 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00 |
9 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by
10 $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
11 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
12 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
13 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
14 or decreased tax.
15 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
16 under subparagraph (i).
17 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
18 under subparagraph (ii).
19 (iv) For the
fourth and subsequent through
sixth
20 registrations, 90% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
21 (v) For the seventh through ninth registrations, 85% of the
22 tax assessed under subparagraph (iv).
23 (vi) For the tenth and subsequent registrations, 80% of the
24 tax assessed under subparagraph (v).
25 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
26 has 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
9 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
10 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
11 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
12 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
13 tax provided for in this subdivision.
14 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
15 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
16 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
17 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
18 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
19 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
20 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
21 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
22 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
23 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
24 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
25 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
26 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
27 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
1 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
2 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
3 necessary if there is presented with the application a
4 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
5 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
6 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
7 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
8 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
9 weight is the true weight.
10 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
11 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
12 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
13 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
14 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an
15 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
16 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
17 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
18 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
19 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
20 and used to regulate highway safety.
21 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
22 transportation administration collection fund created in section
23 810b.
24 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a
25 tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the
26 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
27 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late
1 fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration
2 date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the
3 regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that
4 registration shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee
5 collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the
6 general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee
7 collected under this subsection if all of the following are
8 satisfied:
9 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for
10 the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for
11 the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
12 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
13 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of
14 state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
15 application for the renewal.
16 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
17 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
18 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
19 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
20 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
21 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
22 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
23 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
24 cost allocation methodology.
25 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
26 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
27 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is
1 increased as follows:
2 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
3 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
4 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
5 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
6 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
7 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part
8 by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at
9 least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,
10 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
11 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
12 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
13 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
14 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
15 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid
16 electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by
17 electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,
18 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
19 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline
20 imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,
21 MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the
22 secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under
23 subsection (7) as follows:
24 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent
25 above 19 cents per gallon.
26 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
27 above 19 cents per gallon.
1 (9) As used in this section:
2 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
3 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
4 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
5 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
6 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of
7 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
8 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
9 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
10 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
11 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
12 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
13 section 251.
14 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
15 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
16 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
17 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
18 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
19 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
20 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
21 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
22 sources described in this subdivision.
23 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
24 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
25 being registered.
26 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
27 after the date it is enacted into law.
