Bill Text: MI HB4602 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; registration fees on hybrid and electric vehicles; modify. Amends sec. 801 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-21 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/21/2019 [HB4602 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4602-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4602
May 16, 2019, Introduced by Rep. LaGrand 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 2018 PA 656.
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
10 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
1 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
2 to the following schedule of empty weights:
|
3 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
4 |
0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00 |
|
5 |
3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00 |
|
6 |
3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00 |
|
7 |
4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00 |
|
8 |
4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00 |
|
9 |
5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00 |
|
10 |
5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00 |
|
11 |
6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00 |
|
12 |
6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00 |
|
13 |
7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00 |
|
14 |
7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00 |
|
15 |
8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00 |
|
16 |
8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00 |
|
17 |
9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00 |
|
18 |
9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00 |
|
19 |
over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds |
|
20 |
of empty weight |
21 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
22 under this subdivision shall must 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
27 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 passenger motor vehicle
4 that has been modified with a permanently installed wheelchair
5 lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand controls and
6 that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
7 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
8 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
9 under section 803d shall must be assessed at the rate
of 50% of
10 the tax provided for in this subdivision. As used in this
11 subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a
12 permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and
13 gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.
14 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
15 shall must be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer
16 coach not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while
17 located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the
18 general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if
19 the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether
20 or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
21 property taxes.
22 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
23 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
24 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
25 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
26 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the
27 transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not
1 used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the
2 road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,
3 modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
4 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
5 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
6 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
7 under this act.
8 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
9 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
10 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
11 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
12 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
13 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
14 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
15 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
16 subdivision:
17 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
18 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
19 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
20 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
21 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
22 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
23 following:
24 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
25 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
26 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
27 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
1 processor, chipper, or saw table.
2 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
3 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
4 skidder, or cable skidder.
5 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
6 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
7 loader, or forklift.
8 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
9 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
10 maintaining harvest site roads.
11 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
12 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
13 firewood for a profit making venture.
14 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
15 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
16 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
17 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
18 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
19 ambulance.
20 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
21 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
22 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
23 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
24 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
25 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
26 secretary of state.
27 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
1 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
2 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
3 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
4 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
5 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
6 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
7 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
8 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
9 vehicle.
10 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
11 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
12 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol,
13 Civil Air Patrol, as organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307,
14 $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is designated by a proper sign
15 showing the civil air patrol's Civil Air Patrol's name; for
a
16 vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center; for a
17 vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling center or a
18 federally recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a
19 motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's
20 body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used
21 exclusively in parades and civic events; or for an emergency
22 support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and
23 operated by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable
24 organization; or for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
25 food pantry or nonprofit food bank, $10.00 per plate.
26 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
27 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross,
1 Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
2 the empty weight of the truck.
3 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
4 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
5 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
6 profit making profit-making
venture, and for each vehicle
7 designed and used to tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except
8 as provided in subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed
9 according to the following schedule of empty weights, whichever
10 is greater:
|
11 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
12 |
0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40 |
|
13 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76 |
|
14 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
15 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72 |
|
16 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25 |
|
17 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77 |
|
18 |
15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39 |
19 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
20 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
21 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
22 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
23 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
24 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
25 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
26 price.
1 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
2 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
3 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
4 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
5 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
6 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
7 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
8 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00 |
|
9 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
10 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
11 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00 |
|
12 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00 |
|
13 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00 |
|
14 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00 |
|
15 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00 |
|
16 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00 |
|
17 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00 |
|
18 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00 |
|
19 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00 |
|
20 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00 |
|
21 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00 |
|
22 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00 |
|
23 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00 |
|
24 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00 |
|
25 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00 |
|
26 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00 |
27 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
1 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
2 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
3 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00 |
|
4 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
5 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
6 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00 |
|
7 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00 |
|
8 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00 |
|
9 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00 |
|
10 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00 |
|
11 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00 |
|
12 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00 |
|
13 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00 |
|
14 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00 |
|
15 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00 |
|
16 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00 |
|
17 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00 |
|
18 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00 |
|
19 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00 |
|
20 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00 |
|
21 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00 |
22 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
23 subdivision or section 801g, $15.00 shall must be
deposited in a
24 truck safety fund to be expended as provided in section 25 of
25 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
26 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
27 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
1 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
2 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck
3 tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the
4 lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-
5 operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
6 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
7 trailer, the tax shall must
be assessed according to the
8 following schedule of empty weights:
|
9 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
10 |
0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00 |
|
11 |
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00 |
|
12 |
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00 |
13 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
14 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
15 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
16 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
17 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
18 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
19 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
20 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
21 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
22 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
23 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
24 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
25 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
26 following schedule of empty weights:
|
1 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
2 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76 |
|
3 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
4 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72 |
|
5 |
10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25 |
6 (n) For each motorcycle, as follows:
|
7 |
|
(i) |
Until February 18, 2019................. $ 23.00 |
|
8 |
|
(ii) |
Beginning February 19, 2019............. $ 25.00 |
9 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
10 under this subdivision shall must be annually revised for
the
11 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
12 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
13 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
14 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
15 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
16 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
17 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
18 of Commerce or its successor agency.
19 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
20 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
21 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
22 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
23 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
24 1, 1984 and ending February 18, 2019, $3.00 of each motorcycle
1 fee shall must be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state
2 treasury and shall must
be used only for funding the motorcycle
3 safety education program as provided for under sections 312b and
4 811a. Beginning February 19, 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee
5 shall must be placed in the motorcycle safety fund and shall
must
6 be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education program
7 as provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
8 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
9 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
10 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
11 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
12 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
13 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
14 subdivision.
15 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
16 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
17 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
18 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
19 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
20 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
21 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
22 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
23 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
24 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
25 registration under section 809, according to the following
26 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
27 (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:
|
1 |
List Price Tax |
|
2 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00 |
|
6 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00 |
|
7 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
27 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
28 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
1 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
2 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
3 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
4 or decreased tax.
5 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
|
6 |
List Price Tax |
|
7 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
|
27 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00 |
|
28 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00 |
|
1 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00 |
|
2 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00 |
4 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by
5 $6.00 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 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
11 under subparagraph (i).
12 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
13 under subparagraph (ii).
14 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
15 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
16 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
17 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
18 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
19 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
20 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
21 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be is determined
22 by subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar
23 year for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero
24 or a negative figure, the first registration tax shall must be
25 paid. If the result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively,
26 the second, third, or subsequent registration tax shall must be
1 paid. A passenger motor vehicle that has been modified with a
2 permanently installed wheelchair lift mechanism or with
3 permanently installed hand controls and that is owned by an
4 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
5 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
6 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
7 shall must be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided
for
8 in this subdivision. As used in this subdivision, "permanently
9 installed hand controls" means a permanently installed device
10 designed to replace the brake and gas pedals of a motor vehicle
11 with hand controls.
12 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
13 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
14 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
15 shall must be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when if the
16 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
17 shall must be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when if the
18 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
19 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
20 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
21 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
22 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
23 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
24 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
25 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall must have attached to the
26 application a scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped
27 as of the time the application is made. The scale weight receipt
1 is not necessary if there is presented with the application a
2 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
3 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
4 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
5 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
6 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
7 weight is the true weight.
8 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
9 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
10 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
11 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
12 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an
13 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
14 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
15 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
16 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall must be
credited to
17 the traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section
18 819a and used to regulate highway safety.
19 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall must be
credited to the
20 transportation administration collection fund created in section
21 810b.
22 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a
23 tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the
24 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
25 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late
26 fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration
27 date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the
1 regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that
2 registration shall must
not be assessed a late fee. The late
fee
3 collected under this subsection shall must be
deposited into the
4 general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee
5 collected under this subsection if all of the following are
6 satisfied:
7 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for
8 the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for
9 the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
10 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
11 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of
12 state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
13 application for the renewal.
14 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
15 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
16 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
17 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
18 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
19 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
20 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
21 state under this subsection shall must be based upon an
22 established cost allocation methodology.
23 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
24 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
25 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is
26 increased as follows:
27 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
1 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
2 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
3 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
4 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
5 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part
6 by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at
7 least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,
8 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
9 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
10 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
11 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
12 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
13 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid
14 electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by
15 electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,
16 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
17 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline
18 imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,
19 MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the
20 secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under
21 subsection (7) as follows:
22 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 $1.25 per
each 1
23 cent above 19 cents per gallon.
24 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 $2.00 per
each 1
25 cent above 19 cents per gallon.
26 (9) As used in this section:
27 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
1 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
2 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
3 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
4 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of
5 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
6 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
7 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
8 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
9 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
10 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
11 section 251.
12 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
13 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
14 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
15 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
16 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
17 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
18 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
19 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
20 sources described in this subdivision.
21 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
22 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
23 being registered.
