Bill Text: MI SB0815 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; registration fee reduction for vans modified with a wheelchair lift mechanism; modify. Amends sec. 801 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-17 - Assigned Pa 0152'18 With Immediate Effect [SB0815 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0815-Engrossed.html
SB-0815, As Passed Senate, March 20, 2018
SENATE BILL No. 815
February 13, 2018, Introduced by Senator HORN, JONES, HILDENBRAND, BIEDA, PROOS,
NOFS, COLBECK, ANANICH, KNOLLENBERG, ROBERTSON, MARLEAU and GREGORY.
and referred to the Committee Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 801 (MCL 257.801), as amended by 2017 PA 238.
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
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 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 van passenger motor
4 vehicle that has been modified with a permanently installed
5 wheelchair lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand
6 controls and that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair
7 or by an individual who transports a member of his or her
8 household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates
9 are issued under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of
10 50% of 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 be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
16 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, as
13 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
14 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
15 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
16 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
17 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
18 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
19 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
20 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
21 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
22 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
23 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
24 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
25 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross,
26 Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
27 the empty weight of the truck.
1 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
2 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
3 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
4 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
5 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
6 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
7 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
|
8 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
9 |
0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40 |
|
10 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76 |
|
11 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
12 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72 |
|
13 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25 |
|
14 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77 |
|
15 |
15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39 |
16 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
17 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
18 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
19 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
20 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
21 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
22 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
23 price.
24 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
25 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
26 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
1 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
2 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
3 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
4 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
5 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00 |
|
6 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
7 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
|
8 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00 |
|
9 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00 |
|
10 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00 |
|
11 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00 |
|
12 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00 |
|
13 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00 |
|
14 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00 |
|
15 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00 |
|
16 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00 |
|
17 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00 |
|
18 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00 |
|
19 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00 |
|
20 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00 |
|
21 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00 |
|
22 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00 |
|
23 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00 |
24 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
25 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
26 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
27 |
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00 |
|
1 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
2 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
|
3 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00 |
|
4 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00 |
|
5 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00 |
|
6 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00 |
|
7 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00 |
|
8 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00 |
|
9 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00 |
|
10 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00 |
|
11 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00 |
|
12 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00 |
|
13 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00 |
|
14 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00 |
|
15 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00 |
|
16 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00 |
|
17 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00 |
|
18 |
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00 |
19 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
20 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
21 be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
22 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
23 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
24 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
25 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck
26 tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the
27 lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-
28 operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
1 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
2 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
3 schedule of empty weights:
|
4 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
5 |
0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00 |
|
6 |
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00 |
|
7 |
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00 |
8 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
9 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
10 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
11 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
12 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
13 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
14 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
15 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
16 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
17 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
18 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
19 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
20 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
21 following schedule of empty weights:
|
22 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
23 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76 |
|
24 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
|
25 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72 |
|
1 |
10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25 |
2 (n) For each motorcycle, as follows:
|
3 |
|
(i) |
Until February 18, 2019................. $ 23.00 |
|
4 |
|
(ii) |
Beginning February 19, 2019............. $ 25.00 |
5 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
6 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
7 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
8 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
9 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
10 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
11 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
12 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
13 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
14 of Commerce or its successor agency.
15 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
16 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
17 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
18 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
19 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
20 1, 1984 and ending February 18, 2019, $3.00 of each motorcycle
21 fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state
22 treasury and shall be used only for funding the motorcycle safety
23 education program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
24 Beginning February 19, 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall
25 be placed in the motorcycle safety fund and shall be used only
1 for funding the motorcycle safety education program as provided
2 for under sections 312b and 811a.
3 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
4 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
5 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
6 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
7 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
8 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
9 subdivision.
10 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
11 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
12 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
13 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
14 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
15 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
16 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
17 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
18 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
19 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
20 registration under section 809, according to the following
21 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
22 (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:
|
23 |
List Price Tax |
|
24 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00 |
|
1 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00 |
|
2 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00 |
|
3 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00 |
|
6 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00 |
|
7 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
23 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
24 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
25 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
26 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
27 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
28 or decreased tax.
1 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
|
2 |
List Price Tax |
|
3 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00 |
|
4 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00 |
|
6 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00 |
|
7 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00 |
|
27 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00 |
1 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by
2 $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
3 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
4 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
5 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
6 or decreased tax.
7 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
8 under subparagraph (i).
9 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
10 under subparagraph (ii).
11 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
12 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
13 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
14 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
15 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
16 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
17 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
18 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
19 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
20 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
21 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
22 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
23 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van
24 passenger motor vehicle that has been modified with a permanently
25 installed wheelchair lift mechanism or with permanently installed
26 hand controls and that is owned by an individual who uses a
27 wheelchair or by an individual who transports a member of his or
1 her household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration
2 plates are issued under section 803d shall be assessed at the
3 rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this subdivision. As used
4 in this subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means
5 a permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and
6 gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.
7 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
8 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
9 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
10 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
11 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
12 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
13 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
14 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
15 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
16 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
17 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
18 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
19 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
20 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
21 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
22 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
23 necessary if there is presented with the application a
24 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
25 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
26 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
27 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
1 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
2 weight is the true weight.
3 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
4 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
5 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
6 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
7 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an
8 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
9 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
10 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
11 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
12 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
13 and used to regulate highway safety.
14 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
15 transportation administration collection fund created in section
16 810b.
17 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a
18 tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the
19 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
20 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late
21 fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration
22 date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the
23 regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that
24 registration shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee
25 collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the
26 general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee
27 collected under this subsection if all of the following are
1 satisfied:
2 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for
3 the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for
4 the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
5 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
6 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of
7 state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
8 application for the renewal.
9 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
10 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
11 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
12 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
13 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
14 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
15 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
16 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
17 cost allocation methodology.
18 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
19 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
20 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is
21 increased as follows:
22 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
23 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
24 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
25 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
26 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
27 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part
1 by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at
2 least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,
3 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
4 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
5 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
6 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
7 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
8 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid
9 electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by
10 electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,
11 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
12 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline
13 imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,
14 MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the
15 secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under
16 subsection (7) as follows:
17 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent
18 above 19 cents per gallon.
19 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
20 above 19 cents per gallon.
21 (9) As used in this section:
22 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
23 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
24 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
25 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
26 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of
27 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
1 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
2 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
3 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
4 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
5 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
6 section 251.
7 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
8 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
9 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
10 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
11 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
12 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
13 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
14 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
15 sources described in this subdivision.
16 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
17 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
18 being registered.
19 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
20 after the date it is enacted into law.
