Bill Text: MI HB6521 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; registration of certain vehicles providing agricultural services to farm operations; require certification from applicant, and make other revisions. Amends secs. 801 & 802 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.81 & 257.802).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-11-28 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/27/2018 [HB6521 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB6521-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 6521

 

 

November 27, 2018, Introduced by Rep. LaFave and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

 

      A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending sections 801 and 802 (MCL 257.801 and 257.802),

 

section 801 as amended by 2018 PA 152 and section 802 as amended

 

by 2016 PA 425.

 

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

 

 1  207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:

 

 2        (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as

 

 3  otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not

 

 4  more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according

 

 5  to the following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

6	Empty weights                                          Tax
7	0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$   29.00
8	3,001 to 3,500 pounds..............................    32.00
9	3,501 to 4,000 pounds..............................    37.00
10	4,001 to 4,500 pounds..............................    43.00
11	4,501 to 5,000 pounds..............................    47.00
12	5,001 to 5,500 pounds..............................    52.00
13	5,501 to 6,000 pounds..............................    57.00
14	6,001 to 6,500 pounds..............................    62.00
15	6,501 to 7,000 pounds..............................    67.00
16	7,001 to 7,500 pounds..............................    71.00
17	7,501 to 8,000 pounds..............................    77.00
18	8,001 to 8,500 pounds..............................    81.00
19	8,501 to 9,000 pounds..............................    86.00
20	9,001 to 9,500 pounds..............................    91.00
21	9,501 to 10,000 pounds.............................    95.00
22	over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds
23	of empty weight

 

 

24        On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed

 

25  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

26  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

27  date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year

 

 1  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar

 

 2  year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar

 

 3  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

 4  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall

 

 5  use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department

 

 6  of Commerce or its successor agency. A passenger motor vehicle

 

 7  that has been modified with a permanently installed wheelchair

 

 8  lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand controls and

 

 9  that 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. As used in this

 

14  subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a

 

15  permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and

 

16  gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.

 

17        (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax

 

18  shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach

 

19  not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while

 

20  located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the

 

21  general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if

 

22  the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether

 

23  or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real

 

24  property taxes.

 

25        (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,

 

26  truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in

 

27  connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling

 

 1  livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in

 

 2  kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the

 

 3  transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not

 

 4  used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the

 

 5  road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. The department shall not

 

 6  issue a registration under this subdivision unless the applicant

 

 7  provides a certification in a format approved by the department

 

 8  that the applicant's exclusive use of the vehicle shall be

 

 9  limited to the use described in this subdivision. If the road

 

10  tractor, modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor

 

11  owned by a farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the

 

12  farmer is subject to the highest registration tax applicable to

 

13  the nonfarm use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1

 

14  tax rate under this act.

 

15        (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a

 

16  wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood

 

17  harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk

 

18  from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100

 

19  pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck

 

20  tractor. The department shall not issue a registration under this

 

21  subdivision unless the applicant provides a certification in a

 

22  format approved by the department that the applicant's exclusive

 

23  use of the vehicle shall be limited to the use described in this

 

24  subdivision. A registration secured by payment of the tax

 

25  prescribed in this subdivision continues in full force and effect

 

26  until the regular expiration date of the registration. As used in

 

27  this subdivision:

 

 1        (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling

 

 2  and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the

 

 3  harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting

 

 4  equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons

 

 5  whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.

 

 6        (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the

 

 7  following:

 

 8        (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,

 

 9  including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.

 

10        (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or

 

11  timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,

 

12  processor, chipper, or saw table.

 

13        (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or

 

14  timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple

 

15  skidder, or cable skidder.

 

16        (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,

 

17  including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end

 

18  loader, or forklift.

 

19        (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood

 

20  harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or

 

21  maintaining harvest site roads.

 

22        (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the

 

23  transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed

 

24  firewood for a profit making venture.

 

25        (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed

 

26  funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral

 

27  business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged

 

 1  in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to

 

 2  others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or

 

 3  ambulance.

 

 4        (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state

 

 5  institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit

 

 6  volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or

 

 7  university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under

 

 8  this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new

 

 9  registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the

 

10  secretary of state.

 

11        (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or

 

12  similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

13  parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,

 

14  parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other

 

15  grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit

 

16  rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by

 

17  a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,

 

18  carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is

 

19  designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the

 

20  vehicle.

 

21        (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used

 

22  to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to

 

23  children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as

 

24  organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the

 

25  vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air

 

26  patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

27  veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

 1  recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation

 

 2  organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a

 

 3  locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans

 

 4  organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or

 

 5  for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies

 

 6  and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit

 

 7  charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.

 

 8        (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a

 

 9  bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross,

 

10  Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of

 

11  the empty weight of the truck.

 

12        (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not

 

13  used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow

 

14  a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a

 

15  profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to

 

16  tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in

 

17  subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the

 

18  following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:

 

 

19	Empty weights                                  Per 100 pounds
20	0 to 2,500 pounds..............................  $     1.40
21	2,501 to 4,000 pounds..........................        1.76
22	4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20
23	6,001 to 8,000 pounds..........................        2.72
24	8,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        3.25
25	10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................        3.77
26	15,001 pounds and over.........................        4.39

 

 

 1        If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of

 

 2  the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for

 

 3  which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than

 

 4  the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this

 

 5  subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this

 

 6  subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision

 

 7  (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list

 

 8  price.

 

 9        (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a

 

10  trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck

 

11  weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,

 

12  except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:

 

13        (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following

 

14  schedule of elected gross weights:

 

 

15	Elected gross weight                                    Tax
16	0 to 24,000 pounds..............................  $    491.00
17	24,001 to 26,000 pounds.........................       558.00
18	26,001 to 28,000 pounds.........................       558.00
19	28,001 to 32,000 pounds.........................       649.00
20	32,001 to 36,000 pounds.........................       744.00
21	36,001 to 42,000 pounds.........................       874.00
22	42,001 to 48,000 pounds.........................     1,005.00
23	48,001 to 54,000 pounds.........................     1,135.00
24	54,001 to 60,000 pounds.........................     1,268.00
25	60,001 to 66,000 pounds.........................     1,398.00
26	66,001 to 72,000 pounds.........................     1,529.00
27	72,001 to 80,000 pounds.........................     1,660.00

1	80,001 to 90,000 pounds.........................     1,793.00
2	90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................     2,002.00
3	100,001 to 115,000 pounds.......................     2,223.00
4	115,001 to 130,000 pounds.......................     2,448.00
5	130,001 to 145,000 pounds.......................     2,670.00
6	145,001 to 160,000 pounds.......................     2,894.00
7	over 160,000 pounds.............................     3,117.00

 

 

 8        (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following

 

 9  schedule of elected gross weights:

 

 

10	Elected gross weight                                    Tax
11	0 to 24,000 pounds..............................  $    590.00
12	24,001 to 26,000 pounds.........................       670.00
13	26,001 to 28,000 pounds.........................       670.00
14	28,001 to 32,000 pounds.........................       779.00
15	32,001 to 36,000 pounds.........................       893.00
16	36,001 to 42,000 pounds.........................     1,049.00
17	42,001 to 48,000 pounds.........................     1,206.00
18	48,001 to 54,000 pounds.........................     1,362.00
19	54,001 to 60,000 pounds.........................     1,522.00
20	60,001 to 66,000 pounds.........................     1,678.00
21	66,001 to 72,000 pounds.........................     1,835.00
22	72,001 to 80,000 pounds.........................     1,992.00
23	80,001 to 90,000 pounds.........................     2,152.00
24	90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................     2,403.00
25	100,001 to 115,000 pounds.......................     2,668.00
26	115,001 to 130,000 pounds.......................     2,938.00
27	130,001 to 145,000 pounds.......................     3,204.00

1	145,001 to 160,000 pounds.......................     3,473.00
2	over 160,000 pounds.............................     3,741.00

 

 

 3        For each commercial vehicle registered under this

 

 4  subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to

 

 5  be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.

 

 6        If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased

 

 7  from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an

 

 8  individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator

 

 9  60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck

 

10  tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the

 

11  lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-

 

12  operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.

 

13        (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or

 

14  trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following

 

15  schedule of empty weights:

 

 

16	Empty weights                                           Tax
17	0 to 2,499 pounds................................   $   75.00
18	2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................      200.00
19	10,000 pounds and over...........................      300.00

 

 

20        The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires

 

21  only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration

 

22  plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the

 

23  secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all

 

24  trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003

 

25  PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to

 

 1  pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to

 

 2  pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in

 

 3  section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued

 

 4  under this subdivision is nontransferable.

 

 5        (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation

 

 6  of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment

 

 7  is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the

 

 8  following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

9	Empty weights                                  Per 100 pounds
10	0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $      1.76
11	4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20
12	6,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        2.72
13	10,001 pounds and over.........................        3.25

 

 

14        (n) For each motorcycle, as follows:

 

 

15	(i)   Until February 18, 2019.................. $     23.00
16	(ii)  Beginning February 19, 2019.............. $     25.00

 

 

17        On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed

 

18  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

19  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

20  date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year

 

21  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar

 

22  year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar

 

23  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

24  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall

 

25  use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department

 

 1  of Commerce or its successor agency.

 

 2        Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each

 

 3  motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part

 

 4  of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the

 

 5  annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed

 

 6  as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January

 

 7  1, 1984 and ending February 18, 2019, $3.00 of each motorcycle

 

 8  fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state

 

 9  treasury and shall be used only for funding the motorcycle safety

 

10  education program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a.

 

11  Beginning February 19, 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall

 

12  be placed in the motorcycle safety fund and shall be used only

 

13  for funding the motorcycle safety education program as provided

 

14  for under sections 312b and 811a.

 

15        (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road

 

16  tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or

 

17  part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and

 

18  household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting

 

19  carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross

 

20  weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that

 

21  subdivision.

 

22        (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984

 

23  or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required

 

24  under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax

 

25  rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category

 

26  otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision

 

27  (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following

 

 1  schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:

 

 2        (i) Except Until December 31, 2018, except as otherwise

 

 3  provided in this subdivision, for the first registration that is

 

 4  not a transfer registration under section 809 and for the first

 

 5  registration after a transfer registration under section 809,

 

 6  according to the following schedule based on the vehicle's list

 

 7  price:

 

 8        (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:

 

 

9	List Price                                               Tax
10	$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    30.00
11	More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    33.00
12	More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    38.00
13	More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    43.00
14	More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    48.00
15	More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    53.00
16	More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    58.00
17	More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    63.00
18	More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    68.00
19	More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    73.00
20	More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    78.00
21	More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $    83.00
22	More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $    88.00
23	More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $    93.00
24	More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $    98.00
25	More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   103.00
26	More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.............    $   108.00
27	More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.............    $   113.00

1	More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............    $   118.00
2	More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.............    $   123.00
3	More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.............    $   128.00
4	More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............    $   133.00
5	More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00.............    $   138.00
6	More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00.............    $   143.00
7	More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.............    $   148.00

 

 

 8        More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by

 

 9  $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00

 

10  increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or

 

11  decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or

 

12  transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased

 

13  or decreased tax.

 

14        (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:

 

 

15	List Price                                               Tax
16	$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    36.00
17	More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    40.00
18	More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    46.00
19	More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    52.00
20	More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    58.00
21	More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    64.00
22	More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    70.00
23	More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    76.00
24	More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    82.00
25	More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    88.00
26	More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    94.00
27	More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $   100.00

1	More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $   106.00
2	More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $   112.00
3	More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $   118.00
4	More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   124.00
5	More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.............    $   130.00
6	More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.............    $   136.00
7	More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............    $   142.00
8	More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.............    $   148.00
9	More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.............    $   154.00
10	More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............    $   160.00
11	More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00.............    $   166.00
12	More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00.............    $   172.00
13	More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.............    $   178.00

 

 

14        More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by

 

15  $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00

 

16  increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or

 

17  decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or

 

18  transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased

 

19  or decreased tax.

 

20        (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed

 

21  under subparagraph (i) or, beginning on January 1, 2019,

 

22  subparagraph (v).

 

23        (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed

 

24  under subparagraph (ii) or, beginning on January 1, 2019,

 

25  subparagraph (v).

 

26        (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the

 

27  tax assessed under subparagraph (iii) or, beginning on January 1,

 

 1  2019, subparagraph (v).

 

 2        (v) Beginning on January 1, 2019, according to the following

 

 3  schedule based on the vehicle's list price:

 

 4        (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:

 

 

5	List Price                                               Tax
6	$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    30.00
7	More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    33.00
8	More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    38.00
9	More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    43.00
10	More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    48.00
11	More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    53.00
12	More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    58.00
13	More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    63.00
14	More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    68.00
15	More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    73.00
16	More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    78.00
17	More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $    83.00
18	More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $    88.00
19	More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $    93.00
20	More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $    98.00
21	More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   103.00
22	More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.............    $   108.00
23	More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.............    $   113.00
24	More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............    $   118.00
25	More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.............    $   123.00
26	More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.............    $   128.00
27	More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............    $   133.00
28	More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00.............    $   138.00

1	More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00.............    $   143.00
2	More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.............    $   148.00

 

 

 3        More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by

 

 4  $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00

 

 5  increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or

 

 6  decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or

 

 7  transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased

 

 8  or decreased tax.

 

 9        (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:

 

 

10	List Price                                               Tax
11	$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    36.00
12	More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    40.00
13	More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    46.00
14	More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    52.00
15	More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    58.00
16	More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    64.00
17	More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    70.00
18	More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    76.00
19	More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    82.00
20	More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    88.00
21	More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    94.00
22	More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $   100.00
23	More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $   106.00
24	More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $   112.00
25	More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $   118.00
26	More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   124.00
27	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        For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that

 

16  has been previously registered by a person other than the person

 

17  applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a

 

18  subsequent model year that has been previously registered in

 

19  another state or country and is registered for the first time in

 

20  this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by

 

21  subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year

 

22  for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a

 

23  negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the

 

24  result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,

 

25  third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A passenger

 

26  motor vehicle that has been modified with a permanently installed

 

27  wheelchair lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand

 

 1  controls and that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair

 

 2  or by an individual who transports a member of his or her

 

 3  household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates

 

 4  are issued under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of

 

 5  50% of the tax provided for in this subdivision. As used in this

 

 6  subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a

 

 7  permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and

 

 8  gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.

 

 9        (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.

 

10        (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this

 

11  act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure

 

12  shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the

 

13  computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and

 

14  shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the

 

15  computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,

 

16  unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state

 

17  may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle

 

18  fully equipped for the use for which the registration application

 

19  is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not

 

20  satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual

 

21  weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under

 

22  subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a

 

23  scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time

 

24  the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not

 

25  necessary if there is presented with the application a

 

26  registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face

 

27  the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary

 

 1  of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant

 

 2  that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle

 

 3  that has increased the weight and that the previous registered

 

 4  weight is the true weight.

 

 5        (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from

 

 6  paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on

 

 7  the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is

 

 8  exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.

 

 9        (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an

 

10  empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)

 

11  and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),

 

12  (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:

 

13        (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the

 

14  traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a

 

15  and used to regulate highway safety.

 

16        (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the

 

17  transportation administration collection fund created in section

 

18  810b.

 

19        (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a

 

20  tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the

 

21  secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the

 

22  registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late

 

23  fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration

 

24  date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the

 

25  regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that

 

26  registration shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee

 

27  collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the

 

 1  general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee

 

 2  collected under this subsection if all of the following are

 

 3  satisfied:

 

 4        (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for

 

 5  the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for

 

 6  the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent

 

 7  registration and the date of application for the renewal.

 

 8        (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of

 

 9  state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of

 

10  application for the renewal.

 

11        (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this

 

12  section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under

 

13  section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority

 

14  created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,

 

15  MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as

 

16  provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of

 

17  1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of

 

18  state under this subsection shall be based upon an established

 

19  cost allocation methodology.

 

20        (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.

 

21        (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed

 

22  under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is

 

23  increased as follows:

 

24        (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the

 

25  registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a

 

26  vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00

 

27  for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As

 

 1  used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric

 

 2  vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part

 

 3  by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at

 

 4  least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,

 

 5  diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

 

 6        (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the

 

 7  registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a

 

 8  vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00

 

 9  for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As

 

10  used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid

 

11  electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by

 

12  electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,

 

13  diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

 

14        (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline

 

15  imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,

 

16  MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the

 

17  secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under

 

18  subsection (7) as follows:

 

19        (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent

 

20  above 19 cents per gallon.

 

21        (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent

 

22  above 19 cents per gallon.

 

23        (9) As used in this section:

 

24        (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section

 

25  151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.

 

26        (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of

 

27  the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.

 

 1        (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of

 

 2  the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.

 

 3        (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1

 

 4  of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and

 

 5  includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of

 

 6  the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to

 

 7  the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under

 

 8  section 251.

 

 9        (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base

 

10  list price as published by the secretary of state, or the

 

11  manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label

 

12  required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the

 

13  secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle

 

14  published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that

 

15  vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the

 

16  manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the

 

17  sources described in this subdivision.

 

18        (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by

 

19  the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle

 

20  being registered.

 

21        Sec. 802. (1) For a special registration issued under

 

22  section 226(8), the registrant shall pay 1/2 the tax imposed

 

23  under section 801 and a service fee of $10.00.

 

24        (2) For all commercial vehicles registered after August 31

 

25  for the period expiring the last day of February, the secretary

 

26  of state shall collect a tax of 1/2 the rate otherwise imposed

 

27  under this act. This subsection does not apply to vehicles

 

 1  registered by manufacturers or dealers under sections 244 to 247.

 

 2        (3) For each special registration under section 226(9), the

 

 3  secretary of state shall collect a service fee of $10.00.

 

 4        (4) For temporary registration plates or markers under

 

 5  section 226a(1), the secretary of state shall collect a service

 

 6  fee in an amount determined by the secretary of state to reflect

 

 7  the actual cost of administering the temporary registration

 

 8  plates and markers program, or in the amount of $4.00 per plate

 

 9  or marker, whichever is less.

 

10        (5) For a temporary registration under section 226b, the fee

 

11  shall be either of the following:

 

12        (a) For a 30-day temporary registration, 1/10 of the tax

 

13  prescribed under section 801 or $20.00, whichever is greater, and

 

14  an additional $10.00 service fee.

 

15        (b) For a 60-day temporary registration, 1/5 of the tax

 

16  prescribed under section 801 or $40.00, whichever is greater, and

 

17  an additional $10.00 service fee.

 

18        (6) For registration plates as provided for in section

 

19  226a(5), (6), and (7), the secretary of state shall collect a

 

20  service fee of $40.00 for 2 registration plates and $20.00 for

 

21  each additional registration plate.

 

22        (7) For special registrations issued for special mobile

 

23  equipment as provided in section 216(d), the secretary of state

 

24  shall collect a service fee of $15.00 each for the first 3

 

25  special registrations, and $5.00 for each special registration

 

26  issued in excess of the first 3.

 

27        (8) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a

 

 1  registration valid for 3 months for use on a vehicle with an

 

 2  elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater on the payment

 

 3  of 1/4 the tax provided in section 801(1)(k) and a service fee of

 

 4  $10.00.

 

 5        (9) Upon application to the secretary of state, an owner of

 

 6  a truck, truck tractor, or road tractor that is used exclusively

 

 7  for the purpose of gratuitously transporting farm crops or

 

 8  livestock bedding between the field where produced and the place

 

 9  of storage, feed from on-farm storage to an on-farm feeding site,

 

10  or fertilizer, seed, or spray material from the farm location to

 

11  the field may obtain a special registration. The service fee for

 

12  each special registration issued under this subsection is $20.00.

 

13  The special registration is valid for a period of up to 12 months

 

14  and expires on December 31. As used in this subsection:

 

15        (a) "Feed" means hay or silage.

 

16        (b) "Livestock bedding" means straw, sawdust, or sand.

 

17        (10) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a

 

18  special registration valid for 3 or more months for a road

 

19  tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer, if the motor

 

20  vehicle is used exclusively in connection with the farmer's

 

21  farming operations or for the transportation of the farmer and

 

22  the farmer's family and not used for hire. The fee for the

 

23  registration is 1/10 of the tax provided in section 801(1)(c)

 

24  times the number of months for which the special registration is

 

25  requested and, in addition, a service fee of $10.00. The

 

26  secretary of state shall not issue a special registration for a

 

27  motor vehicle for which the tax under section 801(1)(c) would be

 

 1  less than $50.00. The department shall not issue a registration

 

 2  under this subsection unless the applicant provides a

 

 3  certification in a format approved by the department that the

 

 4  applicant's exclusive use of the vehicle shall be limited to the

 

 5  use described in this subsection.

 

 6        (11) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a

 

 7  registration valid for 3 months or more for use on a vehicle with

 

 8  an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater. The fee for

 

 9  the registration shall be 1/12 of the tax provided in section

 

10  801(1)(k), times the number of months for which the special

 

11  registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of

 

12  $10.00.

 

13        (12) The secretary of state shall deposit the service fees

 

14  collected under subsections (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8),

 

15  (9), (10), and (11) in the transportation administration

 

16  collection fund created in section 810b through October 1, 2019.

 

17        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

18  after the date it is enacted into law.