FIRST CONFERENCE REPORT

 

     The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

 

     House Bill No. 4630, entitled

 

            A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 801, 802, 803, 803b, 803e, 806, and 809 (MCL 257.801, 257.802, 257.803, 257.803b, 257.803e, 257.806, and 257.809), section 801 as amended by 2012 PA 498, sections 802, 803b, 806, and 809 as amended by 2011 PA 159, section 803 as amended by 2002 PA 490, and section 803e as amended by 2011 PA 46; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

 

     Recommends:

 

     First:  That the House and Senate agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate, amended to read as follows:

 

(attached)

 

     Second:  That the House and Senate agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain

 

purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date," by amending section 801 (MCL 257.801), as amended by 2012 PA 498.

 

 

 

 

 

_______________________                 ________________________

Jim Stamas                              Arlan B. Meekhof

 

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Rob VerHeulen                           Mike Kowall

 

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Marilyn Lane                            Jim Ananich

 

Conferees for the House                 Conferees for the Senate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 4630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending section 801 (MCL 257.801), as amended by 2012 PA 498.

 

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 479.43; 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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 4  to the following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

5       Empty weights                                          Tax

6       0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$   29.00

7       3,001 to 3,500 pounds..............................    32.00

8       3,501 to 4,000 pounds..............................    37.00

9       4,001 to 4,500 pounds..............................    43.00

10      4,501 to 5,000 pounds..............................    47.00

11      5,001 to 5,500 pounds..............................    52.00

12      5,501 to 6,000 pounds..............................    57.00

13      6,001 to 6,500 pounds..............................    62.00

14      6,501 to 7,000 pounds..............................    67.00

15      7,001 to 7,500 pounds..............................    71.00

16      7,501 to 8,000 pounds..............................    77.00

17      8,001 to 8,500 pounds..............................    81.00

18      8,501 to 9,000 pounds..............................    86.00

19      9,001 to 9,500 pounds..............................    91.00

20      9,501 to 10,000 pounds.............................    95.00

21      over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds

22                                                   of empty weight

 

 

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

 

24  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

25  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

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

 

27  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar

 

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

 

 1  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

 2  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall

 

 3  use the spring preliminary report of the United States department

 

 4  of commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an

 

 5  individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who

 

 6  transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair

 

 7  and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d

 

 8  shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in

 

 9  this subdivision.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

13  located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

17  property taxes.

 

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

 

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

 

20  connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling

 

21  livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

25  road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,

 

26  modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a

 

27  farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is

 

 1  subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm

 

 2  use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate

 

 3  under this act.

 

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

 

 5  wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood

 

 6  harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk

 

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

 

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

 

 9  tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed

 

10  in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the

 

11  regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this

 

12  subdivision:

 

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

 

14  and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the

 

15  harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting

 

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

 

17  whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.

 

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

 

19  following:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

24  processor, chipper, or saw table.

 

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

 

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

 

27  skidder, or cable skidder.

 

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

 

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

 

 3  loader, or forklift.

 

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

 

 5  harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or

 

 6  maintaining harvest site roads.

 

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

 

 8  transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed

 

 9  firewood for a profit making venture.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

15  ambulance.

 

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

 

17  institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

21  registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the

 

22  secretary of state.

 

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

 

24  similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

25  parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 3  carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is

 

 4  designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the

 

 5  vehicle.

 

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

 

 7  to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

13  recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

17  for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies

 

18  and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit

 

19  charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.

 

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

 

21  bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,

 

22  girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of

 

23  the empty weight of the truck.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 3  following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:

 

 

4       Empty weights                               Per 100 pounds

5       0 to 2,500 pounds..............................  $     1.40

6       2,501 to 4,000 pounds..........................        1.76

7       4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20

8       6,001 to 8,000 pounds..........................        2.72

9       8,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        3.25

10      10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................        3.77

11      15,001 pounds and over.........................        4.39

 

 

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

 

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

 

14  which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than

 

15  the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this

 

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

 

17  subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision

 

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

 

19  price.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

23  except as provided in subdivision (j), according to the following

 

24  schedule of elected gross weights:as follows:

 

25        (i) Beginning on March 1, 2016 and ending on February 28,

 

26  2017, according to the following schedule of elected gross

 

27  weights:

 

 

1       Elected gross weight                                    Tax

2       0 to 24,000 pounds...........................  $       491.00

3       24,001 to 26,000 pounds.........................       558.00

4       26,001 to 28,000 pounds.........................       608.00

5       28,001 to 32,000 pounds.........................       715.67

6       32,001 to 36,000 pounds.........................       827.33

7       36,001 to 42,000 pounds.........................       974.00

8       42,001 to 48,000 pounds.........................     1,121.67

9       48,001 to 54,000 pounds.........................     1,268.33

10      54,001 to 60,000 pounds.........................     1,418.00

11      60,001 to 66,000 pounds.........................     1,564.67

12      66,001 to 72,000 pounds.........................     1,712.33

13     72,001 to 80,000 pounds.........................     1,860.00

14      80,001 to 90,000 pounds.........................     2,009.67

15      90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................     2,235.33

16      100,001 to 115,000 pounds.......................     2,473.00

17      115,001 to 130,000 pounds.......................     2,714.67

18      130,001 to 145,000 pounds.......................     2,970.00

19      145,001 to 160,000 pounds.......................     3,227.33

20      over 160,000 pounds.............................     3,450.33

 

 

21        (ii) Beginning on March 1, 2017 and ending on February 28,

 

22  2018, according to the following schedule of elected gross

 

23  weights:

 

 

24      Elected gross weight                                    Tax

25      0 to 24,000 pounds..............................  $    491.00

26      24,001 to 26,000 pounds.........................       558.00

27      26,001 to 28,000 pounds.........................       658.00

28      28,001 to 32,000 pounds.........................       782.33

1       32,001 to 36,000 pounds.........................       910.67

2       36,001 to 42,000 pounds.......................       1,074.00

3       42,001 to 48,000 pounds.........................     1,238.33

4       48,001 to 54,000 pounds.........................     1,401.67

5       54,001 to 60,000 pounds.........................     1,568.00

6       60,001 to 66,000 pounds.........................     1,731.33

7       66,001 to 72,000 pounds.........................     1,895.67

8       72,001 to 80,000 pounds.........................     2,060.00

9       80,001 to 90,000 pounds.........................     2,226.33

10      90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................     2,468.67

11      100,001 to 115,000 pounds.......................     2,723.00

12      115,001 to 130,000 pounds.......................     2,981.33

13      130,001 to 145,000 pounds.......................     3,270.00

14      145,001 to 160,000 pounds.......................     3,560.67

15      over 160,000 pounds.............................     3,783.67

 

 

16        (iii) Beginning on March 1, 2018, according to the following

 

17  schedule of elected gross weights:

 

 

18      Elected gross weight                                    Tax

19      0 to 24,000 pounds......................       $       491.00

20      24,001 to 26,000 pounds.................               558.00

21      26,001 to 28,000 pounds.................         558.00708.00

22      28,001 to 32,000 pounds.................         649.00849.00

23      32,001 to 36,000 pounds.................         744.00994.00

24      36,001 to 42,000 pounds.................       874.001,174.00

25      42,001 to 48,000 pounds.................     1,005.001,355.00

26      48,001 to 54,000 pounds.................     1,135.001,535.00

27      54,001 to 60,000 pounds.................     1,268.001,718.00

28      60,001 to 66,000 pounds.................     1,398.001,898.00

29      66,001 to 72,000 pounds.................     1,529.002,079.00

1       72,001 to 80,000 pounds.................     1,660.002,260.00

2       80,001 to 90,000 pounds.................     1,793.002,443.00

3       90,001 to 100,000 pounds................     2,002.002,702.00

4       100,001 to 115,000 pounds...............     2,223.002,973.00

5       115,001 to 130,000 pounds...............     2,448.003,248.00

6       130,001 to 145,000 pounds...............     2,670.003,570.00

7       145,001 to 160,000 pounds...............     2,894.003,894.00

8       over 160,000 pounds.....................     3,117.004,117.00

 

 

 9        For each commercial vehicle registered under this

 

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

 

11  be expended for the purposes prescribed as provided in section 25

 

12  of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.

 

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

 

14  from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person,

 

15  an individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-

 

16  operator 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the

 

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

 

18  of the lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the

 

19  owner-operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her

 

20  equipment.

 

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

 

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

 

23  schedule of empty weights:

 

 

24      Empty weights                                           Tax

25      0 to 2,499 pounds................................   $   75.00

26      2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................      200.00

27      10,000 pounds and over...........................      300.00

 

 

 1        The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires

 

 2  only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration

 

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

 

 4  secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

10  under this subdivision is nontransferable.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

14  following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

15      Empty weights                                  Per 100 pounds

16      0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $      1.76

17      4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20

18      6,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        2.72

19      10,001 pounds and over.........................        3.25

 

 

20        (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.

 

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

 

22  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

23  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

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

 

25  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar

 

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

 

 2  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

 3  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall

 

 4  use the spring preliminary report of the United States department

 

 5  of commerce or its successor agency.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

11  1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a

 

12  motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used

 

13  only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as

 

14  provided 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 as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the

 

 3  first registration that is not a transfer registration under

 

 4  section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer

 

 5  registration under section 809, according to the following

 

 6  schedule based on the vehicle's list price:

 

 

7       List Price                                               Tax

8       $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    30.00

9       More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    33.00

10      More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    38.00

11      More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    43.00

12      More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    48.00

13      More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    53.00

14      More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    58.00

15      More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    63.00

16      More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    68.00

17      More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    73.00

18      More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    78.00

19      More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $    83.00

20      More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $    88.00

21      More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $    93.00

22      More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $    98.00

23      More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   103.00

24      More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.............    $   108.00

25      More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.............    $   113.00

26      More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............    $   118.00

27      More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.............    $   123.00

28      More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.............    $   128.00

29      More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............    $   133.00

30      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        (ii) For the second registration, Until January 1, 2016, for

 

10  model year 2015 vehicles, 90% of the tax assessed under

 

11  subparagraph (i).

 

12        (iii) For the third registration, Until January 1, 2016, for

 

13  model year 2014 vehicles, 90% of the tax assessed under

 

14  subparagraph (ii).

 

15        (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, Until

 

16  January 1, 2016, for model year 2013 vehicles, 90% of the tax

 

17  assessed under subparagraph (iii).

 

18        The registration tax for a model year 2013 through model

 

19  year 1984 vehicle that had a valid registration on January 1,

 

20  2016 shall be the same as the most recently paid registration tax

 

21  for that vehicle.

 

22        For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that

 

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

 

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

 

25  subsequent model year that has been previously registered in

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 6  third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that

 

 7  is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an

 

 8  individual who transports a member of his or her household who

 

 9  uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued

 

10  under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the

 

11  tax provided for in this subdivision.

 

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 be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the

 

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

 

17  shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when 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 have attached to the application a

 

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

 

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

 

 1  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, 2015, 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 be credited to the

 

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

 

18  and used to regulate highway safety.

 

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

 

20  transportation administration collection fund created in section

 

21  810b.

 

22        (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not

 

23  received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration

 

24  date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall

 

25  collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after

 

26  the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a

 

27  registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the

 

 1  expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late

 

 2  fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be

 

 3  deposited into the general fund.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 7  created under the regional transit authority act, minus necessary

 

 8  collection expenses as provided in section 9 of article IX of the

 

 9  state constitution of 1963. Necessary collection expenses

 

10  incurred by the secretary of state under this subsection shall be

 

11  based upon an established cost allocation methodology.

 

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

 

13        (7) The registration fee imposed under this section for an

 

14  electric vehicle is increased as follows:

 

15        (a) As classified by the secretary of state, if the vehicle

 

16  is of a brand or has been modified to be powered solely or

 

17  predominately by electricity under normal average class operating

 

18  conditions, the registration fee for that vehicle under this

 

19  section is increased by $75.00 for a vehicle with an empty weight

 

20  of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00 for a vehicle with an empty

 

21  weight of more than 8,000 pounds.

 

22        (b) As classified by the secretary of state, if the vehicle

 

23  is of a brand or has been modified to be partially powered, but

 

24  not predominately powered, by electricity under normal average

 

25  class operating conditions, the registration fee for that vehicle

 

26  under this section is increased by $25.00 for a vehicle with an

 

27  empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00 for a vehicle

 

 1  with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds.

 

 2        (8) (7) As used in this section:

 

 3        (a) "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        (b) "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        (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by

 

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

 

20  being registered.

 

21        Enacting section 1. The department shall implement the

 

22  changes made by the amendatory act that added this enacting

 

23  section no later than January 1, 2016.

 

24        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

25  unless                              House Joint Resolution

 

26  UU of the 97th Legislature becomes a

 

27  part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1

 

 1  of article XII of the state constitution of 1963.