HB-4630, As Passed House, May 8, 2014
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4630
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.
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
1 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed
2 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
3 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
4 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
5 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
6 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
7 to the following schedule of empty weights:
8 Empty weights Tax
9 0 to 3,000 pounds............................. $ 29.00
10 3,001 to 3,500 pounds......................... 32.00
11 3,501 to 4,000 pounds......................... 37.00
12 4,001 to 4,500 pounds......................... 43.00
13 4,501 to 5,000 pounds......................... 47.00
14 5,001 to 5,500 pounds......................... 52.00
15 5,501 to 6,000 pounds......................... 57.00
16 6,001 to 6,500 pounds......................... 62.00
17 6,501 to 7,000 pounds......................... 67.00
18 7,001 to 7,500 pounds......................... 71.00
19 7,501 to 8,000 pounds......................... 77.00
20 8,001 to 8,500 pounds......................... 81.00
21 8,501 to 9,000 pounds......................... 86.00
22 9,001 to 9,500 pounds......................... 91.00
23 9,501 to 10,000 pounds........................ 95.00
24 over 10,000 pounds............... $ 0.90 per 100 pounds
25 of empty weight
26 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
27 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
28 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
1 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
2 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
3 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
4 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
5 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
6 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
7 of commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
8 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
9 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
10 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
11 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
12 this subdivision.
13 (a) (b) For
a trailer coach that weighs 8,000
pounds or more
14 and that is attached to a motor vehicle, the tax shall be
15 assessed as provided in subdivision (l). (i).
A trailer coach not
16 under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located on
17 land otherwise assessable as real property under the general
18 property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if the
19 trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether or
20 not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
21 property taxes.
22 (b) (c) For Except
as otherwise provided in this
23 subdivision, for a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
24 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
25 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
26 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
27 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the
1 transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not
2 used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the
3 road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,
4 modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
5 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
6 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
7 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
8 under this act. This subdivision does not apply to a road
9 tractor, modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor
10 that weighs less than 8,000 pounds.
11 (c) (d) For Except
as otherwise provided in this
12 subdivision, for a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by
13 a wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
14 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
15 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
16 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
17 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
18 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
19 regular expiration date of the registration. This subdivision
20 does not apply to a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor that
21 weighs less than 8,000 pounds. As used in this subdivision:
22 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
23 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
24 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
25 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
26 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
27 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
1 following:
2 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
3 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
4 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
5 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
6 processor, chipper, or saw table.
7 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
8 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
9 skidder, or cable skidder.
10 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
11 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
12 loader, or forklift.
13 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
14 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
15 maintaining harvest site roads.
16 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
17 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
18 firewood for a profit making venture.
19 (d) (e) For Except
as otherwise provided in this
20 subdivision, for a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a
21 licensed funeral director in the general conduct of the
22 licensee's funeral business, including a hearse or ambulance
23 whose owner is engaged in the business of leasing or renting the
24 hearse or ambulance to others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty
25 weight of the hearse or ambulance. This subdivision does not
26 apply to a hearse or ambulance that weighs less than 8,000
27 pounds.
1 (e) (f) For
a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a
2 state institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated,
3 nonprofit volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit
4 college or university, $5.00 per plate, if the vehicle is
5 designated by proper signs showing the entity or organization
6 operating the vehicle. A registration plate issued under this
7 subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
8 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
9 secretary of state.
10 (f) (g) For Except
as otherwise provided in this
11 subdivision, 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 for a motor vehicle owned
and
17 operated by a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station
18 wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor
19 vehicle is designated by proper signs showing the organization
20 operating the vehicle; for a vehicle owned by a nonprofit
21 organization and used to transport equipment for providing
22 dialysis treatment to children at camp; for a vehicle owned by
23 the civil air patrol, as organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307,
24 $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is designated by a proper sign
25 showing the civil air patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and
26 operated by a nonprofit veterans center; for a vehicle owned and
27 operated by a nonprofit recycling center or a federally
1 recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a motor
2 vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's body
3 that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used
4 exclusively in parades and civic events; or for an emergency
5 support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and
6 operated by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable
7 organization, $10.00 per plate. This subdivision does not apply
8 to a vehicle that weighs less than 8,000 pounds.
9 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
10 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
11 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
12 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
13 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
14 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
15 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
16 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
17 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
18 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
19 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
20 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
21 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
22 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
23 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
24 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
25 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
26 the empty weight of the truck.
27 (g) (j) For
each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and
1 not used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck
2 weighing 8,000 pounds or more and used to tow a trailer for
3 recreational purposes only and not involved in a profit making
4 venture , and
for each vehicle weighing 8,000
pounds or more and
5 designed and used to tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except
6 as provided in subdivision (b), (a), $38.00 or an amount
computed
7 according to the following schedule of empty weights, whichever
8 is greater:
9 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
10 0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40
11 2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76
12 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
13 6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72
14
8,001 8,000 to 10,000 pounds................... 3.25
15 10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77
16 15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39
17 If the tax required under subdivision (p) (m) for
a vehicle
18 of the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle
19 for which registration is sought under this subdivision is more
20 than the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
21 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
22 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
23 (p) (m) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same
list
24 price.
25 (h) (k) For
each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing
26 a trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
27 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor, or truck tractor,
1 except as provided in subdivision (j) (g) according
to the
2 following schedule of elected gross weights:
3 Elected gross weight Tax
4
0 to 24,000 26,000 pounds....................... $ 491.00
5
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00
6 26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00
7 28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00
8 32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00
9 36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00
10 42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00
11 48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00
12 54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00
13 60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00
14 66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00
15 72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00
16 80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00
17 90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00
18 100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00
19 115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00
20 130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00
21 145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00
22 over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00
23 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
24 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
25 be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951 PA
26 51, MCL 247.675.
27 If a truck or road tractor without trailer is leased from an
28 individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person, firm, or
1 corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the tax
2 prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road
3 tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
4 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
5 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
6 (i) (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach,
or
7 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
8 schedule of empty weights:
9 Empty weights Tax
10 0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00
11 2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00
12 10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00
13 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
14 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
15 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
16 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
17 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
18 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
19 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
20 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
21 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
22 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
23 (j) (m) For
each commercial vehicle that
weighs more than
24 8,000 pounds and is used for the transportation of passengers for
25 hire except for a vehicle for which a payment is made under 1960
26 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the following schedule
1 of empty weights:
2 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
3 0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76
4 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
5 6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72
6 10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25
7 (k) (n) For
each motorcycle, $23.00.
8 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
9 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
10 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
11 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
12 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
13 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
14 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
15 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
16 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
17 of commerce or its successor agency.
18 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
19 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
20 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
21 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
22 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
23 1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a
24 motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used
25 only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as
26 provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
1 (l) (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 8,000 pounds
or more,
2 road tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van
3 or part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
4 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
5 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
6 weights in subdivision (k) (h) as modified by the
operation of
7 that subdivision.
8 (m) (p) After
September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle that
9 weighs less than 8,000 pounds and is of the 1984 or a subsequent
10 model year as shown on the application required under section 217
11 that has not been previously subject to the tax rates of this
12 section and that is of the motor vehicle category otherwise
13 subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision (a), and
14 each low-speed vehicle according to the following schedule based
15 upon registration periods of 12 months:
16 (i) Except as otherwise
provided in this subdivision, for the
17 first any registration that is not and for a
transfer
18 registration under section 809, and for the first registration
19 after a transfer registration under section 809, according to the
20 following schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
21 List Price Tax
22 $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00
23 More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00
24 More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00
25 More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00
26 More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00
27 More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00
1 More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00
2 More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00
3 More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00
4 More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00
5 More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00
6 More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00
7 More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00
8 More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00
9 More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00
10 More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00
11 More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00
12 More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00
13 More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00
14 More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00
15 More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00
16 More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00
17 More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00
18 More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00
19 More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00
20 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
21 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
22 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
23 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
24 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
25 or decreased tax.
26 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
27 under subparagraph (i).
28 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
29 under subparagraph (ii).
1 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
2 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
3 (v) For each vehicle that weighs 8,000 pounds or less of the
4 1983 or a previous model year, the tax shall be assessed
5 according to the following schedule of empty weights:
6 Empty weights Tax
7 0 to 4,000 pounds................................. $ 50.00
8 4,001 to 8,000 pounds............................. 75.00
9 For a vehicle that weighs less than 8,000 pounds and is of
10 the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has been previously
11 registered by a person other than the person applying for
12 registration or for a vehicle that weighs less than 8,000 pounds
13 and is of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has been
14 previously registered in another state or country and is
15 registered for the first time in this state, the tax under this
16 subdivision shall be determined by subtracting the model year of
17 the vehicle from the calendar year for which the registration is
18 sought. If the result is zero or a negative figure, the first
19 registration tax shall be paid. If the result is 1, 2, or 3 or
20 more, then, respectively, the second, third, or subsequent
21 registration tax shall be paid. A van that is owned by an
22 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
23 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
24 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
25 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
26 this subdivision.A
passenger motor vehicle that has been modified
1 with a permanently installed wheelchair lift mechanism and that
2 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
3 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
4 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
5 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
6 tax provided for in this subdivision.
7 (n) (q) For
a wrecker, $200.00.commercial
vehicle not
8 otherwise subject to tax under this subsection, according to the
9 following schedule of empty weights:
10 Empty weights Tax
11 8,001 to 18,000 pounds.......................... $ 400.00
12 18,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 590.00
13 (o) (r) When
the secretary of state computes a tax under
14 this act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar
15 figure 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 The secretary
of
20 state may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the
21 vehicle fully equipped for the use for which the registration
22 application is made. If the weight of the vehicle is not
23 correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state
24 shall determine the actual weight. Each application Where
25 applicable, an applicant for registration of a commercial vehicle
26 under subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached attach
a scale
1
weight receipt to the application. a
scale weight receipt of the
2 vehicle fully equipped as of the time the application is made.
3 The scale weight receipt is not necessary if there is presented
4 the applicant presents with the application a registration
5 receipt of the previous year that shows on its face the weight of
6 the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary of state and
7 that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant that there
8 has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle that has
9 increased the weight and that the previous registered weight is
10 the true weight.
11 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act exempt
12 from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond under
13 this act, except on the specified number of motor vehicles
14 registered. A dealer is exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on
15 vehicles in stock or bond.
16 (3) Until October 1, 2015, the tax for a vehicle with an
17 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
18
this section and the taxes imposed
under subsection (1)(c),
19
(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (i),
(j), (m), (o), (g), (j), (l), and
20 (p) (m) are each increased as follows:
21 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
22 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
23 and used to regulate highway safety.
24 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
25 transportation administration collection fund created in section
26 810b.
27 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
1 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
2 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
3 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
4 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
5 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
6 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
7 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
8 deposited into the general Michigan transportation fund created
9 in section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.
10 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
11 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
12 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
13 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
14 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
15 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
16 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
17 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
18 cost allocation methodology.
19 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
20 (7) As used in this section:
21 (a) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
22 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
23 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
24 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
25 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
26 section 251.
27 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
1 list price as annually published by the secretary of state, or
2 the manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
3 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
4 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
5 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
6 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
7 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
8 sources described in this subdivision.
9 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
10 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
11 being registered.
12 Sec. 802. (1) For a special registration issued as provided
13 for in under section 226(8), there the applicant shall be paid
14 pay 1/2 the tax imposed under section 801 and in addition a
15 service fee of $10.00.
16 (2) For all commercial vehicles registered after August 31
17 for the period expiring the last day of February, the secretary
18 of state shall collect a tax of 1/2 the rate otherwise imposed
19 under this act. shall be collected. This subsection does not
20 apply to vehicles registered by manufacturers or dealers under
21 sections 244 to 247.
22 (3) For each special registration as provided for in section
23 226(9), the secretary of state shall collect a service fee of
24 $10.00. shall be collected.
25 (4) For temporary registration plates or markers as provided
26 for in section 226a(1), the secretary of state shall collect a
27 service fee of $5.00 for each group of 5 of those temporary
1 registration plates or markers. shall be collected.
2 (5) For a temporary registration as provided in section
3 226b, the fee shall be either of the following:
4 (a) For a 30-day temporary registration, 1/10 of the tax
5 prescribed under section 801 or $20.00, whichever is greater, and
6 an additional $10.00 service fee.
7 (b) For a 60-day temporary registration, 1/5 of the tax
8 prescribed under section 801 or $40.00, whichever is greater, and
9 an additional $10.00 service fee.
10 (6) For registration plates as provided for in section
11 226a(5), (6), and (7), the secretary of state shall collect a
12 service fee of $40.00 for 2 registration plates and $20.00 for
13 each additional registration plate. shall be collected.
14 (7) For special registrations issued for special mobile
15 equipment as provided in section 216(d), the secretary of state
16 shall collect a service fee of $15.00 each for the first 3
17 special registrations, and $5.00 for each special registration
18 issued in excess of the first 3. shall be collected.
19 (8) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
20 registration valid for 3 months for use on a vehicle with an
21 elected gross weight of 24,000 26,000 pounds or greater on
the
22 payment of 1/4 the tax provided in section 801(1)(k) 801(1)(h)
23 and in addition a service fee of $10.00.
24 (9) Upon application to the secretary of state, an owner of
25 a truck, truck tractor, or road tractor that weighs 8,000 pounds
26 or more and that is used exclusively for the purpose of
27 gratuitously transporting farm crops or livestock bedding between
1 the field where produced and the place of storage, feed from on-
2 farm storage to an on-farm feeding site, or fertilizer, seed, or
3 spray material from the farm location to the field may obtain a
4 special registration. The service fee for each special
5 registration issued under this subsection shall be $20.00. The
6 special registration shall be valid for a period of up to 12
7 months and shall expire on December 31. This subsection does not
8 apply to a vehicle that weighs less than 8,000 pounds. As used in
9 this subsection:
10 (a) "Feed" means hay or silage.
11 (b) "Livestock bedding" means straw, sawdust, or sand.
12 (10) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
13 special registration valid for 3 or more months for a road
14 tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer, if the motor
15 vehicle is used exclusively in connection with the farmer's
16 farming operations or for the transportation of the farmer and
17 the farmer's family and not used for hire. The fee for the
18 registration shall be 1/10 of the tax provided in section
19 801(1)(c) 801(1)(b) times the number of months for which the
20 special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee
21 of $10.00. No The
secretary of state shall not issue a special
22 registration shall be issued for a motor vehicle for which the
23 tax under section 801(1)(c) 801(1)(b) would be less than
$50.00.
24 (11) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
25 registration valid for 3 months or more for use on a vehicle with
26 an elected gross weight of 24,000 26,000 pounds or greater.
The
27 fee for the registration shall be 1/12 of the tax provided in
1 section 801(1)(k), 801(1)(h),
times the number of months for
2 which the special registration is requested, and ,
in addition, a
3 service fee of $10.00.
4 (12) The service fees collected under subsections (1), (3),
5 (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) shall be deposited
6 in the transportation administration collection fund created in
7 section 810b. through October 1, 2015.
8 Sec. 803. (1) The Except
as otherwise provided in subsection
9 (2), the secretary of state shall charge a $10.00 fee for each
10 special plate issued under section 244. The secretary of state
11 shall determine the number of special plates reasonably needed by
12 a manufacturer, transporter, or dealer.
13 (2) The secretary of state shall charge a $100.00 fee for
14 the first 2 special plates issued to a dealer under section 244.
15 For a third and each additional special plate issued to a dealer
16 under section 244, the secretary of state shall charge a $10.00
17 fee.
18 Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1
19 personalized vehicle registration plate that shall be used on the
20 passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van, motor
21 home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the plate
22 is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized Except as
23 provided in subsection (2), personalized plates shall bear
24 letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. The
25 secretary of state shall not issue a letter combination that
26 might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency.
27 The personalized plates shall be made of the same material as
1 standard plates. Personalized plates shall not be a duplication
2 of another registration plate.
3 (2) The secretary of state may issue a personalized vehicle
4 registration plate inscribed with the official amateur radio call
5 letters of the applicant as assigned by the federal
6 communications commission to an applicant who holds an unexpired
7 technician, general, conditional, advanced, or extra class
8 amateur radio license issued by the federal communications
9 commission. An applicant for a personalized vehicle registration
10 plate under this subsection shall prove to the satisfaction of
11 the secretary of state that he or she holds an unexpired amateur
12 radio license.
13 (3) (2) An
application for a personalized registration plate
14 shall be submitted to the secretary of state under section 217.
15 Application for an original personalized registration plate shall
16 be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for the
17 first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month of
18 the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle
19 registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be
20 obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying
21 an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate
22 service fees shall be deposited in the transportation
23 administration collection fund created in section 810b. through
24 October 1, 2015. Application
for the renewal of a personalized
25 registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service
26 fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular vehicle registration
27 fee. The service fee shall be credited to the Michigan
1 transportation fund established under, and shall be allocated as
2 prescribed under, section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The
3 amount allocated to the state trunk line fund established under
4 section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661, shall be used by the state
5 transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
6 roads and rights of way.
7 (4) (3) The
expiration date for a personalized registration
8 plate shall be as prescribed under section 226. Upon the issuance
9 or renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of
10 state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of
11 expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration
12 plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for
13 the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the plate.
14 Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a
15 new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate is
16 illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration fee
17 for an original personalized registration plate.
18 (5) (4) The
sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
19 letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to
20 a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom
21 the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date
22 of the plate.
23 (6) (5) An
applicant who applies for a registration plate
24 under section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o is
25 eligible to request, and the secretary of state may issue, the
26 registration plate with a sequence of letters and numbers
27 otherwise authorized under this section.
1 (7) (6) The
secretary of state may issue a temporary permit
2 to a person who has submitted an application and the proper fees
3 for a personalized registration plate if the applicant's vehicle
4 registration may expire prior to receipt of expires before the
5 applicant receives his or her personalized registration plate.
6 The temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60
7 days after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be
8 issued without a fee.
9 Sec. 803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war or a
10 person whose spouse has been a prisoner of war may make
11 application apply to the secretary of state for a special
12 registration plate that shall be inscribed with special
13 identification numbers preceded by the letters "EX-POW" and shall
14 have the words
"ex-prisoner of war" inscribed beneath the
15 registration number.
16 (2) A person who was a member of the armed services during
17 World War I may make application to the secretary of state for a
18 special registration plate, that shall be inscribed with special
19 identification numbers preceded by the letters "WWI" and
shall
20 have the words "World War I veteran" inscribed beneath the
21 registration number.
22 (2) (3) A
person who was a member of the armed services
23 during 1941, stationed at a United States military or naval
24 establishment at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who
25 survived the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
26 may make application apply
to the secretary of state for a
27 special registration plate
, that shall be inscribed with special
1 identification numbers and shall have the words "Pearl
Harbor
2 survivor" inscribed beneath the registration number.
3 (3) (4) A
person who is a recipient of the purple heart
4 medal may make application apply to the secretary of
state for a
5 special registration plate that shall be inscribed with special
6 identification numbers and shall have the words "combat
wounded
7 veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. In
addition,
8 the special registration plate described under this subsection
9 shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official purple heart
10 medal.
11 (4) A person who is a recipient of the congressional medal
12 of honor may apply to the secretary of state for a special
13 registration plate inscribed with special identification numbers
14 and the words "congressional medal of honor" beneath the
15 registration number.
16 (5) Application for a special registration plate shall be on
17 a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be
18 accompanied by any proof of the applicant having been a prisoner
19 of war, World War I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, recipient of
20 the purple heart medal, or recipient of the congressional medal
21
of honor that the secretary of state may
require. requires.
22 Application for a "Gold Star Family" special registration plate
23 described in subsection (9) shall be on a form prescribed by the
24 secretary of state and shall be accompanied by any proof of the
25 applicant having been a gold star family member that the
26 secretary of state may require. The application for a special
27 registration plate shall also be accompanied with payment of a
1 $5.00 service fee.
2 (6) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service
3 fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special
4 registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger
5 vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application applies
6 for a special registration plate under this section and who makes
7 payment of pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab for
8 persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or
9 her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall
10 require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as
11 is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under
12 section 675. One person in any household is entitled to 1 special
13 registration plate issued under subsection (1) or (4) that is
14 exempt from payment of the tax provided in section 801. The
15 person who is issued an additional special registration plate
16 under subsection (1) shall be assessed the applicable tax
17 provided for in section 801. A person who is issued 1 or more
18 special registration plates under subsection (2), (3), (4), or
19 (9) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.
20 (7) The use of a special registration plate on a vehicle
21 other than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a
22 person who does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.
23 (8) The special registration plate issued under this section
24 expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which
25 new plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for
26 renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied by
27 a $5.00 service fee. The applicant is not required to furnish the
1 proof provided in subsection (5).
2 (9) A gold star family member may make application apply to
3 the secretary of state for a special registration plate that
4 shall be inscribed with
special identification numbers preceded
5 by a gold star and shall have the words "Gold Star Family"
6 inscribed beneath the
registration number.
7 (10) As used in this section, "gold star family member"
8 means a person who has had an immediate family member die while
9 serving in the United States armed forces or in forces
10 incorporated as part of the United States armed forces if the
11 immediate family member meets any of the eligibility criteria
12 specified in 10 USC 1126(a)(1) to (3) for a gold star lapel
13 button.
14 Sec. 806. (1) Until October 1, 2015, a A fee
of $10.00 shall
15 accompany each application for a certificate of title required by
16 this act or for a duplicate of a certificate of title. An
17 additional fee of $5.00 shall accompany an application if the
18 applicant requests that the application be given special
19 expeditious treatment. A $3.00 service fee shall be collected, in
20 addition to the other fees collected under this subsection, for
21 each title issued and shall be deposited in the transportation
22 administration collection fund created under section 810b.
23 through October 1, 2015. The
$5.00 expeditious treatment fee
24 collected on and after October 1, 2004 through October 1, 2015
25 under this subsection shall be deposited into the transportation
26 administration collection fund created under section 810b.
27 (2) A fee of $10.00 shall accompany an application for a
1 special identifying number as provided in section 230.
2 (3) In addition to paying the fees required by subsection
3 (1), until December 31, 2015, each person who applies for a
4 certificate of title, a salvage vehicle certificate of title, or
5 a scrap certificate of title under this act shall pay a tire
6 disposal surcharge of $1.50 for each certificate of title or
7 duplicate of a certificate of title that person receives. The
8 secretary of state shall deposit money received under this
9 subsection into the scrap tire regulatory fund created in section
10 16908 of the natural resources and environmental protection act,
11 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.16908.
12 Sec. 809. (1) An application for transfer of registration
13 from a motor vehicle subject to section 801(1)(a) 801 to
another
14 motor vehicle subject to that section shall be accompanied by a
15 fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the 12-month
16 registration is transferred from a passenger vehicle to a motor
17 home and if the registration fee
for the motor home vehicle
to
18 which the registration is transferred, for the remainder of the
19
12-month registration period, is
greater than the fee paid upon
20 registration of 12-month
registration fee for the vehicle from
21 which the registration was removed, the registration is being
22 transferred from, then the applicant shall pay the difference in
23 fee shall be paid by the applicant. the registration fees. If
the
24 registration fee for the vehicle the registration is being
25 transferred to is less than that paid for the registration fee of
26 the vehicle from which the plates were plate was removed, the
27 difference in registration fees shall not be refunded. The fees
1 required by this subsection shall be considered to include all
2 fees or charges imposed by this act for the transfer of
3 registration, except those which fees that may be assessed
under
4 section 234.
5 (2) An application for a transfer of registration, other
6 than a transfer described in subsection (1), shall be accompanied
7 by a fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the
8 registration plates are transferred to another vehicle, as
9 provided in section 233, and if the registration plate fee for a
10 12-month registration for the vehicle to which the registration
11 is transferred is greater than the registration plate fee paid
12 upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
13 removed, then the difference shall be paid by the applicant for
14 the new registration. If the fee is less than that paid for
15 registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
16 removed, the difference shall not be refunded.
17 (2) (3) A
transfer of registration fee collected under this
18 section on and after October 1, 2004 through October 1, 2015
19 shall be deposited into the transportation administration
20 collection fund created under section 810b.
21 Enacting section 1. Sections 217a and 217d of the Michigan
22 vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.217a and 257.217d, are
23 repealed.
24 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act takes effect July 1,
25 2014.