September 22, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Pearce, Denby, Rogers, Lori, Opsommer, Tyler, Ball and Moss and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 226, 801, and 803b (MCL 257.226, 257.801,
and 257.803b), section 226 as amended by 2004 PA 163 and sections
801 and 803b as amended by 2009 PA 99.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 226. (1) A vehicle registration issued by the secretary
2 of state expires on the owner's birthday, unless another
3 expiration date is provided for under this act or unless the
4 registration is for the following vehicles, in which case
5 registration expires on the last day of February:
6 (a) A commercial vehicle except for a commercial vehicle
7 issued a registration under the international registration plan
1 or a pickup truck or van owned by an individual.
2 (b) Except as provided in section 801(1)(l) and except for a
3 trailer or semitrailer issued a registration under the
4 international registration plan, a trailer or semitrailer owned
5 by a business, corporation, or person other than an individual;
6 or a pole trailer.
7 (2) Until February 1, 2005, the expiration date for a
8 registration issued for a motorcycle is March 31. Beginning
9 February 1, 2005, the expiration date for a registration issued
10 for a motorcycle is the motorcycle owner's birthday.
11 (3) The expiration date for a registration bearing the
12 letters "SEN" or "REP" is February 1.
13 (4) In the case of a vehicle owned by a business,
14 corporation, or an owner other than an individual, the secretary
15 of state may assign or reassign the expiration date of the
16 registration.
17 (5) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:
18 (a) After the October 1 immediately preceding the year
19 designated on the registration, issue a registration upon
20 application and payment of the proper fee for a commercial
21 vehicle, other than a pickup or van owned by an individual; or a
22 trailer owned by a business, corporation, or person other than an
23 individual.
24 (b) Beginning 60 days before the expiration date assigned on
25 an international registration plan registration plate, issue a
26 registration under section 801g upon application and payment of
27 the proper apportioned fee for a commercial vehicle engaged in
1 interstate commerce.
2 (c) Beginning 45 days before the owner's birthday and 120
3 days before the expiration date assigned by the secretary of
4 state, issue a registration for a vehicle other than those
5 designated in subsection (1)(a) or (b). However, if an owner
6 whose registration period begins 45 days before his or her
7 birthday will be out of the state during the 45 days immediately
8 preceding expiration of a registration or for other good cause
9 shown cannot apply for a renewal registration within the 45-day
10 period, application for a renewal registration may be made not
11 more than 6 months before expiration.
12 (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
13 secretary of state, upon application and payment of the proper
14 fee, shall issue a registration for a vehicle or a motorcycle to
15 a resident that shall expire on the owner's birthday. If the
16 owner's next birthday is at least 6 months but not more than 12
17 months in the future, the owner shall receive a registration
18 valid until the owner's next birthday. If the owner's next
19 birthday is less than 6 months in the future, the owner shall
20 receive a registration valid until the owner's birthday following
21 the owner's next birthday. The tax required under this act for a
22 registration described in this subsection shall be either of the
23 following:
24 (a) For an original registration, the tax shall bear the
25 same relationship to the tax required under section 801 for a 12-
26 month registration as the length of the registration bears to 12
27 months.
1 (b) For a renewal of a registration, either of the
2 following:
3 (i) For a registration that is for at least 6 months but not
4 more than 12 months, the same amount as for 12 months.
5 (ii) For a renewal of a registration that is for more than 12
6 months, 2 times the amount for 12 months.
7 Partial months shall be considered as whole months in the
8 calculation of the required tax and in the determination of the
9 length of time between the application for a registration and the
10 owner's next birthday. The tax required for that registration
11 shall be rounded off to whole dollars as provided in section 801.
12 (7) A certificate of title shall remain valid until canceled
13 by the secretary of state for cause or upon a transfer of an
14 interest shown on the certificate of title.
15 (8) The secretary of state, upon request, shall issue
16 special registration for commercial vehicles, valid for 6 months
17 after the date of issue, if the full registration fee exceeds
18 $50.00, on the payment of 1/2 the full registration fee and a
19 service charge as enumerated in section 802(1).
20 (9) The secretary of state may issue a special registration
21 for each of the following:
22 (a) A new vehicle purchased or leased outside of this state
23 and delivered in this state to the purchaser or lessee by the
24 manufacturer of that vehicle for removal to a place outside of
25 this state, if a certification is made that the vehicle will be
26 primarily used, stored, and registered outside of this state and
27 will not be returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for
1 use or storage.
2 (b) A vehicle purchased or leased in this state and
3 delivered to the purchaser or lessee by a dealer or by the owner
4 of the vehicle for removal to a place outside of this state, if a
5 certification is made that the vehicle will be primarily used,
6 stored, and registered outside of this state and will not be
7 returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for use or
8 storage.
9 (10) A special registration issued under subsection (9) is
10 valid for not more than 14 days after the date of issuance, and a
11 fee shall be collected for each special registration as provided
12 in section 802(3). The special registration may be in the form
13 determined by the secretary of state. If a dealer makes a retail
14 sale or lease of a vehicle to a purchaser or lessee who is
15 qualified and eligible to obtain a special registration, the
16 dealer shall apply for the special registration for the purchaser
17 or lessee. If a person other than a dealer sells or leases a
18 vehicle to a purchaser or lessee who is qualified and eligible to
19 obtain a special registration, the purchaser or lessee shall
20 appear in person, or by a person exercising the purchaser's or
21 lessee's power of attorney, at an office of the secretary of
22 state and furnish a certification that the person is the bona
23 fide purchaser or lessee or that the person has granted the power
24 of attorney, together with other forms required for the issuance
25 of the special registration and provide the secretary of state
26 with proof that the vehicle is covered by a Michigan no-fault
27 insurance policy issued pursuant to under section
3101 of the
1 insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101, or proof that
2 the vehicle is covered by a policy of insurance issued by an
3 insurer pursuant to under
section 3163 of the insurance code of
4 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3163. The certification required in
5 this subsection shall contain all of the following:
6 (a) The address of the purchaser or lessee.
7 (b) A statement that the vehicle is purchased or leased for
8 registration outside of this state.
9 (c) A statement that the vehicle shall be primarily used,
10 stored, and registered outside of this state.
11 (d) The name of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is to
12 be registered.
13 (e) Other information requested by the secretary of state.
14 (11) Upon request, the secretary of state may issue a
15 registration valid for 6 months after the date of issuance for
16 use on a trailer or semitrailer weighing 1,500 pounds or
less and
17 that is used for recreational purposes, upon payment of 1/2 the
18 full registration fee imposed under section 801(1)(l). This
19 subsection does not apply after October 1, 2003.
20 (11) (12) In
the case of a commercial vehicle, trailer, or
21 semitrailer issued a registration under the international
22 registration plan, the secretary of state in mutual agreement
23 with the owner may assign or reassign the expiration date of the
24 registration. However, the expiration date agreed to shall be
25 either March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31. Renewals
26 expiring on or after September 30, 1993 shall be for a minimum of
27 at least 12 months if there is a change in the established
1 expiration date.
2 (12) (13) The
expiration date for a multiyear registration
3 issued for a leased vehicle shall be the date the lease expires
4 but shall not be for a period longer than 24 months.
5 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
6 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
7 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
8 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
9 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
10 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed
11 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
12 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
13 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
14 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
15 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
16 to the following schedule of empty weights:
17 Empty weights Tax
18 0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00
19 3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00
20 3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00
21 4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00
22 4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00
23 5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00
24 5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00
25 6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00
26 6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00
27 7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00
28 7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00
1 8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00
2 8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00
3 9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00
4 9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00
5 over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds
6 of empty weight
7 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
8 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
9 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
10 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
11 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
12 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
13 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
14 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
15 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
16 of commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
17 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
18 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
19 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
20 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
21 this subdivision.
22 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
23 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
24 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while
25 located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the
26 general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if
27 the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether
1 or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
2 property taxes.
3 (c) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
4 farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming
5 operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment
6 for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not
7 for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the
8 farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds
9 of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If
10 the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is
11 also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is subject to
12 the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the
13 vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate under this
14 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. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
21 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
22 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
23 subdivision:
24 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
25 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
26 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
27 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
1 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
2 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
3 following:
4 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
5 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
6 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
7 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
8 processor, chipper, or saw table.
9 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
10 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
11 skidder, or cable skidder.
12 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
13 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
14 loader, or forklift.
15 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
16 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
17 maintaining harvest site roads.
18 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
19 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
20 firewood for a profit making venture.
21 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
22 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
23 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
24 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
25 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
26 ambulance.
27 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
1 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
2 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
3 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
4 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
5 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
6 secretary of state.
7 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
8 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
9 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
10 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
11 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
12 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
13 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
14 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
15 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
16 vehicle.
17 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
18 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
19 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
20 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
21 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
22 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
23 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
24 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
25 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
26 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
27 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
1 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
2 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
3 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
4 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
5 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
6 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
7 the empty weight of the truck.
8 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
9 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
10 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
11 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
12 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
13 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
14 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
15 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
16 0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40
17 2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76
18 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
19 6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72
20 8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25
21 10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77
22 15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39
23 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
24 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
25 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
26 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
1 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
2 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
3 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
4 price.
5 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
6 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
7 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
8 except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following
9 schedule of elected gross weights:
10 Elected gross weight Tax
11 0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00
12 24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00
13 26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00
14 28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00
15 32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00
16 36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00
17 42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00
18 48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00
19 54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00
20 60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00
21 66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00
22 72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00
23 80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00
24 90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00
25 100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00
26 115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00
27 130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00
28 145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00
29 over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00
1 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
2 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
3 be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951 PA
4 51, MCL 247.675.
5 If a truck or road tractor without trailer is leased from an
6 individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person, firm, or
7 corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the tax
8 prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road
9 tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
10 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
11 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
12 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
13 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
14 schedule of empty weights:
15 Empty weights Tax
16 0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00
17 25.00
18
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00
19 50.00
20
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00
21 75.00
22 The A registration plate issued under this subdivision
23 before January 1, 2011 expires only when the secretary of state
24 reissues a new registration plate for all trailers. For a vehicle
25 with an empty weight of 0 to 9,999 pounds, a registration plate
26 issued under this subdivision on or after January 1, 2011 expires
1 3 years after the date of issuance. For a vehicle with an empty
2 weight of 10,000 pounds and over, a registration plate issued
3 under this subdivision on or after January 1, 2011 expires 5
4 years after the date of issuance. Beginning October 1, 2005, if
5 the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
6 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
7 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision before January 1,
8 2011 is not required to pay the tax for that vehicle a second
9 time, but is required to pay only the cost of the reissued plate
10 at the rate provided in section 804(2) for a standard plate. A
11 registration plate issued under this subdivision is
12 nontransferable.
13 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
14 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
15 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
16 following schedule of empty weights:
17 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
18 0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76
19 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
20 6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72
21 10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25
22 (n) For each motorcycle........................ $ 23.00
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
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.
7 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
8 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
9 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
10 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
11 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
12 1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a
13 motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used
14 only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as
15 provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
16 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
17 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
18 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
19 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
20 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
21 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
22 subdivision.
23 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
24 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
25 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
26 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
27 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
1 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
2 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
3 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
4 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
5 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
6 registration under section 809, according to the following
7 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
8 List Price Tax
9 $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00
10 More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00
11 More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00
12 More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00
13 More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00
14 More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00
15 More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00
16 More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00
17 More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00
18 More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00
19 More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00
20 More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00
21 More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00
22 More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00
23 More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00
24 More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00
25 More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00
26 More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00
27 More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00
28 More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00
29 More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00
1 More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00
2 More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00
3 More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00
4 More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00
5 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
6 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
7 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
8 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
9 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
10 or decreased tax.
11 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
12 under subparagraph (i).
13 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
14 under subparagraph (ii).
15 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
16 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
17 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
18 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
19 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
20 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
21 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
22 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
23 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
24 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
25 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
26 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
27 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that
1 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
2 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
3 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
4 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
5 tax provided for in this subdivision.
6 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
7 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
8 section, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar
9 figure shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
10 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
11 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
12 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
13 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
14 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
15 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
16 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
17 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
18 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
19 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
20 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
21 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
22 necessary if there is presented with the application a
23 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
24 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
25 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
26 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
27 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
1 weight is the true weight.
2 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
3 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
4 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
5 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
6 (3) Until October 1, 2011, the tax for a vehicle with an
7 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
8 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
9 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
10 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
11 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
12 and used to regulate highway safety.
13 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
14 transportation administration collection fund created in section
15 810b.
16 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
17 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
18 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
19 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
20 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
21 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
22 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
23 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
24 deposited into the general fund.
25 (5) As used in this section:
26 (a) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
27 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
1 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
2 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
3 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
4 section 251.
5 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
6 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
7 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
8 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
9 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
10 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
11 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
12 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
13 sources described in this subdivision.
14 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
15 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
16 being registered.
17 Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1
18 personalized vehicle registration plate which shall be used on
19 the passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van,
20 motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, pole trailer,
21 semitrailer, or trailer for which the plate is issued instead of
22 a standard plate. Personalized plates shall bear letters and
23 numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. The secretary of
24 state shall not issue a letter combination which that might
carry
25 a connotation offensive to good taste and decency. The
26 personalized plates shall be made of the same material as
27 standard plates. Personalized plates shall not be a duplication
1 of another registration plate.
2 (2) An application for a personalized registration plate
3 shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant according
4 to section 217. Application for an original personalized
5 registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service
6 fee of $8.00 for the first month and of $2.00 per month for each
7 additional month of the registration period in addition to the
8 regular vehicle registration fee. A second duplicate registration
9 plate may be obtained by requesting that option on the
10 application and paying an additional service fee of $5.00. The
11 original and duplicate service fees shall be deposited in the
12 transportation administration collection fund created in section
13 810b through October 1, 2011. Application for the renewal of a
14 personalized registration plate shall be accompanied with payment
15 of a service fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular vehicle
16 registration fee. The service fee shall be credited to the
17 Michigan transportation fund and shall be allocated pursuant
18 according to section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The amount
19 allocated to the state trunk line fund shall be used by the state
20 transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
21 roads and rights of way.
22 (3) The expiration date for a personalized registration
23 plate shall be pursuant according
to section 226. Upon the
24 issuance or renewal of a personalized registration plate, the
25 secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month
26 and year of expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized
27 registration plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab
1 or tabs for the rear plate designating the next expiration date
2 of the plate. Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not
3 issue the owner a new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless
4 the plate is illegible and the owner pays the service fee and
5 registration fee for an original personalized registration plate.
6 (4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
7 letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to
8 a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom
9 the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date
10 of the plate.
11 (5) An applicant who applies for a registration plate under
12 section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o is
13 eligible to request, and the secretary of state may issue, the
14 registration plate with a sequence of letters and numbers
15 otherwise authorized under this section.
16 (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a
17 person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a
18 personalized plate if the applicant's vehicle registration may
19 expire prior to receipt of his or her personalized plate. The
20 temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60 days
21 after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be issued
22 without a fee.