SB-0575, As Passed House, December 13, 2017
SB-0575, As Passed Senate, November 30, 2017
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 575
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 312c and 801 (MCL 257.312c and 257.801), as
amended by 2017 PA 115.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 312c. (1) Every application for a motorcycle
2 endorsement on an operator's or chauffeur's license for operation
3 of motorcycles as provided in section 312a shall be accompanied
4 by the following fees, which shall be in addition to any other
5 original or renewal operator or chauffeur license fee:
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(a) Until January 19, 2018: |
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Original motorcycle endorsement............. $ |
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Renewal of motorcycle endorsement........... $ |
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(b) Beginning January 20, 2018: |
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Original motorcycle endorsement............. $ 16.00 |
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Renewal of motorcycle endorsement........... $ 7.00 |
4 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
5 money received and collected under this section shall be
6 deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general
7 fund. The secretary of state shall refund out of the fees
8 collected to each county or municipality, acting as an examining
9 officer or examining bureau, $3.00 for each applicant examined
10 for a first endorsement to a 3- or 4-year operator's or
11 chauffeur's license, $2.50 for each original endorsement to a 2-
12 year operator's or chauffeur's license, $1.50 for each renewal
13 endorsement to a 2-year operator's or chauffeur's license, and
14 $1.50 for every other applicant examined whose application is not
15 denied, on the condition, however, that the money refunded shall
16 be paid to the county or local treasurer and is appropriated to
17 the county, municipality, or officer or bureau receiving the
18 money for the purpose of carrying out this act. Ten dollars of
19 each original motorcycle endorsement and $3.00 of each renewal
20 motorcycle endorsement shall be placed in a motorcycle safety
21 fund in the state treasury and shall be used only by the
22 secretary of state for the motorcycle safety education program as
23 provided under section 811a, and $2.50 of each original
24 motorcycle endorsement and $2.00 of each renewal motorcycle
25 endorsement shall be placed in the motorcycle safety and
26 education awareness fund created in subsection (3).
Senate Bill No. 575 as amended November 30, 2017
1 (3) The motorcycle safety and education awareness fund is
2 created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may
3 receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into
4 the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
5 fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and
6 earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of
7 the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to
8 the general fund. The state treasurer shall be the administrator
9 of the fund for auditing purposes. The secretary of state shall
10 expend money from the fund for the purpose of creating and
11 maintaining a "look twice —— save a life" program that promotes
12 motorcycle awareness, safety, and education.
13 (4) Beginning on <<October 1>>, 2018 and ending on December 31,
14 2019, the renewal motorcycle endorsement fees provided for in
15 subsection (1)(b) are increased by $2.00. The $2.00 provided for
16 in this subsection shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety
17 fund described in subsection (2).
18 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
19 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
20 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
21 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
22 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
23 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed
24 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
25 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
26 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
27 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
1 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
2 to the following schedule of empty weights:
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Empty weights Tax |
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0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00 |
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3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00 |
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3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00 |
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4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00 |
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4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00 |
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5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00 |
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5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00 |
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6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00 |
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6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00 |
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7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00 |
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7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00 |
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8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00 |
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8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00 |
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9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00 |
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9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00 |
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over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds |
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of empty weight |
21 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
22 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
23 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
24 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
25 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
26 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
27 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
1 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
2 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
3 of Commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
4 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
5 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
6 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
7 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
8 this subdivision.
9 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
10 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
11 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while
12 located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the
13 general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if
14 the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether
15 or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
16 property taxes.
17 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
18 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
19 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
20 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
21 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the
22 transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not
23 used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the
24 road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,
25 modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
26 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
27 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
1 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
2 under this act.
3 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
4 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
5 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
6 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
7 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
8 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
9 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
10 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
11 subdivision:
12 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
13 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
14 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
15 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
16 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
17 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
18 following:
19 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
20 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
21 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
22 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
23 processor, chipper, or saw table.
24 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
25 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
26 skidder, or cable skidder.
27 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
1 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
2 loader, or forklift.
3 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
4 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
5 maintaining harvest site roads.
6 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
7 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
8 firewood for a profit making venture.
9 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
10 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
11 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
12 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
13 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
14 ambulance.
15 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
16 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
17 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
18 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
19 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
20 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
21 secretary of state.
22 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
23 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
24 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
25 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
26 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
27 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
1 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
2 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
3 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
4 vehicle.
5 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
6 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
7 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
8 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
9 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
10 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
11 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
12 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
13 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
14 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
15 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
16 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
17 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
18 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
19 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
20 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross,
21 Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
22 the empty weight of the truck.
23 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
24 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
25 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
26 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
27 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
1 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
2 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
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Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
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0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40 |
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2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76 |
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4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
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6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72 |
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8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25 |
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10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77 |
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15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39 |
11 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
12 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
13 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
14 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
15 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
16 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
17 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
18 price.
19 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
20 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
21 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
22 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
23 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
24 schedule of elected gross weights:
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Elected gross weight Tax |
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0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00 |
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24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
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26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00 |
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28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00 |
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32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00 |
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36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00 |
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42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00 |
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48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00 |
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54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00 |
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60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00 |
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66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00 |
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72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00 |
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80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00 |
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90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00 |
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100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00 |
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115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00 |
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130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00 |
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145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00 |
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over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00 |
19 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
20 schedule of elected gross weights:
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Elected gross weight Tax |
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0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00 |
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24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
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26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00 |
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28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00 |
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32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00 |
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36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00 |
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42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00 |
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48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00 |
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54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00 |
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60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00 |
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66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00 |
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72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00 |
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80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00 |
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90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00 |
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100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00 |
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115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00 |
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130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00 |
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145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00 |
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over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00 |
14 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
15 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
16 be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
17 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
18 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
19 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
20 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck
21 tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the
22 lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-
23 operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
24 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
25 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
26 schedule of empty weights:
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Empty weights Tax |
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0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00 |
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2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00 |
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10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00 |
5 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
6 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
7 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
8 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
9 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
10 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
11 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
12 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
13 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
14 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
15 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
16 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
17 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
18 following schedule of empty weights:
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Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
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0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76 |
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4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20 |
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6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72 |
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10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25 |
24 (n) For each motorcycle, $25.00.as follows:
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Until February 18, 2019.............. $ 23.00 |
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Beginning February 19, 2019.......... $ 25.00 |
2 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
3 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
4 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
5 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
6 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
7 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
8 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
9 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
10 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
11 of Commerce or its successor agency.
12 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
13 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
14 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
15 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
16 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
17 1, 1984 and ending on the effective date of the 2017 amendatory
18 act that amended this subdivision, February 18, 2019, $3.00 of
19 each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund
20 in the state treasury and shall be used only for funding the
21 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under
22 sections 312b and 811a. Beginning on the effective date of the
23 2017 amendatory act that amended this subdivision, February 19,
24 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in the
25 motorcycle safety fund and shall be used only for funding the
26 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under
1 sections 312b and 811a.
2 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
3 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
4 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
5 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
6 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
7 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
8 subdivision.
9 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
10 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
11 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
12 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
13 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
14 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
15 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
16 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
17 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
18 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
19 registration under section 809, according to the following
20 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
21 (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:
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List Price Tax |
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$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00 |
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More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00 |
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More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00 |
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More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00 |
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More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00 |
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More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00 |
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More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00 |
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More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00 |
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More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00 |
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More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00 |
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More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00 |
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More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00 |
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More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
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More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00 |
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More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00 |
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More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00 |
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More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00 |
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More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00 |
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More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
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More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00 |
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More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00 |
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More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00 |
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More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00 |
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More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00 |
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More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
21 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
22 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
23 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
24 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
25 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
26 or decreased tax.
27 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
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List Price Tax |
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$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00 |
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More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00 |
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More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00 |
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More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00 |
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More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00 |
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More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00 |
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More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00 |
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More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00 |
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More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00 |
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More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00 |
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More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00 |
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More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00 |
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More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00 |
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More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00 |
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More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00 |
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More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00 |
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More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00 |
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More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00 |
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More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00 |
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More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 148.00 |
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More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00 |
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More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00 |
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More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00 |
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More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00 |
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More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00 |
27 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by
28 $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
1 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
2 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
3 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
4 or decreased tax.
5 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
6 under subparagraph (i).
7 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
8 under subparagraph (ii).
9 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
10 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
11 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
12 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
13 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
14 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
15 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
16 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
17 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
18 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
19 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
20 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
21 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that
22 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
23 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
24 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
25 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
26 tax provided for in this subdivision.
27 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
1 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
2 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
3 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
4 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
5 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
6 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
7 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
8 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
9 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
10 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
11 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
12 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
13 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
14 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
15 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
16 necessary if there is presented with the application a
17 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
18 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
19 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
20 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
21 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
22 weight is the true weight.
23 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
24 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
25 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
26 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
27 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an
1 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
2 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
3 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
4 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
5 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
6 and used to regulate highway safety.
7 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
8 transportation administration collection fund created in section
9 810b.
10 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a
11 tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the
12 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
13 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late
14 fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration
15 date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the
16 regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that
17 registration shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee
18 collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the
19 general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee
20 collected under this subsection if all of the following are
21 satisfied:
22 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for
23 the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for
24 the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
25 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
26 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of
27 state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
1 application for the renewal.
2 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
3 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
4 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
5 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
6 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
7 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
8 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
9 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
10 cost allocation methodology.
11 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
12 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
13 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is
14 increased as follows:
15 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
16 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
17 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
18 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
19 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
20 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part
21 by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at
22 least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,
23 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
24 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
25 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
26 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
27 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
1 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid
2 electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by
3 electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,
4 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
5 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline
6 imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,
7 MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the
8 secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under
9 subsection (7) as follows:
10 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent
11 above 19 cents per gallon.
12 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
13 above 19 cents per gallon.
14 (9) As used in this section:
15 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
16 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
17 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
18 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
19 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of
20 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
21 (d) "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 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
1 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
2 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 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
10 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
11 being registered.
12 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
13 after the date it is enacted into law.