September 19, 2017, Introduced by Senator CASPERSON and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
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 |
5 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
6 money received and collected under this section shall be
7 deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general
8 fund. The secretary of state shall refund out of the fees
9 collected to each county or municipality, acting as an examining
10 officer or examining bureau, $3.00 for each applicant examined
11 for a first endorsement to a 3- or 4-year operator's or
12 chauffeur's license, $2.50 for each original endorsement to a 2-
13 year operator's or chauffeur's license, $1.50 for each renewal
14 endorsement to a 2-year operator's or chauffeur's license, and
15 $1.50 for every other applicant examined whose application is not
16 denied, on the condition, however, that the money refunded shall
17 be paid to the county or local treasurer and is appropriated to
18 the county, municipality, or officer or bureau receiving the
19 money for the purpose of carrying out this act. Ten dollars of
20 each original motorcycle endorsement and $3.00 of each renewal
21 motorcycle endorsement shall be placed in a motorcycle safety
22 fund in the state treasury and shall be used only by the
23 secretary of state for the motorcycle safety education program as
24 provided under section 811a, and $2.50 of each original
25 motorcycle endorsement and $2.00 of each renewal motorcycle
26 endorsement shall be placed in the motorcycle safety and
27 education awareness fund created in subsection (3).
1 (3) The motorcycle safety and education awareness fund is
2 created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may
3 receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into
4 the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
5 fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and
6 earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of
7 the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to
8 the general fund. The state treasurer shall be the administrator
9 of the fund for auditing purposes. The secretary of state shall
10 expend money from the fund for the purpose of creating and
11 maintaining a "look twice —— save a life" program that promotes
12 motorcycle awareness, safety, and education.
13 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
14 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
15 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
16 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
17 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
18 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed
19 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
20 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
21 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
22 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
23 more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
24 to the following schedule of empty weights:
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Empty weights Tax |
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0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 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 |
17 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
18 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
19 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
20 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
21 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
22 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
23 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
24 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
25 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
26 of Commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
27 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
28 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
1 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
2 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
3 this subdivision.
4 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
5 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
6 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while
7 located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the
8 general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if
9 the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether
10 or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real
11 property taxes.
12 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
13 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
14 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
15 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
16 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the
17 transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not
18 used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the
19 road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,
20 modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
21 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
22 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
23 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
24 under this act.
25 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
26 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
27 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
1 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
2 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
3 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
4 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
5 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
6 subdivision:
7 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
8 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
9 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
10 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
11 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
12 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
13 following:
14 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
15 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
16 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
17 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
18 processor, chipper, or saw table.
19 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
20 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
21 skidder, or cable skidder.
22 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
23 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
24 loader, or forklift.
25 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
26 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
27 maintaining harvest site roads.
1 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
2 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
3 firewood for a profit making venture.
4 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
5 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
6 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
7 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
8 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
9 ambulance.
10 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
11 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
12 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
13 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
14 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
15 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
16 secretary of state.
17 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
18 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
19 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
20 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
21 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
22 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
23 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
24 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
25 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
26 vehicle.
27 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
1 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
2 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
3 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
4 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
5 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
6 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
7 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
8 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
9 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
10 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
11 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
12 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
13 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
14 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
15 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross,
16 Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
17 the empty weight of the truck.
18 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
19 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
20 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
21 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
22 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
23 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
24 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 |
6 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
7 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
8 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
9 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
10 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
11 subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision
12 (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list
13 price.
14 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
15 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
16 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
17 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
18 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
19 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 |
13 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
14 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 |
6 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
7 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
8 be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
9 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
10 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
11 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
12 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck
13 tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the
14 lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-
15 operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
16 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
17 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
18 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 |
23 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
24 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
25 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
26 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
1 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
2 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
3 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
4 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
5 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
6 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
7 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
8 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
9 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
10 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 |
16 (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 |
19 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
20 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
21 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
22 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
23 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
24 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
25 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.
4 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
5 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
6 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
7 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
8 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
9 1, 1984 and ending on the effective date of the 2017 amendatory
10 act that amended this subdivision, February 18, 2019, $3.00 of
11 each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund
12 in the state treasury and shall be used only for funding the
13 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under
14 sections 312b and 811a. Beginning on the effective date of the
15 2017 amendatory act that amended this subdivision, February 19,
16 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in the
17 motorcycle safety fund and shall be used only for funding the
18 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under
19 sections 312b and 811a.
20 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
21 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
22 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
23 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
24 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
25 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
26 subdivision.
27 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
1 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
2 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
3 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
4 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
5 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
6 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
7 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
8 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
9 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
10 registration under section 809, according to the following
11 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
12 (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:
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List Price Tax |
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$ 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 |
11 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
12 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
13 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
14 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
15 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
16 or decreased tax.
17 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
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List Price Tax |
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$ 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 |
16 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by
17 $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
18 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
19 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
20 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
21 or decreased tax.
22 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
23 under subparagraph (i).
24 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
25 under subparagraph (ii).
26 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
27 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
1 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
2 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
3 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
4 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
5 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
6 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
7 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
8 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
9 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
10 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
11 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that
12 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
13 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
14 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
15 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
16 tax provided for in this subdivision.
17 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
18 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
19 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
20 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
21 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
22 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
23 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
24 unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state
25 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
26 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
27 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
1 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
2 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
3 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
4 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
5 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
6 necessary if there is presented with the application a
7 registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face
8 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
9 of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
10 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
11 that has increased the weight and that the previous registered
12 weight is the true weight.
13 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from
14 paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on
15 the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
16 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
17 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an
18 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
19 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
20 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) 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) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a
1 tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the
2 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
3 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late
4 fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration
5 date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the
6 regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that
7 registration shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee
8 collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the
9 general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee
10 collected under this subsection if all of the following are
11 satisfied:
12 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for
13 the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for
14 the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
15 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
16 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of
17 state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
18 application for the renewal.
19 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
20 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
21 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
22 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
23 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
24 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
25 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
26 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
27 cost allocation methodology.
1 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
2 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
3 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is
4 increased as follows:
5 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
6 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
7 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
8 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
9 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
10 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part
11 by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at
12 least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,
13 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
14 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
15 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
16 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
17 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
18 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid
19 electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by
20 electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,
21 diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
22 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline
23 imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,
24 MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the
25 secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under
26 subsection (7) as follows:
27 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent
1 above 19 cents per gallon.
2 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
3 above 19 cents per gallon.
4 (9) As used in this section:
5 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
6 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
7 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
8 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
9 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of
10 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
11 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
12 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
13 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
14 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
15 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
16 section 251.
17 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
18 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
19 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
20 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
21 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
22 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
23 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
24 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
25 sources described in this subdivision.
26 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
27 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
1 being registered.
2 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
3 after the date it is enacted into law.