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HOUSE BILL NO. 4890

September 03, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Sabo and Hernandez and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending sections 208b, 217a, 232, 801, 802, 803b, 803r, 804, 806, and 809 (MCL 257.208b, 257.217a, 257.232, 257.801, 257.802, 257.803b, 257.803r, 257.804, 257.806, and 257.809), sections 208b, 217a, and 232 as amended by 2015 PA 73, section 801 as amended by 2018 PA 656, section 802 as amended by 2016 PA 425, and sections 803b, 803r, 804, 806, and 809 as amended by 2015 PA 78.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 208b. (1) The secretary of state may provide a commercial

look-up service of records maintained under this act. For each individual record looked up, the secretary of state shall charge a fee specified annually by the legislature, or if the legislature does not specify a fee, a market-based price established by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall process a commercial look-up request only if the request is in a form or format prescribed by the secretary of state. Fees Until October 1, 2023, fees collected under this subsection on and after October 1, 2005 through October 1, 2019 shall must be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b.

(2) A driver education provider shall subscribe to the commercial look-up service maintained by the secretary of state.

(3) A driver education provider shall maintain on its premises the most current copy of all nonpersonal information related to his or her driving record and the driving record of each instructor employed by the driver education provider for review by any prospective customer or the parent or guardian of a prospective customer.

(4) A prospective customer or the parent or guardian of a prospective customer may review a copy of all nonpersonal information related to the driving record of the driver education provider or an instructor employed by the driver education provider.

(5) A driver education provider shall include in its contract with each client, as prescribed by the secretary of state, a notice that nonpersonal information related to the driving record of each individual instructor is available for review by the general public. A driver education provider who fails to include the

information required by this subsection is subject to a fine of not more than $500.00.

(6) Each limo carrier of passengers shall subscribe to the commercial look-up service maintained by the secretary of state.

(7) A person who drives a limousine for hire for a limo carrier of passengers shall maintain a most current copy of all nonpersonal information related to the person's driving record in the limousine available for review by any prospective passenger.

(8) A prospective passenger may review a copy of all nonpersonal information related to the driving record of the driver of a limousine from a limo carrier of passengers or from the driver of the limousine.

(9) The secretary of state shall not provide an entire computerized central file or other file of records maintained under this act to a nongovernmental person or entity, unless the person or entity pays the prescribed fee for each individual record contained within the computerized file.

(10) A driver training school operator who fails to provide the information required to be maintained by this section is subject to a fine of not more than $500.00. Each failure to provide information constitutes a separate offense.

(11) A limo carrier of passengers who fails to provide the information required to be maintained by this section is subject to a fine of not more than $500.00. Each failure to provide information constitutes a separate offense.

(12) The driver of a limousine who fails to provide the information required by this section is subject to a fine of not more than $500.00. Each failure to provide information constitutes a separate offense.

(13) As used in this section:

(a) "Driver education provider" means that term as defined in section 5 of the driver education provider and instructor act, 2006 PA 384, MCL 256.625.

(b) "Limo "Limousine carrier" of passengers" and "limousine" mean those terms as defined in section 3 2 of the limousine, transportation taxicab, and transportation network company act, 1990 PA 271, 2016 PA 345, MCL 257.1903.257.2102.

Sec. 217a. (1) A person who holds an unexpired technician, general, conditional, advanced, or extra class amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission may make application directly to the secretary of state for a registration plate inscribed with the official amateur radio call letters of the applicant as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.

(2) The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that the applicant holds an unexpired amateur radio license. In addition to the regular registration fee, the applicant shall pay a service fee of $2.00. The $2.00 fee shall must be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b through October 1, 2019. 2023. A registration plate may be issued under this section for a motor vehicle that bears a registration taxed under section 801(1)(a) or (p).

(3) If a registration plate issued under this section is used on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the registration plate was issued, the owner of the registration plate is guilty of a misdemeanor and the registration plate shall must be surrendered to the secretary of state. A holder of a registration plate whose amateur radio license is not in full force and effect shall

immediately surrender the registration plate issued under this section to the secretary of state and obtain a regular registration plate.

(4) An application for a registration plate issued under this section shall must be submitted to the secretary of state under section 217. The expiration date for plates issued under this section is the date determined under section 226.

Sec. 232. (1) Upon request, the secretary of state may furnish a list of information from the records of the department maintained under this act to a federal, state, or local governmental agency for use in carrying out the agency's functions, or to a private person or entity acting on behalf of a governmental agency for use in carrying out the agency's functions. The secretary of state may charge the requesting agency a preparation fee to cover the cost of preparing and furnishing a list provided under this subsection if the cost of preparation exceeds $25.00, and use the revenues received from the service to defray necessary expenses. If the secretary of state sells a list of information under this subsection to a member of the state legislature, the secretary of state shall charge the same fee as the fee for the sale of information under subsection (2) unless the list of information is requested by the member of the legislature to carry out a legislative function. The secretary of state may require the requesting agency to furnish 1 or more blank computer tapes, cartridges, or other electronic media and may require the agency to execute a written memorandum of agreement as a condition of obtaining a list of information under this subsection.

(2) The secretary of state may contract for the sale of lists of driver and motor vehicle records and other records maintained

under this act in bulk, in addition to those lists distributed at cost or at no cost under this section for purposes permitted by and described in section 208c(3). The secretary of state shall require each purchaser of records in bulk to execute a written purchase contract. The secretary of state shall fix a market-based price for the sale of such lists or other records maintained in bulk, which may include personal information. The Until October 1, 2023, the proceeds from each sale made under this subsection on and after October 1, 2005 through October 1, 2019 shall must be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b.

(3) The secretary of state or any other state agency shall not sell or furnish any list of information under subsection (2) for the purpose of surveys, marketing, or solicitations. The secretary of state shall ensure that personal information disclosed in bulk will be used, rented, or sold solely for uses permitted under this act.

(4) The secretary of state may insert any safeguard the secretary considers reasonable or necessary, including a bond requirement, in a memorandum of agreement or purchase contract executed under this section, to ensure that the information provided or sold is used only for a permissible purpose and that the rights of individuals and of the department are protected.

(5) An authorized recipient of personal information disclosed under this section who resells or rediscloses the information for any of the purposes permitted by and described in section 208c(3) shall do both of the following:

(a) Make and keep for a period of not less than 5 years records identifying each person who received personal information

from the authorized recipient and the permitted purpose for which it was obtained.

(b) Allow a representative of the secretary of state, upon request, to inspect and copy records identifying each person who received personal information from the authorized recipient and the permitted purpose for which it was obtained.

(6) The secretary of state shall not disclose a list based on driving behavior or sanctions to a nongovernmental agency, including an individual.

Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall exempt exempts the vehicle from all other state and local taxation, except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:

(a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according to the following schedule of empty weights:

Empty weights Tax

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of empty weight

On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed under this subdivision shall must be annually revised for the registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department of Commerce or its successor agency. A passenger motor vehicle that has been modified with a permanently installed wheelchair lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand controls and that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d shall must be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this subdivision. As used in this subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and gas pedals of a motor

vehicle with hand controls.

(b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax shall must be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real property taxes.

(c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate under this act.

(d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this subdivision:

(i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.

(ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the following:

(A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber, including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.

(B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber, processor, chipper, or saw table.

(C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple skidder, or cable skidder.

(D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber, including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end loader, or forklift.

(E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or maintaining harvest site roads.

(iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed firewood for a profit making venture.

(e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or ambulance.

(f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the secretary of state.

(g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes, parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the vehicle.

(h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, Civil Air Patrol, as organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air patrol's Civil Air Patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and operated by a federally recognized

nonprofit charitable organization; or for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit food pantry or nonprofit food bank, $10.00 per plate.

(i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross, Girl Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the truck.

(j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a profit making profit-making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:

Empty weights Per 100 pounds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list price.

(k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor, except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:

(i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following schedule of elected gross weights:

Elected gross weight Tax

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

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

26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00

28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00

32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00

36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00

42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00

48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00

54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00

60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00

66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00

72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00

80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00

90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00

100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00

115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00

130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00

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

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

(ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following schedule of elected gross weights:

Elected gross weight Tax

0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00

24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00

26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00

28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00

32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00

36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00

42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00

48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00

54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00

60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00

66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00

72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00

80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00

90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00

100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00

115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00

130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00

145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00

over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00

For each commercial vehicle registered under this subdivision or section 801g, $15.00 shall must be deposited in a truck safety fund to be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.

If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is

entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.

(l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or trailer, the tax shall must be assessed according to the following schedule of empty weights:

Empty weights Tax

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

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

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

The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued under this subdivision is nontransferable.

(m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the following schedule of empty weights:

Empty weights Per 100 pounds

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

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

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

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

(n) For each motorcycle, as follows:

(i) Until February 18, 2019.................. $ 23.00

(ii) Beginning February 19, 2019.............. $ 25.00

Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1, 1984 and ending February 18, 2019, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall must be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall must be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a. Beginning February 19, 2019, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall must be placed in the motorcycle safety fund and shall must be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a.

(o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross weights in

subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that subdivision.

(p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:

(i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the first registration that is not a transfer registration under section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer registration under section 809, according to the following schedule based on the vehicle's list price:

(A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:

List Price Tax

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00

More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00

More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00

More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred after January 1, 1999 shall must be assessed the increased or decreased tax.

(B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:

List Price Tax

$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00

More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00

More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00

More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00

More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00

More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00

More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00

More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00

More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00

More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00

More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00

More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00

More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00

More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00

More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00

More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00

More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00

More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00

More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00

More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 148.00

More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00

More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00

More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00

More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00

More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00

More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred after January 1, 1999 shall must be assessed the increased or decreased tax.

(ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (i).

(iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (ii).

(iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).

For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has been previously registered by a person other than the person

applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has been previously registered in another state or country and is registered for the first time in this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be is determined by subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a negative figure, the first registration tax shall must be paid. If the result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second, third, or subsequent registration tax shall must be paid. A passenger motor vehicle that has been modified with a permanently installed wheelchair lift mechanism or with permanently installed hand controls and that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d shall must be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this subdivision. As used in this subdivision, "permanently installed hand controls" means a permanently installed device designed to replace the brake and gas pedals of a motor vehicle with hand controls.

(q) For a wrecker, $200.00.

(r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure shall must be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and shall must be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when if the computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more, unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle fully equipped for the use for which the registration application is made. If the

weight is not correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m) shall must have attached to the application a scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not necessary if there is presented with the application a registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle that has increased the weight and that the previous registered weight is the true weight.

(2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.

(3) Until October 1, 2019, 2023, the tax for a vehicle with an empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a) and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:

(a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall must be credited to the traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a and used to regulate highway safety.

(b) A fee of $5.75 that shall must be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the

registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that registration shall must not be assessed a late fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall must be deposited into the general fund. The secretary of state shall waive the late fee collected under this subsection if all of the following are satisfied:

(a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for the vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for the period of time between the expiration date of the most recent registration and the date of application for the renewal.

(b) The registrant requests in person at a department of state branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of application for the renewal.

(5) In addition to the registration taxes under this section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387, MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of state under this subsection shall must be based upon an established cost allocation methodology.

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

(7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is increased as follows:

(a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the

registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

(b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

(8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under subsection (7) as follows:

(a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent above 19 cents per gallon.

(b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent above 19 cents per gallon.

(9) As used in this section:

(a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.

(b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of

the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.

(d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under section 251.

(e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list price as published by the secretary of state, or the manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.

(f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being registered.

Sec. 802. (1) For a special registration issued under section 226(8), the registrant shall pay 1/2 the tax imposed under section 801 and a service fee of $10.00.

(2) For all commercial vehicles registered after August 31 for the period expiring the last day of February, the secretary of state shall collect a tax of 1/2 the rate otherwise imposed under this act. This subsection does not apply to vehicles registered by manufacturers or dealers under sections 244 to 247.

(3) For each special registration under section 226(9), the secretary of state shall collect a service fee of $10.00.

(4) For temporary registration plates or markers under section 226a(1), the secretary of state shall collect a service fee in an amount determined by the secretary of state to reflect the actual cost of administering the temporary registration plates and markers program, or in the amount of $4.00 per plate or marker, whichever is less.

(5) For a temporary registration under section 226b, the fee shall be is either of the following:

(a) For a 30-day temporary registration, 1/10 of the tax prescribed under section 801 or $20.00, whichever is greater, and an additional $10.00 service fee.

(b) For a 60-day temporary registration, 1/5 of the tax prescribed under section 801 or $40.00, whichever is greater, and an additional $10.00 service fee.

(6) For registration plates as provided for in section 226a(5), (6), and (7), the secretary of state shall collect a service fee of $40.00 for 2 registration plates and $20.00 for each additional registration plate.

(7) For special registrations issued for special mobile equipment as provided in section 216(d), the secretary of state shall collect a service fee of $15.00 each for the first 3 special registrations, and $5.00 for each special registration issued in excess of the first 3.

(8) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a registration valid for 3 months for use on a vehicle with an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater on the payment of 1/4 the tax provided in section 801(1)(k) and a service fee of $10.00.

(9) Upon application to the secretary of state, an owner of a

truck, truck tractor, or road tractor that is used exclusively for the purpose of gratuitously transporting farm crops or livestock bedding between the field where produced and the place of storage, feed from on-farm storage to an on-farm feeding site, or fertilizer, seed, or spray material from the farm location to the field may obtain a special registration. The service fee for each special registration issued under this subsection is $20.00. The special registration is valid for a period of up to 12 months and expires on December 31. As used in this subsection:

(a) "Feed" means hay or silage.

(b) "Livestock bedding" means straw, sawdust, or sand.

(10) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a special registration valid for 3 or more months for a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer, if the motor vehicle is used exclusively in connection with the farmer's farming operations or for the transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family and not used for hire. The fee for the registration is 1/10 of the tax provided in section 801(1)(c) times the number of months for which the special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of $10.00. The secretary of state shall not issue a special registration for a motor vehicle for which the tax under section 801(1)(c) would be less than $50.00.

(11) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a registration valid for 3 months or more for use on a vehicle with an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater. The fee for the registration shall be 1/12 of the tax provided in section 801(1)(k), times the number of months for which the special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of $10.00.

(12) The secretary of state shall deposit the service fees collected under subsections (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b through October 1, 2019.2023.

Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1 personalized vehicle registration plate that shall must be used on the passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van, motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the plate is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates shall must bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. The personalized plates shall must be made of the same material as standard plates. A personalized plate shall must not be a duplication of another registration plate.

(2) An application for a personalized registration plate shall must be submitted to the secretary of state under section 217. Application for an original personalized registration plate shall must be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for the first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month of the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate service fees shall must be deposited in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b through October 1, 2019. 2023. Application for the renewal of a personalized registration plate shall must be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular vehicle registration fee. The service fee shall must be credited to the Michigan transportation fund established under, and shall must be allocated as prescribed under,

section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The amount allocated to the state trunk line fund established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661, shall must be used by the state transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state roads and rights of way.

(3) The expiration date for a personalized registration plate shall must be as prescribed under section 226. Upon the issuance or renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the plate. Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate is illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration fee for an original personalized registration plate.

(4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall must not be given to a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date of the plate.

(5) An applicant who applies for a registration plate under section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o is eligible to request, and the secretary of state may issue, the registration plate with a sequence of letters and numbers otherwise authorized under this section.

(6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a personalized registration plate if the applicant's vehicle

registration may expire prior to receipt of his or her personalized registration plate. The temporary registration shall be is valid for not more than 60 days after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall must be issued without a fee.

Sec. 803r. The secretary of state shall deposit the service fees collected under sections 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803m, 803n, and 803o into the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b through October 1, 2019.2023.

Sec. 804. (1) In addition to any other fees required under this act, the applicant shall pay a $5.00 service fee with each application for each distinctive or commemorative plate provided for in this act to cover manufacturing and issuance costs unless these costs are otherwise specifically provided for in this act.

(2) Each applicant for a duplicate or replacement license plate provided for in this act shall pay the following service fee to the secretary of state, in addition to any other fees required under this act:

(a) Five dollars for a standard or graphic standard plate, personalized registration plate, veterans special registration plate, or other registration plate for which the duplicate or replacement fee has not been specified in this act.

(b) Ten dollars for a set of plates provided for in section 803m.

(c) Ten dollars for each fund-raising registration plate issued under section 811e or 811f, or collector plate described in section 811g.

(3) The secretary of state shall deposit the service fees collected under this section in the transportation administration

collection fund created in section 810b through October 1, 2019.2023.

Sec. 806. (1) Until October 1, 2019, 2023, an applicant for a certificate of title required by this act or an applicant for a duplicate of a certificate of title shall accompany the application with a fee of $10.00. An applicant who requests that the application be given special expeditious treatment shall accompany the application with an additional fee of $5.00. The secretary of state shall collect a $3.00 service fee, in addition to the other fees collected under this subsection, for each title issued and shall deposit the fee in the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b through October 1, 2019. The 2023. Until October 1, 2023, the $5.00 expeditious treatment fee collected on and after October 1, 2004 through October 1, 2019 shall must be deposited into the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b.

(2) An applicant for a special identifying number under section 230 shall accompany the application with a fee of $10.00.

(3) In addition to paying the fees required by subsection (1), until December 31, 2019, 2023, each person who applies for a certificate of title, a salvage vehicle certificate of title, or a scrap certificate of title under this act shall pay a tire disposal surcharge of $1.50 for each certificate of title or duplicate of a certificate of title that person receives. The secretary of state shall deposit money received under this subsection into the scrap tire regulatory fund created in section 16908 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.16908.

Sec. 809. (1) An applicant for transfer of registration from a

vehicle subject to section 801(1)(a) to another vehicle subject to that section shall accompany the application with a fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the registration is transferred from a passenger vehicle to a motor home and if the registration fee for the motor home is greater than the fee paid upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was removed, then the applicant shall pay the difference in fee. If the fee is less than that paid for the registration of the vehicle from which the plates were removed, the secretary of state shall not refund the difference. The fees required by this subsection include all fees or charges imposed by this act for the transfer of registration, except those that may be assessed under section 234.

(2) An applicant for a transfer of registration, other than a transfer described in subsection (1), shall accompany the application with a fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the registration plates are transferred to another vehicle, as provided in section 233, and if the registration plate fee for a 12-month registration for the vehicle to which the registration is transferred is greater than the registration plate fee paid upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was removed, then the applicant shall pay the difference for the new registration. If the fee is less than that paid for registration of the vehicle from which the registration was removed, the secretary of state shall not refund the difference.

(3) A Until October 1, 2023, a transfer of registration fee collected under this section on and after October 1, 2004 through October 1, 2019 shall must be deposited into the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b.