HB-4306, As Passed House, June 7, 2017
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4306
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 312c and 801 (MCL 257.312c and 257.801),
section 312c as amended by 2003 PA 103 and section 801 as amended
by 2016 PA 148.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 312c. (1) Every application for a motorcycle endorsement
2 on an operator's or chauffeur's license for operation of
3 motorcycles as provided in section 312a shall be accompanied by the
4 following fees which shall be in addition to any other original or
5 renewal operator or chauffeur license fee:
6
Original motorcycle endorsement........... $ 13.5016.00
7
Renewal of motorcycle endorsement......... $ 5.007.00
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1 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the money
2 received and collected under this section shall be deposited in the
3 state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The secretary of
4 state shall refund out of the fees collected to each county or
5 municipality, acting as an examining officer or examining bureau,
6 $3.00 for each applicant examined for a first endorsement to a 3-
7 or 4-year operator's or chauffeur's license, $2.50 for each
8 original endorsement to a 2-year operator's or chauffeur's license,
9 $1.50 for each renewal endorsement to a 2-year operator's or
10 chauffeur's license, and $1.50 for every other applicant examined
11 whose application is not denied, on the condition, however, that
12 the money refunded shall be paid to the county or local treasurer
13 and is appropriated to the county, municipality, or officer or
14 bureau receiving the money for the purpose of carrying out this
15 act. Ten dollars of each original motorcycle endorsement and $3.00
16 of each renewal motorcycle endorsement shall be placed in a
17 motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used only
18 by the secretary of state for the motorcycle safety education
19 program as provided under section 811a, and $2.50 of each original
20 motorcycle endorsement and $2.00 of each renewal motorcycle
21 endorsement shall be placed in the motorcycle safety [and education]
awareness fund
22 created in subsection (3).
23 (3) The motorcycle safety [and education] awareness fund is created
within the
24 state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other
25 assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state
26 treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state
27 treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund
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1 investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year
2 shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
3 The state treasurer shall be the administrator of the fund for
4 auditing purposes. The secretary of state shall expend money from
5 the fund for the purpose of creating and maintaining a "look twice
6 save a life" program that [promotes motorcycle awareness, safety, and education.
7 ]
8 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
9 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
10 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation, except
11 the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain carriers
12 operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor carrier act,
13 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed by the motor
14 carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to 207.234; and
15 except as otherwise provided by this act:
16 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
17 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not more
18 than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according to the
19 following schedule of empty weights:
20
Empty weights Tax
21
0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00
22
3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00
23
3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00
24
4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00
25
4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00
26
5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00
27
5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00
1
6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00
2
6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00
3
7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00
4
7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00
5
8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00
6
8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00
7
9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00
8
9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00
9
over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds
10
of empty weight
11 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
12 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
13 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
14 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
15 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
16 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
17 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
18 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
19 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
20 of Commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
21 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who transports
22 a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair and for
23 which registration plates are issued under section 803d shall be
24 assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this
25 subdivision.
26 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
27 shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach
1 not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located
2 on land otherwise assessable as real property under the general
3 property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if the trailer
4 coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether or not
5 permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real property
6 taxes.
7 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle, truck,
8 or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
9 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
10 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
11 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the transportation
12 of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74
13 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or
14 truck tractor. If the road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
15 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is also used for a
16 nonfarming operation, the farmer is subject to the highest
17 registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the vehicle but
18 is not subject to more than 1 tax rate under this act.
19 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
20 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
21 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk from
22 the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100 pounds of
23 empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. A
24 registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed in this
25 subdivision continues in full force and effect until the regular
26 expiration date of the registration. As used in this subdivision:
27 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
1 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the harvest
2 site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting equipment. Wood
3 harvester does not include a person or persons whose primary
4 activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
5 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
6 following:
7 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
8 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
9 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
10 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
11 processor, chipper, or saw table.
12 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
13 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
14 skidder, or cable skidder.
15 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
16 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
17 loader, or forklift.
18 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
19 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
20 maintaining harvest site roads.
21 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
22 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
23 firewood for a profit making venture.
24 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
25 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
26 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged in
27 the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
1 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
2 ambulance.
3 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
4 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
5 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
6 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under this
7 subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
8 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the secretary
9 of state.
10 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
11 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
12 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
13 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
14 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
15 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by a
16 senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon, carryall,
17 or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is designated by
18 proper signs showing the organization operating the vehicle.
19 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
20 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children
21 at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as organized
22 under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is
23 designated by a proper sign showing the civil air patrol's name;
24 for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center;
25 for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling center or
26 a federally recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a
27 motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's
1 body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used
2 exclusively in parades and civic events; or for an emergency
3 support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and
4 operated by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable
5 organization, $10.00 per plate.
6 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a bona
7 fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or Red Cross, Girl
8 Scout, or Boy Scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the
9 empty weight of the truck.
10 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
11 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow a
12 trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a profit
13 making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to tow a
14 mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in subdivision
15 (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the following
16 schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
17
Empty weights Per 100 pounds
18
0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40
19
2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76
20
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
21
6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72
22
8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25
23
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77
24
15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39
25 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the
26 same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for which
27 registration is sought under this subdivision is more than the tax
1 provided under the preceding provisions of this subdivision for an
2 identical vehicle, the tax required under this subdivision is not
3 less than the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
4 the same model year with the same list price.
5 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
6 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
7 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
8 except as provided in subdivision (j), as follows:
9 (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following
10 schedule of elected gross weights:
11
Elected gross weight Tax
12
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00
13
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00
14
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00
15
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00
16
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00
17
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00
18
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00
19
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00
20
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00
21
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00
22
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00
23
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00
24
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00
25
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00
26
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00
27
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00
1
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00
2
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00
3
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00
4 (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following
5 schedule of elected gross weights:
6
Elected gross weight Tax
7
0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 590.00
8
24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 670.00
9
26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 670.00
10
28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 779.00
11
32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 893.00
12
36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 1,049.00
13
42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,206.00
14
48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,362.00
15
54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,522.00
16
60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,678.00
17
66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,835.00
18
72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,992.00
19
80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 2,152.00
20
90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,403.00
21
100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,668.00
22
115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,938.00
23
130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 3,204.00
24
145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 3,473.00
25
over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,741.00
26 For each commercial vehicle registered under this subdivision,
27 $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to be expended as
1 provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
2 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
3 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an
4 individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator
5 60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor
6 or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
7 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
8 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
9 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
10 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
11 schedule of empty weights:
12
Empty weights Tax
13
0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00
14
2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00
15
10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00
16 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
17 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate
18 for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the secretary of
19 state reissues a new registration plate for all trailers, a person
20 who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003 PA 152 for a vehicle
21 under this subdivision is not required to pay the tax for that
22 vehicle a second time, but is required to pay only the cost of the
23 reissued plate at the rate provided in section 804(2) for a
24 standard plate. A registration plate issued under this subdivision
25 is nontransferable.
26 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation of
27 passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment is
1 made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
2 following schedule of empty weights:
3
Empty weights Per 100 pounds
4
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76
5
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
6
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72
7
10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25
8 (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.$25.00.
9 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
10 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
11 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
12 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
13 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
14 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
15 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
16 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
17 use the spring preliminary report of the United States Department
18 of Commerce or its successor agency.
19 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
20 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part of
21 the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
22 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
23 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1,
24 1984 and ending on the effective date of the 2017 amendatory act
25 that amended this subdivision, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall
26 be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and
27 shall be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education
1 program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a. Beginning on
2 the effective date of the 2017 amendatory act that amended this
3 subdivision, $5.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in the
4 motorcycle safety fund and shall be used only for funding the
5 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under sections
6 312b and 811a.
7 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
8 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or part
9 of a moving van in transporting household furniture and household
10 effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting carnivals,
11 at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross weights in
12 subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that subdivision.
13 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
14 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
15 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
16 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
17 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision (a),
18 and each low-speed vehicle according to the following schedule
19 based upon registration periods of 12 months:
20 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
21 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
22 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
23 registration under section 809, according to the following schedule
24 based on the vehicle's list price:
25 (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:
26
List Price Tax
27
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00
1
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00
2
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00
3
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00
4
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00
5
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00
6
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00
7
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00
8
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00
9
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00
10
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00
11
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00
12
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00
13
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00
14
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00
15
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00
16
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00
17
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00
18
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00
19
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00
20
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00
21
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00
22
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00
23
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00
24
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00
25 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by $5.00
26 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment
27 over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or decreases as a
1 result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred
2 after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased or decreased
3 tax.
4 (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:
5
List Price Tax
6
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 36.00
7
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 40.00
8
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 46.00
9
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 52.00
10
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 58.00
11
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 64.00
12
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 70.00
13
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 76.00
14
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 82.00
15
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 88.00
16
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 94.00
17
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 100.00
18
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 106.00
19
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 112.00
20
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 118.00
21
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 124.00
22
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 130.00
23
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 136.00
24
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 142.00
25
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 148.00
26
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 154.00
27
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 160.00
1
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 166.00
2
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 172.00
3
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 178.00
4 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by $6.00
5 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment
6 over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or decreases as a
7 result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred
8 after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased or decreased
9 tax.
10 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
11 under subparagraph (i).
12 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
13 under subparagraph (ii).
14 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
15 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
16 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has
17 been previously registered by a person other than the person
18 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
19 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
20 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
21 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
22 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
23 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
24 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
25 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
26 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that is
27 owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual
1 who transports a member of his or her household who uses a
2 wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued under
3 section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax
4 provided for in this subdivision.
5 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
6 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this act,
7 a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure shall
8 be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the computation
9 results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and shall be rounded
10 to the next higher whole dollar when the computation results in a
11 figure ending in 51 cents or more, unless specific taxes are
12 specified, and the secretary of state may accept the manufacturer's
13 shipping weight of the vehicle fully equipped for the use for which
14 the registration application is made. If the weight is not
15 correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state
16 shall determine the actual weight. Each application for
17 registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have
18 attached to the application a scale weight receipt of the vehicle
19 fully equipped as of the time the application is made. The scale
20 weight receipt is not necessary if there is presented with the
21 application a registration receipt of the previous year that shows
22 on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the
23 secretary of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the
24 applicant that there has not been a structural change in the motor
25 vehicle that has increased the weight and that the previous
26 registered weight is the true weight.
27 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying
1 ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the
2 specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is exempt
3 from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
4 (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an empty
5 weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a) and the
6 taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j),
7 (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
8 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
9 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a and
10 used to regulate highway safety.
11 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
12 transportation administration collection fund created in section
13 810b.
14 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a tax
15 required to be paid under this section is not received by the
16 secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the
17 registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late fee
18 of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration date.
19 An application for a renewal of a registration using the regular
20 mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that registration
21 shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee collected under this
22 subsection shall be deposited into the general fund. The secretary
23 of state shall waive the late fee collected under this subsection
24 if all of the following are satisfied:
25 (a) The registrant presents proof of storage insurance for the
26 vehicle for which the late fee is assessed that is valid for the
27 period of time between the expiration date of the most recent
1 registration and the date of application for the renewal.
2 (b) The registrant requests in person at a department of state
3 branch office that the late fee be waived at the time of
4 application for the renewal.
5 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this section,
6 the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under section
7 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority created
8 under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387, MCL 124.541
9 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as provided in
10 section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
11 Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of state
12 under this subsection shall be based upon an established cost
13 allocation methodology.
14 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
15 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed
16 under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is increased
17 as follows:
18 (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the
19 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a
20 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00
21 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
22 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric
23 vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part by
24 electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at least 4
25 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel,
26 or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
27 (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the
1 registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a
2 vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00
3 for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As
4 used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid electric
5 vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by electrical
6 energy and that is not capable of using gasoline, diesel fuel, or
7 alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.
8 (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline imposed
9 under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL
10 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the secretary of
11 state shall increase the fees collected under subsection (7) as
12 follows:
13 (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent above
14 19 cents per gallon.
15 (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent
16 above 19 cents per gallon.
17 (9) As used in this section:
18 (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section
19 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.
20 (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of
21 the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.
22 (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of the
23 motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.
24 (d) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
25 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and includes
26 the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of the purchase
27 price as that value is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as
1 evidenced by the signed agreement executed under section 251.
2 (e) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list
3 price as published by the secretary of state, or the manufacturer's
4 suggested retail price as shown on the label required to be affixed
5 to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the secretary of state has not
6 at the time of the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's
7 suggested retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of
8 the vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is
9 unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.
10 (f) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the
11 seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being
12 registered.
13 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
14 after the date it is enacted into law.