March 13, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Drolet, Palsrok, Robertson, Milosch, Acciavatti, Brandenburg, Ruth Johnson, Hoogendyk and Pastor and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 226 and 801 (MCL 257.226 and 257.801),
section 226 as amended by 2000 PA 36 and section 801 as amended
by 2002 PA 417.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 226. (1) A vehicle registration issued by the
2 secretary of state expires on the owner's birthday 2 years after
3 the date the registration was issued, unless another expiration
4 date is provided for under this act or unless the registration is
5 for the following vehicles, in which case registration expires on
6 the last day of February of each year:
7 (a) A commercial vehicle except for a commercial vehicle
8 issued a registration under the international registration plan
9 or a pickup truck or van owned by an individual.
1 (b) Except for a trailer or semitrailer issued a registration
2 under the international registration plan, a trailer or
3 semitrailer owned by a business, corporation, or person other
4 than an individual; or a pole trailer.
5 (2) The expiration date for a registration issued for a
6 motorcycle is March 31.
7 (3) The expiration date for a registration bearing the
8 letters "SEN" or "REP" is February 1.
9 (4) In the case of a vehicle owned by a business,
10 corporation, or an owner other than an individual, the secretary
11 of state may assign or reassign the expiration date of the
12 registration.
13 (5) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:
14 (a) After the October 1 immediately preceding the year
15 designated on the registration, issue a registration upon
16 application and payment of the proper fee for a commercial
17 vehicle, other than a pickup or van owned by an individual; or a
18 trailer owned by a business, corporation, or person other than an
19 individual.
20 (b) Beginning 60 days before the expiration date assigned on
21 an international registration plan registration plate, issue a
22 registration under section 801g upon application and payment of
23 the proper apportioned fee for a commercial vehicle engaged in
24 interstate commerce.
25 (c) After the February 14 immediately preceding the year
26 designated on a registration, issue a registration upon
27 application and payment of the proper fee for a motorcycle.
1 (d) Beginning 45 days before the owner's birthday and 120
2 days before the expiration date assigned by the secretary of
3 state, issue a registration for a vehicle other than those
4 designated in subsection (1)(a) or (b). However, if an owner
5 whose registration period begins 45 days before his or her
6 birthday will be out of the state during the 45 days immediately
7 preceding expiration of a registration or for other good cause
8 shown cannot apply for a renewal registration within the 45-day
9 period, application for a renewal registration may be made not
10 more than 6 months before expiration.
11 (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
12 secretary of state, upon application and payment of the proper
13 fee, shall issue a registration for a vehicle to a resident that
14 shall expire on the owner's birthday 2 years after the
15 registration is issued. If
the owner's next birthday is at
16 least 6 months but not
more than 12 months in the future, the
17 owner shall receive a
registration valid until the owner's next
18 birthday. If the
owner's next birthday is less than 6 months in
19 the future, the owner
shall receive a registration valid until
20 the owner's birthday
following the owner's next birthday. The
21 tax required under this act for a registration described in this
22 subsection shall bear the same relationship to the tax required
23 under section 801 for a 12-month
24-month registration as the
24 length of time of the
registration bears to 12 24 months.
25 Partial months shall be considered as whole months in the
26 calculation of the required tax and in the determination of the
27 length of time between the application for a registration and the
1 owner's next birthday. The tax required for that registration
2 shall be rounded off to whole dollars as provided in section
3 801.
4 (7) A certificate of title shall remain valid until canceled
5 by the secretary of state for cause or upon a transfer of an
6 interest shown on the certificate of title.
7 (8) The secretary of state, upon request, shall issue special
8 registration for commercial vehicles, valid for 6 months after
9 the date of issue, if the full registration fee exceeds $50.00,
10 on the payment of 1/2 the full registration fee and a service
11 charge as enumerated in section 802(1).
12 (9) The secretary of state may issue a special registration
13 for each of the following:
14 (a) A new vehicle purchased outside of this state and
15 delivered in this state to the purchaser by the manufacturer of
16 that vehicle for removal to a place outside of this state, if a
17 certification is made that the vehicle will be primarily used,
18 stored, and registered outside of this state and will not be
19 returned to this state by the purchaser for use or storage.
20 (b) A vehicle purchased in this state and delivered to the
21 purchaser by a dealer or by the owner of the vehicle for removal
22 to a place outside of this state, if a certification is made that
23 the vehicle will be primarily used, stored, and registered
24 outside of this state and will not be returned to this state by
25 the purchaser for use or storage.
26 (10) A special registration issued under subsection (9) is
27 valid for not more than 14 days after the date of issuance, and a
1 fee shall be collected for each special registration as provided
2 in section 802(3). The special registration may be in the form
3 determined by the secretary of state. If a dealer makes a retail
4 sale of a vehicle to a purchaser who is qualified and eligible to
5 obtain a special registration, the dealer shall apply for the
6 special registration for the purchaser. If a person other than a
7 dealer sells a vehicle to a purchaser who is qualified and
8 eligible to obtain a special registration, the purchaser shall
9 appear in person, or by a person exercising the purchaser's power
10 of attorney, at an office of the secretary of state and furnish a
11 certification that the person is the bona fide purchaser or that
12 the person has granted the power of attorney, together with other
13 forms required for the issuance of the special registration and
14 provide the secretary of state with proof that the vehicle is
15 covered by a Michigan no-fault insurance policy issued pursuant
16 to section 3101 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL
17 500.3101, or proof that the vehicle is covered by a policy of
18 insurance issued by an insurer pursuant to section 3163 of the
19 insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3163. The
20 certification required in this subsection shall contain all of
21 the following:
22 (a) The address of the purchaser.
23 (b) A statement that the vehicle is purchased for
24 registration outside of this state.
25 (c) A statement that the vehicle shall be primarily used,
26 stored, and registered outside of this state.
27 (d) The name of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is to
1 be registered.
2 (e) Other information desired by the secretary of state.
3 (11) Upon request, the secretary of state may issue a
4 registration valid for 6 months after the date of issuance for
5 use on a trailer or semitrailer weighing 1,500 pounds or less and
6 that is used for recreational purposes, upon payment of 1/2 the
7 full registration fee imposed under section 801(1)(l).
8 (12) In the case of a commercial vehicle, trailer, or
9 semitrailer issued a registration under the international
10 registration plan, the secretary of state in mutual agreement
11 with the owner may assign or reassign the expiration date of the
12 registration. However, the expiration date agreed to shall be
13 either March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31. Renewals
14 expiring on or after September 30, 1993 shall be for a minimum of
15 at least 12 months if there is a change in the established
16 expiration date.
17 (13) The expiration date for a multiyear registration issued
18 for a leased vehicle shall be the date the lease expires but
19 shall not be for a period longer than 24 months.
20 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
21 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
22 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
23 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
24 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
25 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed
26 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
27 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
1 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
2 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
3 more than 5,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
4 to the following schedule of empty weights:
5 Empty weights Fee
6 0 to 3,000
pounds.............................$ 29.00 52.20
7 3,001 to 3,500
pounds......................... 32.00 57.60
8 3,501 to 4,000
pounds......................... 37.00 66.60
9 4,001 to 4,500
pounds......................... 43.00 77.40
10 4,501 to 5,000
pounds......................... 47.00 84.60
11 5,001 to 5,500
pounds......................... 52.00 93.60
12 5,501 to 6,000
pounds......................... 57.00 102.60
13 6,001 to 6,500
pounds......................... 62.00 111.60
14 6,501 to 7,000
pounds......................... 67.00 120.60
15 7,001 to 7,500
pounds......................... 71.00 127.80
16 7,501 to 8,000
pounds......................... 77.00 138.60
17 8,001 to 8,500
pounds......................... 81.00 145.80
18 8,501 to 9,000 pounds.........................
86.00 154.80
19 9,001 to 9,500
pounds......................... 91.00 163.80
20 9,501 to 10,000
pounds........................ 95.00 171.00
21 over 10,000
pounds...............$ 0.90 1.62 per 100 pounds
22 of empty weight
23 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
24 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
25 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
26 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
1 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
2 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
3 year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the
4 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
5 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
6 of commerce or its successor agency. A van which is owned by an
7 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
8 transports a resident of his or her household who uses a
9 wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued pursuant
10 to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax
11 provided for in this subdivision.
12 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, 76
13 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the trailer coach. A
14 trailer coach not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043,
15 and while located on land otherwise assessable as real property
16 under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to
17 211.157, if the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation,
18 and whether or not permanently affixed to the soil, shall not be
19 exempt from real property taxes.
20 (c) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
21 farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming
22 operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment
23 for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not
24 for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the
25 farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds
26 of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If
27 the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is
1 also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer shall be subject
2 to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of
3 the vehicle but shall not be subject to more than 1 tax rate
4 under this act.
5 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
6 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
7 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
8 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
9 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
10 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the fee as
11 prescribed in this subdivision shall continue in full force and
12 effect until the regular expiration date of the registration. As
13 used in this subdivision, "wood harvester" includes the person or
14 persons hauling and transporting raw materials in the form
15 produced at the harvest site. As used in this subdivision, "wood
16 harvesting operations" does not include the transportation of
17 processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed firewood for a
18 profit making venture.
19 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
20 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
21 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
22 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
23 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
24 ambulance.
25 (f) For a motor vehicle owned and operated by this state, a
26 state institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated,
27 nonprofit volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit
1 college or university, $5.00 per set; and for each motor vehicle
2 operating under municipal franchise, weighing less than 2,500
3 pounds, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the motor
4 vehicle, weighing from 2,500 to 4,000 pounds, 80 cents per 100
5 pounds of the empty weight of the motor vehicle, weighing 4,001
6 to 6,000 pounds, $1.00 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the
7 motor vehicle, and weighing over 6,000 pounds, $1.25 per 100
8 pounds of the empty weight of the motor vehicle.
9 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
10 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
11 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
12 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
13 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
14 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
15 a senior citizen center, $10.00 per set, if the bus, station
16 wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor
17 vehicle is designated by proper signs showing the organization
18 operating the vehicle.
19 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
20 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
21 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
22 organized under sections 40301 to 40307 of title 36 of the United
23 States Code, 36 U.S.C. 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
24 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
25 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
26 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
27 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
1 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
2 locomotive or ship's body which is owned by a nonprofit veterans
3 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
4 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
5 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
6 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
7 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
8 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
9 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
10 the empty weight of the truck.
11 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
12 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
13 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
14 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
15 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
16 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
17 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
18 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
19 0 to 2,500 pounds................................... $ 1.40
20 2,501 to 4,000 pounds............................... 1.76
21 4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................... 2.20
22 6,001 to 8,000 pounds............................... 2.72
23 8,001 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 3.25
24 10,001 to 15,000 pounds............................. 3.77
25 15,001 pounds and over.............................. 4.39
26 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
1 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
2 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
3 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
4 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
5 subdivision shall not be less than the tax required under
6 subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the
7 same list price.
8 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
9 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
10 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
11 except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following
12 schedule of elected gross weights:
13 Elected gross weight Fee
14 0 to 24,000 pounds..................................$ 491.00
15 24,001 to 26,000 pounds............................. 558.00
16 26,001 to 28,000 pounds............................. 558.00
17 28,001 to 32,000 pounds............................. 649.00
18 32,001 to 36,000 pounds............................. 744.00
19 36,001 to 42,000 pounds............................. 874.00
20 42,001 to 48,000 pounds............................. 1,005.00
21 48,001 to 54,000 pounds............................. 1,135.00
22 54,001 to 60,000 pounds............................. 1,268.00
23 60,001 to 66,000 pounds............................. 1,398.00
24 66,001 to 72,000 pounds............................. 1,529.00
25 72,001 to 80,000 pounds............................. 1,660.00
26 80,001 to 90,000 pounds............................. 1,793.00
1 90,001 to 100,000 pounds............................ 2,002.00
2 100,001 to 115,000 pounds........................... 2,223.00
3 115,001 to 130,000 pounds........................... 2,448.00
4 130,001 to 145,000 pounds........................... 2,670.00
5 145,001 to 160,000 pounds........................... 2,894.00
6 over 160,000 pounds................................. 3,117.00
7 For each commercial vehicle registered pursuant to this
8 subdivision $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
9 be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951
10 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
11 If a truck or road tractor without trailer is leased from an
12 individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person, firm, or
13 corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the fee
14 prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road
15 tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
16 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
17 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
18 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, or trailer, according
19 to the following schedule of empty weights:
20 Empty weights Fee
21 0 to 500 pounds..................................... $ 17.00
22 501 to 1,500 pounds................................. 24.00
23 1,501 pounds and over............................... 39.00
24 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
25 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
26 is made pursuant to 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according
1 to the following schedule of empty weights:
2 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
3 0 to 4,000 pounds................................... $ 1.76
4 4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................... 2.20
5 6,001 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 2.72
6 10,001 pounds and over.............................. 3.25
7 (n) For each motorcycle............................. $ 23.00
8 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
9 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
10 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
11 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
12 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
13 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
14 year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the
15 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
16 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
17 of commerce or its successor agency.
18 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
19 motorcycle shall be increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase shall
20 not be considered as part of the tax assessed under this
21 subdivision for the purpose of the annual October 1 revisions but
22 shall be in addition to the tax assessed as a result of the
23 annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1, 1984, $3.00 of
24 each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund
25 in the state treasury and shall be used only for funding the
1 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under
2 sections 312b and 811a.
3 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
4 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
5 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
6 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
7 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
8 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
9 subdivision.
10 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
11 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
12 under section 217 which has not been previously subject to the
13 tax rates of this section and which is of the motor vehicle
14 category otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in
15 subdivision (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the
16 following schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
17 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
18 first registration, which is not a transfer registration under
19 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
20 registration under section 809, according to the following
21 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
22 List Price Tax
23 $ 0 - $
6,000.00............................ $ 30.00 54.00
24 More than $ 6,000.00 -
$ 7,000.00........... $ 33.00 59.40
25 More than $ 7,000.00 -
$ 8,000.00........... $ 38.00 68.40
26 More than $ 8,000.00 -
$ 9,000.00........... $ 43.00 77.40
1 More than $ 9,000.00 -
$ 10,000.00.......... $ 48.00 86.40
2 More than $ 10,000.00 -
$ 11,000.00......... $ 53.00 95.40
3 More than $ 11,000.00 -
$ 12,000.00......... $ 58.00 104.40
4 More than $ 12,000.00 -
$ 13,000.00......... $ 63.00 113.40
5 More than $ 13,000.00 -
$ 14,000.00......... $ 68.00 122.40
6 More than $ 14,000.00 -
$ 15,000.00......... $ 73.00 131.40
7 More than $ 15,000.00 -
$ 16,000.00......... $ 78.00 140.40
8 More than $ 16,000.00 -
$ 17,000.00......... $ 83.00 149.40
9 More than $ 17,000.00 -
$ 18,000.00......... $ 88.00 158.40
10 More than $ 18,000.00 -
$ 19,000.00......... $ 93.00 167.40
11 More than $ 19,000.00 -
$ 20,000.00......... $ 98.00 176.40
12 More than $ 20,000.00 -
$ 21,000.00.........$ 103.00 185.40
13 More than $ 21,000.00 -
$ 22,000.00.........$ 108.00 194.40
14 More than $ 22,000.00 -
$ 23,000.00.........$ 113.00 203.40
15 More than $ 23,000.00 -
$ 24,000.00.........$ 118.00 212.40
16 More than $ 24,000.00 -
$ 25,000.00.........$ 123.00 221.40
17 More than $ 25,000.00 -
$ 26,000.00.........$ 128.00 230.40
18 More than $ 26,000.00 -
$ 27,000.00.........$ 133.00 239.40
19 More than $ 27,000.00 -
$ 28,000.00.........$ 138.00 248.40
20 More than $ 28,000.00 -
$ 29,000.00.........$ 143.00 257.40
21 More than $ 29,000.00 -
$ 30,000.00.........$ 148.00 266.40
22 More than $30,000.00,
the fee of $148.00 $266.40 shall be
23 increased by $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a
24 $1,000.00 increment over $30,000.00. If a current fee increases
25 or decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased
26 or transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the
27 increased or decreased fee.
1 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
2 under subparagraph (i).
3 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
4 under subparagraph (ii).
5 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
6 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
7 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has
8 been previously registered by a person other than the person
9 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
10 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
11 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
12 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
13 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
14 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
15 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If
16 the result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
17 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van which
18 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
19 individual who transports a resident of his or her household who
20 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
21 pursuant to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of
22 the tax provided for in this subdivision.
23 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
24 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
25 section, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar
26 figure shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
27 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
1 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
2 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
3 unless specific fees are specified, and the secretary of state
4 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
5 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
6 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
7 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
8 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
9 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
10 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
11 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
12 necessary if there is presented with the application a
13 registration receipt of the previous year which shows on its face
14 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
15 of state and which is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
16 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
17 which has increased the weight and that the previous registered
18 weight is the true weight.
19 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying
20 ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the
21 specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
22 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or
23 bond.
24 (3) The fee for a vehicle with an empty weight over 10,000
25 pounds imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) and the fees imposed
26 pursuant to subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j), (m),
27 (o), and (p) shall each be increased by $5.00. This increase
1 shall be credited to the Michigan transportation fund and used to
2 defray the costs of processing the registrations under this
3 section.
4 (4) As used in this section:
5 (a) "Gross proceeds" means gross proceeds as defined in
6 section 1 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51.
7 However, gross proceeds shall include the value of the motor
8 vehicle used as part payment of the purchase price as that value
9 is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as evidenced by the
10 signed agreement executed pursuant to section 251.
11 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list
12 price as published by the secretary of state, or the
13 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
14 required to be affixed to the vehicle under section 3 of the
15 automobile information disclosure act, Public Law 85-506,
16 15 U.S.C. 1232, if the secretary of state has not at the time of
17 the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's suggested
18 retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of the
19 vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is
20 unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.
21 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the
22 seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being
23 registered.