CSSB 28(L&C): "An Act relating to transfer of motor vehicle ownership, motor vehicle registration fees, and motor vehicle emissions inspection; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 28(L&C) 01 "An Act relating to transfer of motor vehicle ownership, motor vehicle registration 02 fees, and motor vehicle emissions inspection; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that money collected by increasing 05 fees under secs. 4, 5, and 6 of this Act be appropriated to fund field offices of the division 06 of motor vehicles. 07 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.271 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (d) An emissions inspection and maintenance certificate shall be obtained when 09 ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred, if the 10 (1) transferee resides in an area designated by the Department of 11 Environmental Conservation as an emissions inspection and maintenance area; 12 (2) motor vehicle was manufactured in 1987 or earlier; 13 (3) motor vehicle would be subject to an emissions inspection and 14 maintenance program; and
01 (4) motor vehicle has not been inspected for emissions or the existing 02 emissions inspection certificate is more than 12 months old. 03 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, 05 (1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department 06 at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; and 07 (2) [AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $10 SHALL BE ADDED TO] the 08 registration fee set out in this section shall be reduced by $10 or the amount of the 09 fee, whichever is less, for registration [NOT] conducted by mail [; THE 10 DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THIS ADDITIONAL FEE FOR A GOOD CAUSE 11 BASED ON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE 12 DEPARTMENT]. 13 * Sec. 4. AS 28.10.421(b) is amended to read: 14 (b) The annual registration fees under this subsection are imposed within the 15 following classifications for: 16 (1) a passenger vehicle or motor home not used or maintained for the 17 transportation of persons or property for hire or for other commercial use 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45 [$35]; 19 (2) a pick-up truck or a van not exceeding 6,000 pounds unladen 20 weight and not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire 21 or for other commercial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50 [$40]; 22 (3) a taxicab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80 [$70]; 23 (4) a motor bus with a seating capacity for 20 or more persons and 24 used exclusively for commercial purposes in the transporting of visitors or tourists 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95 [$85]; 26 (5) a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30 [$20]; 27 (6) a trailer not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or 28 property for hire or for other commercial use, including, but not limited to, a boat 29 trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, or a trailer 30 rented or offered for rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 [$5]. 31 * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read:
01 (c) The annual registration fees under this subsection are imposed and are 02 based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised 03 weight or upon the actual weight that [WHICH] the owner shall furnish, subject to the 04 approval of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, for a vehicle, 05 including a motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, that is registered in the name 06 of a company or business, or is used or maintained for the transportation of passengers 07 for hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this section, or for the transportation 08 of property for hire or for other commercial purposes, including a trailer, semi-trailer, 09 truck, wrecker, tow car, hearse, ambulance, and tractor, as follows: 10 (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$61 [$51]; 11 (2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$96 [$86]; 13 (3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$166 [$156]; 15 (4) more than 18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$231 [$221]. 16 * Sec. 6. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended to read: 17 (d) The special registration fees under this subsection are imposed annually, 18 unless otherwise specified, for: 19 (1) an historic vehicle (one time only upon initial registration under 20 AS 28.10.181) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10; 21 (2) special request plates for 22 (A) Alaska National Guard personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 23 (B) veterans or retired veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 24 (C) recipients of the Purple Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 25 (D) owners of custom collector vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50; 26 (E) other special request plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 27 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required by this 28 paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the replacement of 29 special request plates; 30 (3) a vehicle owned by a disabled veteran or other handicapped person, 31 and registered under AS 28.10.181 or a resident 65 years of age or older who files a
01 written application for an exemption on a form prescribed by the department 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .none; 03 (4) a vehicle owned by the state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .none; 04 (5) a vehicle owned by an elected state official . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; 06 (6) [REPEALED 07 (7)] a vehicle owned by a rancher, farmer, or dairyman and registered 08 under AS 28.10.181 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45 [$35]; 09 (7) [(8)] a snowmobile or off-highway vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . $15 [$5]; 10 (8) [(9)] an amateur mobile radio station vehicle, 11 (A) with a transceiver capable of less than 5-band operation 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the fee 13 required for that vehicle under (b) or (c) of this section; 14 (B) in recognition of service to the public: a mobile amateur 15 radio station owned by an amateur with general class or higher license, 16 provided the station must be satisfactorily proved capable of operating on at 17 least five bands from 160 through 10 meters, must have an antenna, and must 18 have a power supply and wiring as a permanent part of the vehicle; the 19 transmitting unit may be removed from the car for service or dry storage 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none 21 for a mobile amateur radio station vehicle included in (b)(1) or (2) of this 22 section; 23 (9) [(10)] dealer registration plates, 24 (A) the initial set of plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55 [$45]; 25 (B) each subsequent set of plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35 [$25]; 26 (10) [(11)] a vehicle owned by a municipality or charitable organization 27 meeting the requirements of AS 28.10.181(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 [$5]; 28 (11) [(12) REPEALED 29 (13)] a vehicle owned by a Pearl Harbor survivor or a former prisoner 30 of war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .none; 31 (12) [(14) REPEALED
01 (15)] special request university plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50 02 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or (2) of this section; the fee 03 required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the 04 replacement of special request plates; the commissioner of administration shall 05 separately account by university campus designation for the fees received under this 06 paragraph that the department deposits in the general fund; the annual estimated 07 balance in the accounts that is in excess of the cost of issuing special request 08 university plates may be appropriated by the legislature for the support of programs 09 at each campus. 10 * Sec. 7. AS 28.10.423 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 28.10.423. EMISSION CONTROL INSPECTION PROGRAM FEES. In 12 addition to the annual registration fee specified in AS 28.10.421, a $2 [$1] fee is 13 imposed upon every vehicle required to be inspected under an emission control 14 program established under AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510. This fee shall be collected at 15 the same time and in the same manner as the registration fee. 16 * Sec. 8. AS 46.14.400 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 17 (i) If a municipality or a local air quality district administering a program 18 under this section requires emissions inspection for a motor vehicle, emission 19 inspection may not be required more than once every two years. 20 (j) A person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of emissions 21 requirements imposed under this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction 22 shall be fined $200. It is the intent of the legislature that money collected under this 23 subsection be appropriated to promote air quality control programs in municipalities. 24 * Sec. 9. AS 46.14.510 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 25 (e) If the department adopts regulations requiring emissions inspection for a 26 motor vehicle, the department may not require the vehicle be inspected more than once 27 every two years. 28 (f) A person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of emissions 29 requirements imposed under this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction 30 shall be fined $200. It is the intent of the legislature that money collected under this 31 subsection be appropriated to control pollution from motor vehicle emissions.
01 * Sec. 10. AS 46.14.400(j), enacted in sec. 8 of this Act, and AS 46.14.510(f), enacted 02 in sec. 9 of this Act, take effect July 1, 1995. 03 * Sec. 11. Except as provided in sec. 10 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 1996.