CSSB 226(FIN): "An Act relating to biennial registration of motor vehicles; imposing biennial registration fees on motor vehicles and setting the statutory amounts of a scheduled biennial municipal tax on motor vehicles; relating to motor vehicle emissions control programs; amending the effective date in sec. 7, ch. 56, SLA 1995; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 226(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to biennial registration of motor vehicles; imposing biennial 02 registration fees on motor vehicles and setting the statutory amounts of a 03 scheduled biennial municipal tax on motor vehicles; relating to motor vehicle 04 emissions control programs; amending the effective date in sec. 7, ch. 56, SLA 05 1995; and providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 28.10.108(b) is amended to read: 08 (b) Subject to the provisions of (f) of this section, a vehicle subject to 09 registration 10 (1) under AS 28.10.011 and 28.10.421(b)(3) and (4) and (c)(1) - (4) 11 shall have its initial registration, and may have its biennial [ANNUAL] registration, 12 renewed during the month of December; 13 (2) under AS 28.10.181, 28.10.411, and 28.10.421(d)(3) and (8) [(9)] 14 shall have its initial registration, and may have its biennial [ANNUAL] registration,
01 renewed during the month of January. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.108(c) is amended to read: 03 (c) A vehicle subject to registration and not described in (b) of this section 04 shall have its initial registration, and may have its biennial [ANNUAL] registration, 05 renewed in the month of initial registration in the state, subject to the provisions of (f) 06 of this section. 07 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.108(d) is amended to read: 08 (d) A registered vehicle retains the same biennial [ANNUAL] expiration date 09 regardless of the ownership of the vehicle. 10 * Sec. 4. AS 28.10.108(f) is amended to read: 11 (f) Upon request of the owner and payment of the proportionate prorated 12 applicable fees, a vehicle registered under this section shall have its registration period 13 extended in monthly increments to allow biennial [ANNUAL] registration to occur in 14 the month of the owner's choice. 15 * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.111(b) is amended to read: 16 (b) The department may receive an application for the renewal of vehicle 17 registration and issue a new certificate of registration at any time before the expiration 18 of the biennial [ANNUAL] registration as prescribed in regulations adopted by the 19 commissioner. Nothing in this section prevents the commissioner from providing for 20 a longer [MULTI-YEAR] registration period; however, a person may not display the 21 new registration plates on a vehicle before a date which may be set by the 22 commissioner. 23 * Sec. 6. AS 28.10.411(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) For every year during any part of which a vehicle is subject to registration 25 under this chapter, a registration fee shall be paid to the department at the time of 26 original registration and at each biennial [ANNUAL] renewal of registration after that 27 time. 28 * Sec. 7. AS 28.10.411(f) is amended to read: 29 (f) A resident 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the year the vehicle is 30 registered is entitled to an exemption once each biennial registration period 31 [CALENDAR YEAR] from the registration fee required under this section for one
01 motor vehicle subject to registration under AS 28.10.421(b)(1), (2), (5), or (6). An 02 exemption may not be granted except upon written application for the exemption on 03 a form prescribed by the department. 04 * Sec. 8. AS 28.10.421(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] registration fees under this subsection are 06 imposed within the following classifications for: 07 (1) a passenger vehicle or motor home not used or maintained for the 08 transportation of persons or property for hire or for other commercial use 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68 [$35]; 10 (2) a pick-up truck or a van not exceeding 6,000 pounds unladen 11 weight and not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire 12 or for other commercial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$78 [$40]; 13 (3) a taxicab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138 [$70]; 14 (4) a motor bus with a seating capacity for 20 or more persons and 15 used exclusively for commercial purposes in the transporting of visitors or tourists 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168 [$85]; 17 (5) a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40 [$20]; 18 (6) a trailer not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or 19 property for hire or for other commercial use, including, but not limited to, a boat 20 trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, or a trailer 21 rented or offered for rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 [$5]. 22 * Sec. 9. AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read: 23 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] registration fees under this subsection are 24 imposed and are based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the 25 manufacturer's advertised weight or upon the actual weight which the owner shall 26 furnish, subject to the approval of the commissioner or the commissioner's 27 representative, for a vehicle, including a motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, 28 that is registered in the name of a company or business, or is used or maintained for 29 the transportation of passengers for hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this 30 section, or for the transportation of property for hire or for other commercial purposes, 31 including a trailer, semi-trailer, truck, wrecker, tow car, hearse, ambulance, and tractor,
01 as follows 02 (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 [$51]; 03 (2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds $170 [$86]; 04 (3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$310 [$156]; 06 (4) more than 18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$440 [$221]. 07 * Sec. 10. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended to read: 08 (d) The special registration fees under this subsection are imposed biennially 09 [ANNUALLY], unless otherwise specified, for 10 (1) an historic vehicle, [(] one time only upon initial registration under 11 AS 28.10.181 [)] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10; 12 (2) special request plates for 13 (A) Alaska National Guard personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 14 (B) veterans or retired veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 15 (C) recipients of the Purple Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 16 (D) owners of custom collection vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50; 17 (E) other special request plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 18 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required by this 19 paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the replacement of 20 special request plates; 21 (3) a vehicle owned by a disabled veteran or other handicapped person, 22 and registered under AS 28.10.181 or a resident 65 years of age or older who files a 23 written application for an exemption on a form prescribed by the department . none; 24 (4) a vehicle owned by the state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .none; 25 (5) a vehicle owned by an elected state official . . . . . . . . . . . . the fee 26 required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; 27 (6) [REPEALED 28 (7)] a vehicle owned by a rancher, farmer, or dairyman and registered 29 under AS 28.10.181 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$68 [$35]; 30 (7) [(8)] a snowmobile or off-highway vehicle . . . . . . . . . . $10 [$5]; 31 (8) [(9)] an amateur mobile radio station vehicle,
01 (A) with a transceiver capable of less than 5-band operation... 02 the fee required for that vehicle under (b) or (c) of this section; 03 (B) in recognition of service to the public a mobile amateur 04 radio station owned by an amateur with general class or higher license, 05 provided the station must be satisfactorily proved capable of operating on at 06 least five bands from 160 through 10 meters, must have an antenna, and must 07 have a power supply and wiring as a permanent part of the vehicle; the 08 transmitting unit may be removed from the car for service or dry storage . . . 09 none for a mobile amateur radio station vehicle included in (b)(1) or (2) of this 10 section; 11 (9) [(10)] dealer registration plates 12 (A) the initial set of plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$88 [$45]; 13 (B) each subsequent set of plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50 [$25]; 14 (10) [(11)] a vehicle owned by a municipality or charitable 15 organization meeting the requirements of AS 28.10.181(e) . . . . . . . . $10 [$5]; 16 (11) [(12) REPEALED 17 (13)] a vehicle owned by a Pearl Harbor survivor or a former prisoner 18 of war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .none; 19 (12) [(14) REPEALED 20 (15)] special request university plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50 21 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or (2) of this section; the fee 22 required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the 23 replacement of special request plates; the commissioner of administration shall 24 separately account by university campus designation for the fees received under this 25 paragraph that the department deposits in the general fund; the annual estimated 26 balance in the accounts that is in excess of the cost of issuing special request 27 university plates may be appropriated by the legislature for the support of programs 28 at each campus. 29 * Sec. 11. AS 28.10.421(f) is amended to read: 30 (f) In addition to the fees imposed under (b) and (d) of this section, the 31 following special biennial [ANNUAL] registration fee is imposed upon renewal of
01 registration for a passenger vehicle, motor home, pick-up truck, or a van with special 02 request Winter Olympics commemorative plates. . . $60 [$30]; the annual estimated 03 balance in the account maintained by the commissioner of administration under 04 AS 37.05.142 may be appropriated by the legislature to the Alaska amateur sports fund 05 established under AS 05.35.150. 06 * Sec. 12. AS 28.10.423 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 28.10.423. EMISSION CONTROL INSPECTION PROGRAM FEES. In 08 addition to the biennial [ANNUAL] registration fee specified in AS 28.10.421, a $2 09 fee is imposed upon every vehicle required to be inspected under an emission control 10 program established under AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510. This fee shall be collected at 11 the same time and in the same manner as the registration fee. 12 * Sec. 13. AS 28.10.431(b) is amended to read: 13 (b) The biennial tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the license fee 14 under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based upon the age of vehicles as 15 determined by model year in the first year of the biennial period, according to the 16 following schedule: Tax According to Age of Vehicle Since Model Year 17 Tax According to Age of 18 Vehicle 19 Since Model Year: 20 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 21 or over 22 Motor Vehicle 23 (1) motorcycle $17 $15 $13 $10 $ 7 $ 5 $ 4 $ 4 24 [$ 9] [$ 8] [$ 7] [$ 6] [$ 4] [$ 3] [$ 2] [$ 2] 25 (2) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 26 in AS 28.10.421(b)(1) [66] [55] [44] [33] [22] [17] [11] [ 8] 27 (3) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 28 in AS 28.10.421(b)(3) [66] [55] [44] [33] [22] [17] [11] [ 8] 29 (4) vehicles specified in 30 AS 28.10.421(c)(1)-(4) 31 5,000 pounds or less 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16
01 [66] [55] [44] [33] [22] [17] [11] [ 8] 02 5,001-12,000 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 03 pounds [110] [88] [66] [55] [44] [33] [22] [11] 04 12,001-18,000 297 242 198 154 110 77 55 44 05 pounds [165] [132] [110] [88] [66] [44] [33] [22] 06 18,001 pounds 396 319 253 198 154 110 66 44 07 or over [220] [176] [143] [110] [88] [66] [44] [22] 08 (5) vehicles specified 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 09 in AS 28.10.421(b)(4) [110] [88] [66] [55] [44] [33] [22] [11] 10 (6) vehicles specified 17 15 13 10 7 5 4 4 11 in AS 28.10.421(b)(6) [ 9] [ 8] [ 7] [ 6] [ 4] [ 3] [ 2] [ 2] 12 (7) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 13 in AS 28.10.421(d)(8) [66] [55] [44] [33] [22] [17] [11] [ 8] 14 [AS 28.10.421(d)(9)] 15 (8) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 16 in AS 28.10.421(b)(2) [66] [55] [44] [33] [22] [17] [11] [ 8] 17 (9) vehicles eligible 88 18 for dealer plates under [44] 19 AS 28.10.421(d)(9) 20 [AS 28.10.421(d)(10)]. 21 * Sec. 14. AS 28.10.431(h) is amended to read: 22 (h) A vehicle owned by a former prisoner of war exempted from registration 23 fees under AS 28.10.421(d)(11) [AS 28.10.421(d)(13)] is subject to a motor vehicle 24 registration tax under this section. 25 * Sec. 15. AS 28.35.155(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with studded tires or tires with 27 chains attached on a paved highway or road from May 1 through September 15, 28 inclusive, north of 60 North Latitude and from April 15 through September 30, 29 inclusive, south of 60 North Latitude. The commissioner shall by emergency order 30 provide for additional lawful operating periods based on unusual seasonal or weather 31 conditions. An emergency order adopted under this section is not subject to AS 44.62
01 (Administrative Procedure Act). Upon application a special individual traction permit 02 may be issued allowing the operation of a motor vehicle with studded tires or chains 03 at any time at the discretion of the vehicle owner. The fee for the special individual 04 permit is one-third of the biennial [ANNUAL] registration fee applicable to that class 05 of vehicle under AS 28.10.421. The department may provide an appropriate sticker 06 or other device identifying the vehicle to which the permit applies. 07 * Sec. 16. AS 46.14.510 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (g) In addition to the emission control inspection program fee imposed under 09 AS 28.10.423, the department or a municipality may impose a fee upon a vehicle 10 required to be inspected under a motor vehicle emission control program established 11 under this chapter, but the fee may not exceed the actual costs of the department or 12 the municipality in administering the motor vehicle emission control inspection 13 program. 14 * Sec. 17. Section 7, ch. 56, SLA 1995, is amended to read: 15 Sec. 7. Except as provided in sec. 6 of this Act, this Act takes effect 16 January 1, 1997 [JULY 1, 1996]. 17 * Sec. 18. TRANSITION. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the biennial 18 registration fees imposed under this Act shall be imposed by the Department of Public Safety 19 upon registration or renewal of an existing registration and in a manner that allows 20 approximately one-half of vehicle registrations to be issued or renewed under a biennial 21 system by January 1, 1998, and the remaining biennial vehicle registrations or renewals to be 22 imposed by January 1, 1999. 23 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of ch. 56, SLA 1995, the biennial motor vehicle 24 emissions inspection program imposed under ch. 56, SLA 1995, shall be imposed by a 25 municipality or the Department of Environmental Conservation in a manner that allows 26 approximately one-half of vehicle inspections to occur by January 1, 1998, and the remaining 27 emissions inspections to occur by January 1, 1999. 28 * Sec. 19. This Act takes effect January 1, 1997.