HB 482: "An Act relating to registration of noncommercial trailers and to registration of vehicles owned by disabled persons or persons who are 65 years of age or older; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 482 01 "An Act relating to registration of noncommercial trailers and to registration of 02 vehicles owned by disabled persons or persons who are 65 years of age or older; 03 and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 28.10.108 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 06 (l) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the following vehicles 07 are not required to be registered biennially and shall be registered one time only: 08 (1) a trailer not used for commercial purposes; 09 (2) a vehicle qualifying for registration under AS 28.10.181(d); or 10 (3) a vehicle owned by a person who is 65 years of age or older; this 11 paragraph applies to only one vehicle owned by the person who is 65 years of age or 12 older. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.411(f) is amended to read: 14 (f) A resident 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the year the vehicle is
01 registered is entitled to an exemption [ONCE EACH BIENNIAL REGISTRATION 02 PERIOD] from the registration fee required under this section for one [MOTOR] 03 vehicle subject to registration under AS 28.10.421(a)(3), or (b)(1) [AS 04 28.10.421(b)(1)], (2), or (5) [, OR (6)]. An exemption may not be granted except 05 upon written application for the exemption on a form prescribed by the department. 06 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, 08 (1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department 09 at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; [AND] 10 (2) an additional fee of $10 shall be added to the registration fee set 11 out in this section for registration not conducted by mail or not conducted at an 12 emissions inspection station or contract office offering vehicle registration services; the 13 department may waive this additional fee for a good cause based on criteria established 14 in regulations adopted by the department ; and 15 (3) a one-time registration fee of $10 is imposed for registration of 16 a trailer not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for 17 hire or for other commercial use; in this paragraph, "trailer" includes a boat 18 trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, or travel trailer . 19 * Sec. 4. AS 28.10.421(b) is amended to read: 20 (b) The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed within the 21 following classifications for: 22 (1) a passenger vehicle or motor home not used or maintained for the 23 transportation of persons or property for hire or for other commercial use . . $ 68; 24 (2) a pick-up truck or a van not exceeding 6,000 pounds unladen 25 weight and not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire 26 or for other commercial use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 78; 27 (3) a taxicab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138; 28 (4) a motor bus with a seating capacity for 20 or more persons and 29 used exclusively for commercial purposes in the transporting of visitors or tourists 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168; 31 (5) a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38 [;
01 (6) A TRAILER NOT USED OR MAINTAINED FOR THE 02 TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY FOR HIRE OR FOR OTHER 03 COMMERCIAL USE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A BOAT TRAILER, 04 BAGGAGE TRAILER, BOX TRAILER, UTILITY TRAILER, HOUSE TRAILER, 05 TRAVEL TRAILER, OR A TRAILER RENTED OR OFFERED FOR RENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10]. 07 * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.431(b) is amended to read: 08 (b) The biennial tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the registration 09 fee under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based upon the age of vehicles as 10 determined by model year in the first year of the biennial period, according to the 11 following schedule: 12 Tax According to Age of 13 Vehicle 14 Since Model Year: 15 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 16 or over 17 Motor Vehicle 18 (1) motorcycle $ 17 $ 15 $ 13 $ 10 $ 7 $ 5 $ 2 $ 4 19 (2) vehicles 20 specified in 21 AS 28.10.421(b)(1) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 22 (3) vehicles specified 23 in AS 28.10.421(b)(3) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 24 (4) vehicles specified 25 in AS 28.10.421 26 (c)(1)-(4) 27 5,000 pounds 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 28 or less 29 5,001-12,000 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 30 pounds 31 12,001-18,000 297 242 198 154 110 77 55 44
01 pounds 02 18,001 pounds 396 19 253 198 154 110 66 44 03 or over 04 (5) vehicles specified 05 in AS 28.10.421(b)(4) 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 06 (6) vehicles specified 07 in AS 28.10.421(a)(3) 08 [AS 28.10.421(b)(6)] 17 15 13 10 7 5 4 4 09 (7) vehicles specified 10 in AS 28.10.421(d)(8) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 11 (8) vehicles specified 12 in AS 28.10.421(b)(2) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 13 (9) vehicles eligible 14 for dealer plates under 15 AS 28.10.421(d)(9) [.] 88 . 16 * Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 1998.