00 Enrolled HB 170                                                                                                         
01 Increasing certain motor vehicle registration fees.                                                                     
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03    * Section 1.  AS 28.10.421(b) is amended to read:                                                                  
04            (b)  The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed within the                             
05       following classifications for:                                                                                    
06                 (1)  a passenger vehicle or motor home not used or maintained for the                                   
07       transportation of persons or property for hire or for other commercial                                            
08       use...............................................................................................................
09                 (2)  a pick-up truck or a van not exceeding 10,000 pounds unladen                                       
10       weight and not registered in the name of a company or business .............. $100 [$78];                     
11                 (3)  a taxicab ......................................................................$160 [$138];   
12                 (4)  a motor bus with a seating capacity for 20 or more persons and                                     
13       used exclusively for commercial purposes in the transporting of visitors or tourists                              
14       ..................................................................................................................
15                 (5)  a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle ............................ $60 [$38];                   
01                 (6)  a trailer not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or                              
02       property for hire or for other commercial use, including, but not limited to, a boat                              
03       trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, or a trailer               
04       rented or offered for rent .............................................................................. $30 
05    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read:                                                                     
06            (c)  The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed and are                                
07       based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised                              
08       weight or upon the actual weight, which the owner shall furnish, subject to the                               
09       approval of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, for a vehicle,                                 
10       including a motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, that is registered in the name                       
11       of a company or business, or is used or maintained for the transportation of passengers                           
12       for hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this section, or for the                                      
13       transportation of property for hire or for other commercial purposes, including a truck,                          
14       wrecker, tow car, hearse, ambulance, and tractor, as follows:                                                     
15                 (1)  up to and including 5,000 pounds .............................. $180 [$158];                   
16                 (2)  more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000                                                     
17       pounds ....................................................................................................... $
18                 (3)  more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000                                                    
19       pounds ....................................................................................................... $
20                 (4)  more than 18,000 pounds ........................................... $662 [$640].               
21    * Sec. 3.  AS 28.10.421(h) is amended to read:                                                                     
22            (h)  The annual registration fees under this subsection for vehicles used for                                
23       commercial purposes are imposed and are based upon the actual unladen weight as                                   
24       established by the manufacturer's advertised weight or upon the actual weight, which                          
25       the owner shall furnish, subject to the approval of the commissioner or the                                       
26       commissioner's representative, as follows:                                                                        
27                 (1)  up to and including 5,000 pounds .................................. $90 [$80];                 
28                 (2)  more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000                                                     
29       pounds ....................................................................................................... $
30                 (3)  more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000                                                    
31       pounds ....................................................................................................... $
01                 (4)  more than 18,000 pounds ........................................... $331 [$321].               
02    * Sec. 4.  AS 28.10.421(i) is amended to read:                                                                     
03            (i)  A one-time registration fee of $20 [$10] is imposed upon initial registration                       
04       for a trailer or semi-trailer used for commercial purposes.                                                       
05    * Sec. 5.  AS 28.10.441 is amended to read:                                                                        
06            Sec. 28.10.441.  Schedule of other fees and charges.  The following fees and                               
07       charges are imposed by the department for the stated services that [WHICH] it                                 
08       provides:                                                                                                         
09                 (1)  title fee, including transfer of title .................................. $15 [$5];            
10                 (2)  lien filing fee ................................................................... $15 [$5];  
11                 (3)  replacement of any registration plate set, including special request                               
12       plates ...........................................................................................................
13                 (4)  duplicate of original certificate of title ............................$15 [$5];               
14                 (5)  duplicate of certificate of registration ....................................... $2;               
15                 (6)  temporary preregistration permit issued under                                                      
16       AS 28.10.031 .....................................................................................................
17                 (7)  special transport permit issued under AS 28.10.151 ................ $5;                            
18                 (8)  special permit for vehicle used for transport of a person with a                                   
19       disability issued under AS 28.10.495 .................................................................. none.