CSHB 363(FIN): "An Act relating to motor vehicle registration and motor vehicle registration fees; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 363(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to motor vehicle registration and motor vehicle registration fees; 02 and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 28.10.021 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (d) The department shall establish procedures that allow a person who renews 06 registration for a commercial or noncommercial vehicle to renew registration by mail. 07 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.421(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, 09 (1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department 10 at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; and 11 (2) [AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $10 SHALL BE ADDED TO] the 12 registration fee set out in this section shall be reduced by $5 when [FOR] registration 13 is [NOT] conducted by mail and may be reduced by $5 when registration is 14 conducted by electronic transmission [; THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THIS
01 ADDITIONAL FEE FOR A GOOD CAUSE BASED ON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED 02 IN REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT]. 03 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) The annual 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 use 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 [$35]; 09 (2) a pick-up truck or a van not exceeding 6,000 pounds unladen 10 weight and not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire 11 or for other commercial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45 [$40]; 12 (3) a taxicab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75 [$70]; 13 (4) a motor bus with a seating capacity for 20 or more persons and 14 used exclusively for commercial purposes in the transporting of visitors or tourists 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90 [$85]; 16 (5) a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle . . . . . . . . . . $25 [$20]; 17 (6) a trailer not used or maintained for the transportation of persons 18 or property for hire or for other commercial use, including, but not limited to, a boat 19 trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, or a trailer 20 rented or offered for rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 [$ 5]. 21 * Sec. 4. AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read: 22 (c) The annual registration fees under this subsection are imposed and are 23 based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised 24 weight or upon the actual weight which the owner shall furnish, subject to the approval 25 of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, for a vehicle, including a 26 motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, that is registered in the name of a 27 company or business, or is used or maintained for the transportation of passengers for 28 hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this section, or for the transportation 29 of property for hire or for other commercial purposes, including a trailer, semi-trailer, 30 truck, wrecker, tow car, hearse, ambulance, and tractor, as follows: 31 (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . $56 [$51];
01 (2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91 [$86]; 03 (3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $161 [$156]; 05 (4) more than 18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $226 [$221]. 06 * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended to read: 07 (d) The special registration fees under this subsection are imposed annually, 08 unless otherwise specified, for: 09 (1) an historic vehicle (one time only upon initial registration under 10 AS 28.10.181) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10; 11 (2) special request plates for 12 (A) Alaska National Guard personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 13 (B) veterans or retired veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 14 (C) recipients of the Purple Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 15 (D) owners of custom collector vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50; 16 (E) other special request plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 17 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required 18 by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the 19 replacement of special request plates; 20 (3) a vehicle owned by a disabled veteran or other handicapped person, 21 and registered under AS 28.10.181 or a resident 65 years of age or older who files a 22 written application for an exemption on a form prescribed by the department . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 [$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 10 for a mobile amateur radio station vehicle included in (b)(1) or (2) of this 11 section; 12 (9) [(10)] dealer registration plates, 13 (A) the initial set of plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 [$45]; 14 (B) each subsequent set of plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30 [$25]; 15 (10) [(11)] a vehicle owned by a municipality or charitable organization 16 meeting the requirements of AS 28.10.181(e) . . . . . . . . . . . $10 [$ 5]; 17 [(12) REPEALED] 18 (11) [(13)] a vehicle owned by a Pearl Harbor survivor or a former 19 prisoner of war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none; 20 (12) [(14) REPEALED 21 (15)] special request university plates . . . . . . . . . $50 plus the fee 22 required for that vehicle under (b)(1) or (2) of this section; the fee required by this 23 paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the replacement of 24 special request plates; the commissioner of administration shall separately account by 25 university campus designation for the fees received under this paragraph that the 26 department deposits in the general fund; the annual estimated balance in the accounts 27 that is in excess of the cost of issuing special request university plates may be 28 appropriated by the legislature for the support of programs at each campus. 29 * Sec. 6. AS 28.10.431(b)(7) is amended to read: 30 (7) vehicles specified 66 55 44 33 22 17 11 8 31 in AS 28.10.421(d)(8) [AS 28.10.421(d)(9)]
01 * Sec. 7. AS 28.10.431(h) is amended to read: 02 (h) A vehicle owned by a former prisoner of war exempted from registration 03 fees under AS 28.10.431(d)(11) [AS 28.10.421(d)(13)] is subject to a motor vehicle 04 registration tax under this section. 05 * Sec. 8. This Act takes effect July 1, 1994.