CSHB 403(FIN): "An Act relating to registration and operation of low-speed vehicles."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 403(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to registration and operation of low-speed vehicles." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 28.10.041 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 04 (e) The department may not refuse to register a low-speed vehicle as a 05 passenger vehicle if that vehicle meets the safety and equipment requirements set for 06 passenger vehicles by this state or meets federal motor vehicle safety standards for 07 low-speed vehicles. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.421(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed within the 10 following classifications for: 11 (1) a passenger vehicle, a low-speed vehicle, or motor home not used 12 or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire or for other 13 commercial use ................................................................................................... 14 (2) a pick-up truck or a van not exceeding 10,000 pounds unladen 15 weight and not registered in the name of a company or business ........................$100;
01 (3) a taxicab ................................................................................ $160; 02 (4) a motor bus with a seating capacity for 20 or more persons and 03 used exclusively for commercial purposes in the transporting of visitors or tourists 04 .................................................................................................................. 05 (5) a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle...................................... $60; 06 (6) a trailer not used or maintained for the transportation of persons or 07 property for hire or for other commercial use, including, but not limited to, a boat 08 trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, or a trailer 09 rented or offered for rent ....................................................................................... 10 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read: 11 (c) The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed and are 12 based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised 13 weight or upon the actual weight, which the owner shall furnish, subject to the 14 approval of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, for a vehicle, 15 including a low-speed vehicle and a motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, 16 that is registered in the name of a company or business, or is used or maintained for 17 the transportation of passengers for hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this 18 section, or for the transportation of property for hire or for other commercial purposes, 19 including a low-speed vehicle, truck, wrecker, tow car, hearse, ambulance, and 20 tractor, as follows: 21 (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds ......................................... $180; 22 (2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds .... $268; 23 (3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds .. $516; 24 (4) more than 18,000 pounds ...................................................... $662. 25 * Sec. 4. AS 28.10.421(h) is amended to read: 26 (h) The annual registration fees under this subsection for vehicles, including 27 low-speed vehicles, used for commercial purposes are imposed and are based upon 28 the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised weight or 29 upon the actual weight, which the owner shall furnish, subject to the approval of the 30 commissioner or the commissioner's representative, as follows: 31 (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds ........................................... $90;
01 (2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds .... $134; 02 (3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds .. $258; 03 (4) more than 18,000 pounds ...................................................... $331. 04 * Sec. 5. AS 28.35 is amended by adding a new section to article 5 to read: 05 Sec. 28.35.261. Operation of low-speed vehicles. (a) The operator of a low- 06 speed vehicle is subject to all the traffic and other laws applicable to operators of 07 passenger vehicles. 08 (b) The operator of a low-speed vehicle may not operate that vehicle on a 09 highway that has a maximum speed of more than 35 miles an hour. Notwithstanding 10 this subsection, the operator of a low-speed vehicle may cross a highway that has a 11 maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles an hour if the crossing is made at the 12 intersection with a highway that is authorized for low-speed vehicles. 13 (c) Notwithstanding AS 28.01.010, a municipality may, by ordinance, further 14 restrict the operation of low-speed vehicles within its jurisdiction. 15 * Sec. 6. AS 28.40.100(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 16 (27) "low-speed vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has four wheels 17 and an unladen weight of 2,500 pounds or less, that was manufactured to be capable of 18 propelling itself and achieving a minimum speed of 20 miles an hour and a maximum 19 speed of 25 miles an hour, and that has not been modified to have a maximum speed 20 greater than 25 miles an hour.