CSHB 10(TRA): "An Act relating to the registration fee for noncommercial trailers and to the motor vehicle tax for trailers; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 10(TRA) 01 "An Act relating to the registration fee for noncommercial trailers and to the motor 02 vehicle tax for trailers; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 28.10.411(f) is amended to read: 05 (f) A resident 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the year the vehicle is 06 registered or a resident with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and 07 who provides proof of that disability as provided in 23 C.F.R. 1235.2 is entitled to an 08 exemption from the registration fee required under this section for one vehicle subject 09 to registration under AS 28.10.421(b)(1), (2), or (5), or (j) [(6)]. An exemption may 10 not be granted except upon written application for the exemption on a form prescribed 11 by the department. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.421 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (j) When a person registers a trailer not used or maintained for the 14 transportation of persons or property for hire or for other commercial use, including a
01 boat trailer, baggage trailer, box trailer, utility trailer, house trailer, travel trailer, or a 02 trailer rented or offered for rent, a person may choose to pay a biennial registration fee 03 of $30 or a one-time registration fee of $100. If the person chooses to pay the one-time 04 registration fee, no additional registration fees are required if the same person who 05 initially registered the trailer continues to own the trailer. A new owner of a trailer 06 previously registered under this subsection shall register and pay the biennial 07 registration fee or the one-time registration fee as provided in this subsection. 08 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.431(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) The biennial tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the registration 10 fee under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based upon the age of vehicles as 11 determined by model year in the first year of the biennial period, according to the 12 following schedule: 13 Tax According to Age of 14 Vehicle 15 Since Model Year: 16 8th 17 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th or over 18 Motor Vehicle 19 (1) motorcycle $ 17 $ 15 $ 13 $ 10 $ 7 $ 5 $ 4 $ 4 20 (2) vehicles specified 21 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 21 in AS 28.10.421(b)(1) 22 (3) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 23 in AS 28.10.421(b)(3) 24 (4) vehicles specified 25 in AS 28.10.421(c)(1)-(4) 26 5,000 pounds or less 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 27 5,001-12,000 pounds 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 28 12,001-18,000 pounds 447 392 348 304 260 227 205 194 29 18,001 pounds or over 546 469 403 348 304 260 216 194 30 (5) vehicles specified 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 31 in AS 28.10.421(b)(4)
01 (6) vehicles specified 17 15 13 10 7 5 4 4 02 in AS 28.10.421(j) and 03 paying a biennial 04 registration fee 05 [AS 28.10.421(b)(6)] 06 (7) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 07 in AS 28.10.421(d)(8) 08 (8) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 09 in AS 28.10.421(b)(2) 10 (9) vehicles eligible 88 11 for dealer 12 plates under 13 AS 28.10.421(d)(9) 14 (10) vehicles specified 51 15 in AS 28.10.421(j) and 16 paying a one-time 17 registration fee. 18 * Sec. 4. AS 28.10.431(j) is amended to read: 19 (j) A municipality that imposes a motor vehicle registration tax as described 20 under (a) of this section may also, by passage of an appropriate ordinance, (1) 21 increase the scheduled amount of tax described under (b) or (l) of this section, or (2) 22 establish a tax for a trailer that is permanently registered under AS 28.10.421(j) 23 [BY PASSAGE OF AN APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE]. A municipality that chooses 24 to change the tax imposed under (b) or (l) of this section or establishes a tax for 25 permanently registered trailers shall file a written notice of the change with the 26 department by January 1 of the year preceding the year in which the change in tax is to 27 take effect. A municipality may not change the amount of the tax imposed under this 28 section more than once every two years. The department may charge a municipality a 29 one-time fee to cover the cost to the department of implementing a change under this 30 subsection. 31 * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.421(b)(6) is repealed.