ENGROSSED
Senate Bill No. 548
(By Senators Ross, Dittmar, Wiedebusch, Schoonover, Love,
Oliverio, McKenzie, Buckalew and Ball)
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[Originating in the Committee on Transportation;
reported April 2, 1997.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article ten, chapter
seventeen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to motor vehicle
registration and licensing fees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article ten, chapter seventeen-a of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, LICENSING, ETC.
§17A-10-3. Registration fees for vehicles equipped with pneumatic
tires.
The following registration fees for the classes indicated shall
be paid to the division for the registration of vehicles subject to
registration under this chapter when equipped with pneumatic tires:
(a) Registration fees for the following classes shall be paid
to the division annually:
(1)
Class A. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of
this class is twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents:
Provided, That
the registration fees and any other fees required by this chapter
for Class A vehicles under the optional biennial staggered
registration system shall be multiplied by two and paid biennially
to the division.
No license fee shall be charged for vehicles owned by churches,
or by trustees for churches, which are regularly used for
transporting parishioners to and from church services.
Notwithstanding the exemption, the certificate of registration and
license plates shall be obtained the same as other cards and plates
under this article.
(2)
Class B, Class E and Class K. -- The registration fee for
all motor vehicles of these three classes is as follows:
(A) For declared gross weights of eight thousand one pounds to
sixteen thousand pounds -- twenty-eight dollars plus five dollars
for each one thousand pounds or fraction thereof that the gross
weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds eight
thousand pounds.
(B) For declared gross weights greater than sixteen thousand
pounds, but less than fifty-five thousand pounds -- seventy-eight
dollars and fifty cents plus ten dollars for each one thousand
pounds or fraction thereof that the gross weight of the vehicle or
combination of vehicles exceeds sixteen thousand pounds.
(C) For declared gross weights of fifty-five thousand pounds or more -- seven hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents plus
fifteen dollars and seventy-five cents for each one thousand pounds
or fraction thereof that the gross weight of the vehicle or
combination of vehicles exceeds fifty-five thousand pounds.
(3)
Class C and Class L. -- The registration fee for all
vehicles of these two classes is seventeen dollars and fifty cents
except that semitrailers, full trailers, pole trailers and
converter gear registered as Class C and Class L may be registered
for a period of ten years at a fee of one hundred dollars.
(4)
Class G. -- The registration fee for each motorcycle
or
parking enforcement vehicle is eight dollars.
(5)
Class H. -- The registration fee for all vehicles for this
class operating entirely within the state is five dollars; and for
vehicles engaged in interstate transportation of persons, the
registration fee is the amount of the fees provided by this section
for Class B, Class E and Class K reduced by the amount that the
mileage of the vehicles operated in states other than West Virginia
bears to the total mileage operated by the vehicles in all states
under a formula to be established by the division of motor
vehicles.
(6)
Class J. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of
this class is eighty-five dollars. Ambulances and hearses used
exclusively as such are exempt from the special fees set forth in
this section.
(7)
Class S M. -- The registration fee for all vehicles of this class is seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
(8)
Class U. -- The registration fee for all vehicles of this
class is fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
(9)
Class Farm Truck. -- The registration fee for all motor
vehicles of this class is as follows:
(A) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of eight thousand
one pounds to sixteen thousand pounds -- thirty dollars.
(B) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of sixteen
thousand one pounds to twenty-two thousand pounds -- sixty dollars.
(C) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of twenty-two
thousand one pounds to twenty-eight thousand pounds -- ninety
dollars.
(D) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of twenty-eight
thousand one pounds to thirty-four thousand pounds -- one hundred
fifteen dollars.
(E) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of thirty-four
thousand one pounds to forty-four thousand pounds -- one hundred
sixty dollars.
(F) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of forty-four
thousand one pounds to fifty-four thousand pounds -- two hundred
five dollars.
(G) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of fifty-four
thousand one pounds to sixty-four thousand pounds -- two hundred
fifty dollars.
(b) Registration fees for the following classes shall be paid to the division for a maximum period of three years, or portion
thereof based on the number of years remaining in the three-year
period designated by the commissioner:
(1)
Class R. -- The annual registration fee for all vehicles
of this class is twelve dollars.
(2)
Class T. -- The annual registration fee for all vehicles
of this class is eight dollars.
(c) The fees paid to the division for a multi-year registration
provided for by this chapter shall be the same as the annual
registration fee established by this section and any other fee
required by this chapter multiplied by the number of years for
which the registration is issued.