H. B. 2868
(By Delegate Hrutkay)(By Request)
[Introduced February 6, 2007; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §17A-10-3 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §17B-2-8 and
§17B-2-11 of said code, all relating to increasing certain
motor vehicle license fees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §17A-10-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted; and that §17B-2-8 and §17B-2-11 of said
code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 17A. MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, REGISTRATION,
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT PROVISIONS.
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 thirty-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 may 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. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of
this class 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 of one thousand pounds
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 of one thousand pounds 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 of one thousand pounds that the gross weight of the
vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds fifty-five thousand
pounds.
(3)
Class G. -- The registration fee for each motorcycle or
parking enforcement vehicle is eight dollars.
(4)
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, 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.
(5)
Class J. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of
this class is eighty-five dollars. Ambulances and hearses used
exclusively as ambulances and hearses are exempt from the special fees set forth in this section.
(6)
Class M. -- The registration fee for all vehicles of this
class is seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
(7)
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 eighty thousand pounds -- two hundred fifty
dollars:
Provided, That the provisions of subsection (a), section eight, article one, chapter seventeen-e do not apply if the vehicle
exceeds sixty-four thousand pounds and is a truck tractor or road
tractor.
(b) Registration fees for the following classes shall be paid
to the division for a maximum period of three years, or portion of
a year 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 multiyear 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.
(d) The registration fee for all Class C vehicles is fifty
dollars. On or before the first day of July, two thousand, all
Class C trailers shall be registered for the duration of the
owner's interest in the trailer and do not expire until either sold
or otherwise permanently removed from the service of the owner.
CHAPTER 17B. MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES.
ARTICLE 2. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE, EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.
§17B-2-8. Issuance and contents of licenses; fees.
(a) The division shall, upon payment of the required fee,
issue to every applicant qualifying therefor a driver's license,
which shall indicate the type or general class or classes of
vehicle or vehicles the licensee may operate in accordance with
this chapter or chapter seventeen-e of this code, or
motorcycle-only license. Each license shall contain a coded number
assigned to the licensee, the full name, date of birth, residence
address, a brief description and a color photograph of the licensee
and either a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space
upon which the signature of the licensee shall be written with pen
and ink immediately upon receipt of the license. No license is
valid until it has been so signed by the licensee:
Provided, that
the commissioner may issue upon proper documentation, a duplicate
or renewed valid without-photo license for resident applicants
temporarily out of state. A driver's license which is valid for
operation of a motorcycle shall contain a motorcycle endorsement.
The division shall use such process or processes in the issuance of
licenses that will, insofar as possible, prevent any alteration,
counterfeiting, duplication, reproduction, forging or modification
of, or the superimposition of a photograph on, the license.
(b) The fee for the issuance of a Class E driver's license is
two dollars and fifty cents five dollars per year for each year the
license is issued to be valid. The fee for issuance of a Class D
driver's license is six dollars and twenty-five cents per year for each year the license is issued to be valid. An additional fee of
fifty cents shall be collected from the applicant at the time of
original issuance or each renewal and the additional fee shall be
deposited in the "combined voter registration and driver's
licensing fund," established pursuant to the provisions of section
twelve, article two, chapter three of this code. The additional
fee for adding a motorcycle endorsement to a driver's license is
one dollar per year for each year the license is issued.
The fee for issuance of a motorcycle-only license is
two
dollars and fifty cents five dollars for each year for which the
motorcycle license is to be valid. The fees for the motorcycle
endorsement or motorcycle-only license shall be paid into a special
fund in the State Treasury known as the motorcycle safety fund as
established in section seven, article one-d of this chapter.
(c) On or after the first day of January, two thousand one,
the fee for the issuance of either the level one or level two
graduated driver's license as prescribed in section three-a of this
article is
five ten dollars.
§17B-2-11. Duplicate permits and licenses.
In the event that an instruction permit or driver's license
issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or destroyed,
or if the information contained on the license has changed, the
person to whom the permit or license was issued may upon making
proper application and upon payment of a fee of five ten dollars obtain a duplicate thereof upon furnishing proof satisfactory to
the division that the permit or license has been lost or destroyed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the motor
vehicle Class A registration fee from $28.50 to $38.50; increase
the Class E driver's license fee from $2.50 to $5; increase the fee
for issuance of a motorcycle only license from $2.50 to $5
;
increase the graduated license fee from $5 to $10; and increase the
fee for a duplicate permit or license from $5 to $10.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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