FISCAL
NOTE
WEST virginia Legislature
2017 regular session
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to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated
§17A-6F-1, §17A-6F-2 and §17A-6F-3, all relating to
creating a special motor vehicle collector license plate; defining collector
motor vehicle and motor vehicle collector; allowing the holder of a motor
vehicle collector license plate to transfer the special plate temporarily among
collector motor vehicles owned by the collector; and establishing requirements
and fees for a motor vehicle collector license plate application.
Be it enacted by the
Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article,
designated §17A-6F-1, §17A-6F-2 and §17A-6F-3, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6F. MOTOR
VEHICLE COLLECTOR LICENSE PLATE.
§17A-6F-1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this article:
(1) “Collector motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle
that is a restricted and limited use motor vehicle which is a unique commodity
having a current monetary value in excess of similar make and model vehicles
with routine manufacture and distribution patterns, and further, that is not
driven in excess of the maximum mileage permitted by the terms of a valid
limited use motor vehicle insurance policy issued for, and covering such vehicle,
proof of which shall be supplied to the division at the time of application for
designation as a collector vehicle, which mileage shall in no event exceed
three thousand miles per year. This term
does not include vehicles being used for regular transportation and does not
include motor vehicles with elevated chassis height which are subject to
inspection.
(2) “Motor vehicle collector” or “collector” means any
resident who holds a special motor vehicle collector license plate.
§17A-6F-2. Special
motor vehicle collector license plate; qualifications; fees.
(a) To qualify for and receive a special motor vehicle
collector license plate, an individual must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be a permanent resident of the State of West Virginia;
(2) Submit an application in a form specified by the
commissioner;
(3) Own a Class A collector vehicle that is more than
twenty-five years old;
(4) Present proof of ownership of the vehicle or a bill
of sale; and
(5) Present proof that the vehicle is covered by motor
vehicle insurance.
(b) An individual is not required to own a vehicle
described in subdivision (3), subsection (a) of this section to maintain or
renew a special motor vehicle collector license plate.
§17A-6F-3. Use of
special collector plates; operation of vehicles under special collector plates.
(a) A collector may operate a collector motor vehicle
upon the streets and highways if:
(1) The vehicle displays a special motor vehicle
collector license plate, issued pursuant to this article; and
(2) The collector has owned the motor vehicle for
thirty days or less, according to the collector’s proof of ownership.
(b) A collector may transfer a special motor vehicle
collector license plate among multiple collector motor vehicles under his or
her ownership: Provided, That the
collector operates each vehicle in compliance with the requirements of this
article.
(c) Every special motor vehicle collector license plate
issued pursuant to this article will be valid for a period of one year from the
date of issue. A collector may hold
multiple special motor vehicle collector license plates at the same time.
(d) The fee for an individual to receive one special
collector motor vehicle plate is $60, and the annual fee to renew the special
plate is $60. The fee for a collector to
receive an additional special collector motor vehicle plate is $30, and the
annual fee to renew additional plates is $30 per plate.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to create a special motor vehicle collector license plate; to define collector
motor vehicle and motor vehicle collector; to allow the holder of a motor
vehicle collector license plate to transfer a special plate temporarily among collector
motor vehicles owned by the collector; and to establish requirements and fees
for a motor vehicle collector license plate application.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates
new language that would be added.