ENROLLED
Senate Bill No. 12
(By Senators Jenkins, Williams, Barnes, D. Facemire, Wells, Chafin and
White)
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[Passed April 9, 2009; in effect ninety days from passage.]
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AN ACT to amend and reenact §17A-3-16 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §17A-10-3 of said
code, all relating to registration fees for vehicles; allowing
a registrant to register a Class G vehicle for a two-year
period; requiring all registrations for at least one full
year; and facilitating expiration date changes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §17A-3-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted; and that §17A-10-3 of said code be
amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION; ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.
§17A-3-16. Expiration of registration and certificates of title.
(a) Every vehicle registration under this chapter and every
registration card and registration plate issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month designated by the
commissioner:
Provided, That the commissioner may extend the period
during which the registration plates may be used.
Certificates of title need not be renewed annually but remain
valid until canceled by the division for cause or upon a transfer
of any interest shown in the vehicle.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or of any
provision of this chapter, the commissioner shall adopt a staggered
registration system whereby the registration of Class A motor
vehicles is for a period of twelve consecutive calendar months, the
expiration dates of the registrations to be staggered throughout
the year:
Provided, That on or after July 1, 1997, the commissioner
shall also offer an optional two-year registration system whereby
the registration of all vehicles shall be for a period of twenty-
four consecutive calendar months, the expiration dates of the
registrations to be staggered throughout the year. Under this
option, all annual fees due at the time of registration shall be
multiplied by two.
(1) On or after July 1, 1997, all Class A motor vehicles as
defined in section one, article ten of this chapter shall be
registered for a period of twelve or twenty-four consecutive
calendar months. There hereby are established twelve registration
periods, each of which shall start on day one of each calendar
month of the year and shall end on the last day of month twelve
from date of beginning. The period ending on January 31 is designated the first period; that ending on February 28 or 29 is
designated the second; that ending on March 31 is designated the
third; that ending on April 30 is designated the fourth; that
ending on May 31 is designated the fifth; that ending on June 30 is
designated the sixth; that ending on July 31 is designated the
seventh; that ending on August 31 is designated the eighth; that
ending on September 30 is designated the ninth; that ending on
October 31 is designated the tenth; that ending on November 30 is
designated the eleventh; and that ending on December 31 is
designated the twelfth.
(2) All Class A motor vehicles, which are operated for the
first time upon the public highways of this state to and including
day fifteen of any given month are subject to registration and
payment of the fee for the twelve- or 24-month period commencing
day one of the month of operation. All Class A motor vehicles
operated for the first time upon the public highways of this state
on and after day sixteen of any given month are subject to
registration and payment of fee for the twelve- or 24-month period
commencing day one of the month of the next following calendar
month.
(c) On or before July 1, 1996, all Class T and Class R
vehicles shall be registered 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.
(d) On or before July 1, 2000, all Class C trailers shall be registered for the duration of the owner's interest in the trailer
and shall not expire until either sold or otherwise permanently
removed from the service of the owner.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or of any
other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the commissioner
shall on or before July 1, 2010, offer an optional two-year
registration for Class G vehicles. The commissioner may offer
extended prorated registration renewal cycles to accommodate
changes in designated expiration dates.
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 $28.50:
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 -- $28 plus $5 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 -- $78.50 plus $10
for each one thousand 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 -- $737.50 plus $15.75 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 $8:
Provided, That the registration
fee and any other fees required by this chapter for Class G
vehicles shall be for at least one year and under an optional biennial registration system the annual fee shall be multiplied by
two and paid biennially to the division.
(4)
Class H. -- The registration fee for all vehicles for
this class operating entirely within the state is $5; 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 $85. 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 $17.50.
(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 -- $30.
(B) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of sixteen
thousand one pounds to twenty-two thousand pounds -- $60.
(C) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of twenty-two
thousand one pounds to twenty-eight thousand pounds -- $90.
(D) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of twenty-eight thousand one pounds to thirty-four thousand pounds -- $115.
(E) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of thirty-four
thousand one pounds to forty-four thousand pounds -- $160.
(F) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of forty-four
thousand one pounds to fifty-four thousand pounds -- $205.
(G) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of fifty-four
thousand one pounds to eighty thousand pounds -- $250:
Provided,
That the provisions of subsection (a), section eight, article one,
chapter seventeen-e of this code 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 $12.
(2)
Class T. -- The annual registration fee for all vehicles
of this class is $8.
(c) The fees paid to the division for a multiyear registration
provided 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 $50. On or before July 1, 2000, 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:
Provided, That a registrant may transfer a
Class C registration plate from a trailer owned less than thirty
days to another Class C trailer titled in the name of the
registrant upon payment of the transfer fee prescribed in section
ten of this article.
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